Timm and Dini - Live Action?

[Daphne Blake]

Has anyone else ever wondered how Bruce and Paul would do a live action film of any of the DC world? What do you think it would be like and do you think it would work?

[Donomark]

I don't think live action actors, stunts and special effects could properly live up to the quality thosee two bring to animation.

[Harvey Two Face]

I don't think live action actors, stunts and special effects could properly live up to the quality thosee two bring to animation.

True, unless you insert massive amounts of computer generated special effects.

[Wonderwall]

True, unless you insert massive amounts of computer generated special effects.

even still, there are certain things in the animation medium that even movie effects cant compete with.

[R-Taco]

...What exactly would Timm be doing? He was the lead character designer, correct?

[Daphne Blake]

...What exactly would Timm be doing? He was the lead character designer, correct?


Not really sure to be honest, I just wondered what you guys would think their take would be, so I guess you can decide in which areas he would be good at.

Like if they wrote the stories, I think they could do an amzing movie because all thier animated series eps. and comics arcs are usually amazing intreging (sp?) and complex.

[TheVileOne]

Well Timm was basically the head writer and producer of the Justice League series. He's been a big part of the direction of the new DC animated direct to DVD movies. So there you go.

Also, almost 10 years ago when WB was trying to revive the Batman franchise post Batman and Robin, Batman Beyond had come on and was really popular. There were heavy reports of Timm and Dini signing on to write Batman Beyond to be directed by Boaz Yakin (Remember The Titans), I think this was around 2000-ish. Around the same time there were reports of Darren Aronofsky directing Batman: Year One with Frank Miller writing that script. It's almost like the projects were competing to get greenlit. There were rumors of Clint Eastwood or Paul Newman playing the elderly Bruce Wayne.

Following that there was talk of Batman: The Frightening which involved a story of Batman facing off with the Scarecrow. That seemed to die as well.

Then the project became what would eventually be called Nolan and Goyer's Batman Begins.

[Movie06]

Timm did say he would be interested in doing something in live action.

[GuardianKid13]

I wonder what would happen if they replace the soon-to-be-gone Gough and Miller on Smallville..

[Wonderwall]

I wonder what would happen if they replace the soon-to-be-gone Gough and Miller on Smallville..

An infinitley better show.

[Master Toon]

It may just depend on people's personal opinions but I'd think a movie by them would rock.

[tb4000]

Well, Dini has written live action before, like Lost episodes, so I would think as far as writing or creating storylines he could. Directing...don't know.

[dark knight acolyte]

I don't think live action actors, stunts and special effects could properly live up to the quality thosee two bring to animation.

I agree, but I do want to mention that concept designers and screenplay writers will develop a story and produce it with respect to the media. IN other words, if it were live action, Timm and Dini would adjust their standard story-telling protocol to adhere (and adjust to) what would work in that style.

[Beyond Batman]

I'm not completely against the idea, I'm sure Timm and Dini would write a fantastic script with a lot of elements of BTAS that we've all grown to love. However, live action versus animation don't always translate very well. Just because you do well in one, doesn't necessarily mean you'll do well in the other.

[Silverstar]

I'm not completely against the idea, I'm sure Timm and Dini would write a fantastic script with a lot of elements of BTAS that we've all grown to love. However, live action versus animation don't always translate very well. Just because you do well in one, doesn't necessarily mean you'll do well in the other.


Quoted for truth.

[maxnugget]

However, live action versus animation don't always translate very well. Just because you do well in one, doesn't necessarily mean you'll do well in the other.



Being good at one art form is no guarantee you'll be good at another, but it does raise the odds dramatically. A talented artist is like a brilliant scholar -- they're substantially more likely to be exceptional in whatever they spend their time focusing on.

Further, Timm in particular has already shown himself to be exceptional at multiple art forms. He's not only an incredible artist but a great storyteller and an exceptional producer. It's hard to know just how much credit to give Timm vs. his colleagues for the huge body of work they've collectively done, but it seems to me that Timm really knows how to choose, assemble, and orchestrate a team of talented artists, even in disciplines outside of his own focus.

This is the same talent that a good live-action director hones. Look at Christopher Nolan by comparison. Consistently solid casting choices, solid screenplays, great cinematography, music, etc. It would be easy to hire a big-name cinematographer, but Nolan instead brought in an unknown (Wally Pfister) on Memento and kept working with him right up until present day. And with the exception of his Batman films, Nolan has exclusively worked with composer David Julyan, also a relative-unknown but great composer. My point being, you look at guys like Timm or Nolan, who seem to always be surrounded by top-quality talents across the full spectrum of the production team. Yes, part of is that both have been very successful in their respective fields and so it's true that top-notch talents are clamoring to work with them, but they also clearly know how to pick and direct these people. That's a pretty high-level talent.

So, ultimately who knows if Timm would do a good live-action film. But I know I wouldn't bet against him, the odds are in his favor.

[Jacob T. Paschal]

I counter your question with one of my own, it's like a children's card game!

My question is, why live action when animated serials have more room and--barring the suits are not fools--can have limitless probabilities. Honestly, if JLU had been allowed more leeway it'd still outshined just about any other (although Nolan's stuff is a fierce beast of its own).

[Daphne Blake]

I counter your question with one of my own, it's like a children's card game!

My question is, why live action when animated serials have more room and--barring the suits are not fools--can have limitless probabilities. Honestly, if JLU had been allowed more leeway it'd still outshined just about any other (although Nolan's stuff is a fierce beast of its own).

Well I've always been a bigger fan of animation than live action and I know Timm and Dini will always rule their field but seeing that the new film is coming out I was wondering how you think they would do if they were in control of the next film because I think their stories would transfer brilliantly to screen.

I do agree though that you have more room in animation but usually you also have a smaller budget.