Batman Manhunt
Batman is being sought for the murder of ex-cons, cops, and Rachel Dawes. Commisioner Gordon meets a man named "StrongMan" who tells him he can capture Batman. Mr. Gordon grants him immunity for any crimes he many commit in capturing Batman. However Strongman is working for an underground mob. Due to the events that have unfolded Batman has fallen into a deep depression.
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The problems with this as a logline aside, Batman is a copyrighted franchise of DC comics. Which means the story idea is DOA.
From a logline perspective, it is hard to tell from your logline who the main character is, Commissioner Gordon, Strongman or Batman.
From a story perspective, I don’t believe a depressed Batman is necessarily a compelling storyline. Batman should have to take action.
Hey, Larry, didn’t realize this was you. This is a great site for creating loglines, The more you write the better you get at them. Good luck with your ideas!
I’m confused. Is strongman inspired by the character ‘The tattooed Strongman’ from the comics? Why him? Why would Gordon who knows Batman is innocent( in all films,literature and cartoon) want him dead? Furthermore having a good relationship with Batman couldn’t he easily do so himself?( Turn on the bat signal) Why would Batman be depressed? What sets this particular story apart? How is it different to ‘the dark knight rises’? In the sense that Strongman and his Mob are similar to Bane and his mob. The concept of Batman’s depression and him going in hiding is also very similar to the first hour of the ‘the dark knight rises’? Can you get the rights from DC comics? Are you familiar with the animated film ‘Under the Red Hood’. Its a batman film with a great storyline. I would go with something along those lines. Anyways big fan of Batman. Good luck.
All very valid comments above but the most valid is the ownership of these characters by DC. If you’re just messing around, the above comments will really help you bring a solid logline together. If you’re planning on writing this to sell, do some research first as I’d hate for you to invest all your time into a film you have no right to market out.
Good luck
Im actually just using this idea for a practice script. Just a project i can work on for a few months. Any asistance u may have in beginning this story would be helpful!
Is this a pseudo-sequel to The Dark Knight? Because the conflict for the character of Commissioner Gordon (ignoring the issue of rights as has been stated above) at the end of that story would not be that he needs to catch Batman, it’s that he needs to make it LOOK like he’s trying to catch Batman, even though he secretly knows Batman was the hero and so doesn’t WANT to catch him.
Who is your protagonist? Gordon or Strongman? Does Batman’s depression even factor into the other story at play here?