This Fan-Made Film Adaptation of Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is Pretty Damn Cool
As a long time fan of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, I've always wanted to see a feature film adaptation of the comic. We've seen elements from the comic brought to life, but we've never seen a completely faithful live-action adaptation.
A fan and filmmaker by the name of Wyatt Weed has made his own film adaptation of the 1986 comic and it actually turned out pretty cool! Especially considering the fact that he made the film with only $2500 over the course of 24 days in a 17-month time span.
It's not perfect and it's a little rough around the edges, but taking what went into developing it into account, it's pretty solid.
Adapted from Issue #1 of Frank Miller's seminal 1986 comic series, filmmaker Wyatt Weed (“Shadowland,” “Four Color Eulogy”) offers his unofficial fan’s take on the Batman mythos. Following the death of Robin at the hands of the Joker, Bruce Wayne (Weed) hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. But now Gotham City is in the grip of a violent crime wave, and the venerable 55-year-old billionaire has to decide if the time is right for the Caped Crusader’s return.
Watch the fan film below and let us know what you think of it!