Nemesis

If we can’t have an R-rated, live-action Batman, maybe Warner Bros will look towards some other characters. One of them is Nemesis, who isn’t even a DC property (and could work in his own franchise, outside of the DCEU). Created by Mark Millar, the character left a strong impression with the fans, despite the four issues for which he was poorly received by the critics.

And this could work as a franchise, even if Nemesis dies in the end – after all, it is hinted that he was created by some sort of company who specializes in transforming rich people into supervillains.

And this is interesting, because each of the backstories can be written in a compelling way, which could actually make the villains more relatable than the hero.

So maybe we won’t have an R-rated Batman. But we can have the next best thing, especially since Nemesis’ story has been called many a times a what if the Batman was the Joker.

Oh – the movies adapting Mark Millar’s stories are Kick Ass at the box office. You don’t have to be a Kingsman, with countless resources all over the world, to know that.