00:00Well, any time you deal with established forms of literature or whatever, you're dealing
00:09with people's expectations.
00:10Any time you adopt a book, for example, a novel, everybody has a different version in
00:15their head.
00:15And what I learned during the Dark Knight trilogy, which was, you know, we were dealing
00:20with 75 years of Batman lore, an incredible fan base around the world.
00:25I felt so passionate about every tiny detail of that character and had been worked on by
00:30some different artists and writers over the years.
00:33What I learned on those films is what the audience needs from you is your best, most sincere effort
00:42to honor the original by interpreting it, by making it your own and giving it everything
00:47you can in terms of making the strongest possible version of that story.
00:52That's how you honor the original.
00:53And I think that buys you the goodwill when people see the film of people who appreciate
00:59the original, perhaps would not have done it the same way you do, but they see the sincerity
01:04of what you're trying to do.
01:06And you have to honor the original in that way with a fresh interpretation.
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