The Teen Titans Movie Could Bring A Huge DC Villain Back To Live-Action

The last time Ra’s al Ghul appeared on the big screen in live-action, he was played by Liam Neeson. Despite its immense cultural impact, a growing number of fans seem to feel that the Dark Knight trilogy is overrated, and part of the reason why is that Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies aren’t the most comics-accurate adaptations out there. They’re more interested in assimilating comic book ideas into a contemporary crime thriller framework. That helped them find a wide audience, but it also alienated some die-hard fans.

Ra’s al Ghul is one such example. While Neeson is a fantastic actor who delivers a great performance in «Batman Begins,» his version of the classic Batman villain isn’t what comic book fans might have expected. The magic is quite literally gone from the character, he’s exceedingly white, and, of course, there’s the neverending debate over how to pronounce the name.

The DCU seems to be taking a much more colorful, comics-friendly approach to its material, so if Ra’s winds up being the villain of the «Teen Titans» movie, he’ll probably be much closer to what longtime DC readers would want.