(My dear readers, you have permission to treat this rumor as hostile.)
Not two days after wild rumors started circulating that Angelina Jolie was looking to play Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s third chapter of the Batman Begins series, comes an even wilder rumor from out of the UK that Warner Bros. execs have begun eying top-notch actors Johny Depp and Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman for the roles of The Riddler and The Penguin in the next Bat-flick
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DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID JUST YET. For every new rumor of which villains will be featured in the next Batman film, comes another statement from Dark Knight scribes Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer, saying that they are trying NOT to take the obvious route of throwing the second-most iconic villains from Batman’s rogue gallery into the next film. However, as Spider-Man 3 taught us all, when a franchise reaches a certain $tature, the studio’s wishes quickly begin to trump any creative desires. Don’t be surprised to see The Riddler, The Penguin, or both, show up in the final draft of the script.
However, we won’t really know anything until a script for BB3 is actually done. But that hasn’t stopped fan debates from raging 24/7. Personally, I don’t think Goyer and Nolan should be working too hard to try to pull out obscure villains and/or plotlines for the next installment. If Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight taught us anything, it’s that an actor at the top of his or her game is able to take what is iconic and totally redefine it. (And fanboys, really, is that not the essence of all the best comic books: re-definition of the status quo?)
Which villains do you think should make into BB3?
Source: Comic Book Movie
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There will be no Hush because I realized that would make no sense a few weeks back.
The script will have a delay because I lost my USB - yeah, I am not the most organised guy. The title will be - Wolrd’s Greatest Detective. I will be using a cameo of the Clock King - do not worry, it will be brief and advance the plot as Clock King is an explosives expert and knows how to get around security systems.
I hope you find your USB, Fred! I’m interest is piqued!
Oops! That should have said “My” not “I’m.” Sorry!
Give Johnny a break. The only reason I wouldn’t want him in the next Batman movie is so that his few acne-faced boycotters don’t have any more reasons to insult him.
Okay, I have officially lost my USB. So I will start from scratch with the script. I will make a different plot based on Black Mask. Black Mask will be the main villian and Clock King will be the supporting villian.
The plot will start out like such: Black Mask will set out on a killing spree on Gotham to kill all the rich upper class people of Gotham . This will reduce Gotham’s economic value and plunge Gotham into recession. Then from this point Bruce Wayne becomes a target. Deadshot will play a cameo role sort of thing and Clock king will carry out the killing spree along side Black Mask. Now when Gotham’s economic value falls, all mob gangs will look to take over Gotham’s underworld and Black Mask’s purpose is to be the ruler of Gotham’s underworld , but faces competition from Sal Falcone. Thus a mob war will also loom at the same time. Black Mask will be simply put-ruthless, strategic and crafty.
This plot is not based of a comic , but my own story since we are under recession and all the hard times . Just thought that would add some realism to the script.
And Clock King will have a real, gritty take on him. He will not be the one from the comics, but based slightly on personality , from the comics.
Johnny Depp has to pull of an incredible acting performance to be not made fun of.
That was a good rumour by the way.
Oh dear god please let this be a wind up. Johnny Depp can’t act for gods sake don’t let him in. He completely rapes roles x_x I was a big fan of Batman up until now simply because of the latest films. Don’t kill that for me please >..> classic catwoman.
Ever read the long halloween?
no there is a story that should be a movie. and it would fit in with the redemption story they sent up at the end of TDK.
Plus, you get all the good villains! including mad hatter, and cat woman can come back (cringe) because she has a minor is she helping or hurting role.
But yeah…Long halloween. do that story
JUST JOHNY!!! DONT DIE PLEASE!!!!! <3 <3 :’(
When does it start getting filmed???
uhhh… sorry to disappoint you 790, but why would Stan Lee have any input into the next Batman series?? He’s with Marvel and Batman is from the DC camp.
Firefly or Killer Moth as the bad guys. Batman will kick some bug butt!
In my personal opinion, if they bring in The Riddler why not have the orginial Riddler play him? Why not have Jim Carrey be The Riddler if he is brought into the next film?
Because Jim Carrey was horrible in the Batman Forever and that would be in most peoples minds if they saw him in the next film. He was horrible and really isn’t that dramatic or serious Carrey Does Cheap laughs real well like Holding up sex toys or making odd noises or fart jokes. His best films are long gone and he hasn’t had a good one in a long time.
Jim Carrey wasn’t the original Riddler; he was just the most recent one.
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