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Check your Johnny Depp Riddler dreams at the door: there will be no Depp in the next Batman film. So says the man that helped fuel those rumors, Michael Caine. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5364767&view=rss&microfeed=true Dark Knight producer Michael Uslan spilled the beans on the release date of the next Batman movie. Uslan told the Courier-Post that the picture could come out as soon as 2011. Of course, he was totally mum about who the big baddies would be — but we all know it's Cher, as Catwoman, in the Conservatory with the candlestick. [Courier-Post] More »
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It had to happen: bombarded with questions at the Golden Globes, Harvey Dent actor Aaron Eckhart couldn't resist teasing the press with new Dark Knight sequel rumors. More »
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A mock-up of Philip Seymour Hoffman as a Dark Knight-esque Penguin has fueled speculation and awk-awk noises. (Full picture below.) Meanwhile, Zack Snyder explains, once and for all, why his Bat-movie dreams won't come true. More »
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The Sun reporter Gordon Smart stands by his report that Eddie Murphy will party all the time as The Riddler in the Dark Knight sequel — which he claims will be called Gotham. More »
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Holy sexiest woman in the world rumored to be the next slinky-outfitted, possibly lick-kissing Gotham villain. I'll file this away under "in your hottest of dreams." Get ready for the next bat-rumor. More »
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Sounds like Christopher Nolan is getting his mind set for the next Dark Knight. The Batman director admitted that he had been jotting down ideas that haven't quite worked out yet and he's wary of the curse of the third film. "I don't know why they're hard to do," Nolan says. "Maybe there's so much expectation to them. But I wouldn't want to do one if it weren't going to be as good as the first or second. That's not respectful to the fans." Well Nolan old buddy, I'm glad your weighty seriousness hasn't lifted - TDK will be a tough act to follow.[USA Today] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5105048&view=rss&microfeed=true No matter what rumors you may read online, there aren't any concrete plans for a sequel to The Dark Knight just yet, according to producer Charles Roven, who told reporters, "I can't speak to that right now... We are excited about the possibility of something coming together, but we're definitely in the stage where we're just thinking about it. Chris [Nolan, Dark Knight director] is really the one who is thinking on it." Expect that last sentence to be turned into a "Nolan already planning Dark Knight sequel" headline before I've finished typing this sentence. [SciFi Wire] More »
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The Bat-rumors are buzzing over at super Dark Knight dedicated site Batman On Film. According to the site's sources, we may be seeing Bat-sets all over Chicago as soon as this spring, for a third outing. Now, we've all heard that there is no script, no full cast and no guarantee that Christopher Nolan will even be returning to the Bat-chise. But now that Dark Knight practically paid for the future of their children's children's children, Nolan and the gang would be fools not to, let's hope the rumors are true and we get Dark Knight 2 within 2 years. More »
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In the best Batman 3 report so far, word has it that 62-year-old songstress Cher is "in talks" with Christopher Nolan to play the role of Catwoman. How could it possibly go wrong? Click through more details on Cher's Bat-casting, and exactly how the Moonstruck star would approach the role. More »
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