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    An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman

    Could This Be The Face Of The Next Penguin? (And What Does Zack Snyder Want With Batman?)

    Get Used To Eddie Murphy In Batman 3, aka Gotham

    Eddie Murphy Is Batman's Riddler In The Magical World Of Unicorn Moonbeams

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    Image of Janglesatwest Janglesatwest
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Does this mean it will only be played in IMAX theatures or will he just use better cameras so that is will look better in IMAX.

    I seriously doubt they would only show it in IMAX as at most of the theatures I have seen there is only one IMAX screen for a theature of 30 screens.
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    Image of _MARVKO_ _MARVKO_
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Only one person can successfully play the role of catwoman.

    That person is Tracy Morgan.
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    omgwtflolbbqbye promoted this comment _MARVKO_ was starred _MARVKO_ was unstarred
    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    08/26/09

    @_MARVKO_: I think this persona has more supervillain potential.
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Pray to whatever gods you believe in that Megan Fox never be involved in Batman.

    I'm really hoping for Catwoman to be in the next film- it makes sense with bats now skirting the wrong side of the law- but I really hope toe-thumbs isn't involved. That's almost a deal-breaker for me.

    This rumor makes me miss the Miley Cyrus rumor.
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    Edited by BlueBeard at 08/26/09 11:06 AM BlueBeard was starred BlueBeard was unstarred
    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    "Which sounds like something that belongs in a litterbox."

    From your lips to Gods ears, Meredith.

    All I'm going to to say about the subject of who Catwoman should be can be summed up in this video..
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    Image of Dash_Stryker Dash_Stryker
    08/26/09

    @se7a7n7: Summer Glau's has great television acting kills movies are a whole new ball game.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/26/09

    @Dash_Stryker: Uh, Serenity is a movie...

    George Clooney used to be on the TV show Roseanne...

    So what?
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    Image of comics0026 comics0026
    08/26/09

    @se7a7n7: While I think Summer Glau would be a thousand times better than Megan Fox, could you really see Glau and Bale in any kind of romantic embrace that wouldn't come of as a bit creepy?
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/26/09

    @comics0026: The scene would only make me jealous.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    @se7a7n7: Glau is great lookin and a great actress, but I gotta agree with Dash that she just doesn't have that certain cinematic je ne sais quois. She's like the Ted Danson of punching robots and aliens.
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    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    08/26/09

    @se7a7n7: Thanks! Now I just wasted half of my morning watching Summer on Youtube! The scene from Angel of her dancing actually brought a tear to my eye.

    Summer is glorious and has amazing presence. If she were Catwoman I would be there. Casting Megan Fox would mean I would skip the movie altogether.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Didn't you see the poll yesterday? [foxyurl.com]

    Summer kicks ass and everyone knows it.

    Why talk about a hot chick who kicks ass makes you thing about Ted Danson is another story.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    I am going to take the high road and say that giving Megan Fox the opportunity to work with a director of quality like Christopher Nolan will be a good thing for her career.

    Never took you for a Megan Fox hater, Meredith. Is it because you don't want her stink on the film?
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: It'll never happen. Acting aside her look wouldn't fit in with the world they've created. But going with the Jennifer's Body leitmotif of the day I would say that I could see that Amanda Seyfried possibly pulling it off.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Well, she does have a young Michelle Pfieffer look to her.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.: oooooh. I hadn't noticed that but you are right. I think we are on to something. TO THE BAT-CASTING COUCH!!!
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Well, the IMAX rumor isn't credible for purely technical reasons. And the Megan Fox rumor is only credible if Nolan isn't directing.
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    Image of zerofritz zerofritz
    08/26/09

    @Darklighter: to say nothing of profit reasons. Wikipedia suggests there are only ~160 IMAX theatres in the US. releasing a movie that can only be seen in that few venues is a surefire way to guarantee fiscal failure.
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    08/26/09

    @zerofritz: No kidding. Not to mention the 1 greatest fault with IMAX cameras that Nolan himself addressed during production of The Dark Knight:

    They're really fucking loud, and make shooting dialogue scenes very difficult.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Part of me is saying: HELLLS YA!

    The rational side (not infected with lust for women with a freaky streak) is saying: Woah! She's not exactly the bestest actress in the world, hotness aside (not that it stopped Julie Newmar.) And hopefully it won't be as bad as the litter box worthy Catwoman.

    Damn. Another fight between lust and intellect (or at least in my case, intallact.)

    Finally,
    Which sounds like something that belongs in a litterbox.
    Meow!!!!?!
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    Edited by ManchuCandidate at 08/26/09 9:49 AM ManchuCandidate was starred ManchuCandidate was unstarred
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Hey, hey, hey, be quiet before you get Miss Mercy Street over here.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    MEGAN FOX!?! let me tell you what I think about her....

    She's outstanding!

    for a whore.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.:
    Hey! You imagine Megan slinking around in a Catsuit and tell me that!

    Oh wait...
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.:
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    Image of AllOfUsAreLost. AllOfUsAreLost.
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: This.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: The timing of this post could not have been better.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: You are on FIRE today! The opposite of a disaster.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    08/26/09

    In reply to An All IMAX Batman Could Mean One Giant Leather-Clad Catwoman
    Uh-oh.
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    Image of Quilt Quilt
    12/30/08

    In reply to Could This Be The Face Of The Next Penguin? (And What Does Zack Snyder Want With Batman?)
    Hoffman should be Catwoman. A chubby cross-dresser out to steal stuff and make out with Batman. How's that for a twist?
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    12/30/08

    In reply to Could This Be The Face Of The Next Penguin? (And What Does Zack Snyder Want With Batman?)
    Can't we just declare a total ban on fake-looking Photoshop bullshit found on the Internets? I mean, aim for some authenticity, guys. Using a Schumacher-era font for "Batman" doesn't exactly cut it.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/30/08

    @lightninglouie: Bingo
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Plague Plague
    12/30/08

    @lightninglouie:

    then what would we do for the next year or so for pointless speculation?
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    12/30/08

    In reply to Could This Be The Face Of The Next Penguin? (And What Does Zack Snyder Want With Batman?)
    All the Batman movies seem to be written for people that watched the Adam West series and have a friend that has read at least one Batman comic book. So taking that into consideration I think the next villain should be King Tut. Steve Martin would be great.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/30/08

    @reddingofish: Who's your pick for Marsha Queen of Diamonds?
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    12/30/08

    In reply to Could This Be The Face Of The Next Penguin? (And What Does Zack Snyder Want With Batman?)
    Penguin, Catwoman, and The Riddler are the three remaining big name Batman villains that don't have significantly wacky/improbable powers that wouldn't really fit with the current franchise's "dark and realistic" vibe. I'd be very surprised if at least one of them didn't show up.


    Personally, I'd love to see The Ventriloquist/Scarface as a villain in the new series, especially if they could somehow convince Anthony Hopkins to take the role, and basically play the part as a slightly older version of his character from the movie Magic.



    + Watch video
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    Image of TheFinalCylon TheFinalCylon
    12/30/08

    @bluehinter: Seconded on Ventriloquist/Scarface. The way I see it, The Nolan-verse of Batman needs more nutcases with scarily twisted gimmicks. Might end up getting a bit too Smeagol/Gollum, but Nolan's awesome with dual/mindfuck roles, as seen in Memento and The Prestige.


    Also, I'm not so sure about the bald, sort-of-disfigured look for PSH there. I kinda imagined him just being a calculating, chuckling, monocled gangster with a fetish for birds. He could be depicted with an office full of stuffed predatory birds.

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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    12/30/08

    @TheFinalCylon: I agree. I think the modern incarnation of Cobblepot works best. He's a bloated double-dealing "reformed" mobster with an aviary fetish, operating his high-society club just-barely inside the law, but with plenty of ties to the criminal underworld.


    If they include him in the new film, I hope it's as "Somebody Batman knows he can beat up to get information," rather than as a major villain.

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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    12/30/08

    In reply to Could This Be The Face Of The Next Penguin? (And What Does Zack Snyder Want With Batman?)
    It's going to get harder and harder to add villains without allowing them to get cartoony. It's going to take a certain amount of re-imagining. They've done very well so far, we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed.
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