Mmmh, I don't know...
Jolie as Catwoman is a bit too... I dunno... too obvious.
I think this is one of those early Batman 3 rumors that will soon turn out to be fake...

It remembers me of the days when Batman Returns was in production and some magazine-spawned rumor claimed that Michael J. Fox was going to be playing Robin...

Another claimed that Joker would be back in 'Returns', along with his brother played by Mick Jagger.
True story! Well... false rumor.

Jolie as catwoman... Neih... I doubt it.

I'm still puttin' my money on Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin...
:)

Jolie would be awful. She's not a very good actress, and can very easily cross into camp territory. I can't imagine her playing Catwoman with all the restraint needed.

A DKR movie would blow my ****ing mind.

There's no denying that Jolie is a tasty kitty, but she would bring distracting baggage - one reason why Ledger's casting was so liberating. Angie has two routines: 'earth mother' and 'saucy vixen' - and it's getting tired...

Exactly! Nicely put.
We need a bolder choice than Jolie to pick up the Catwoman's whip...

But who?...
Who?...

Personally, I wouldn't mind Claire Forlani being Catwoman...
Not that that would be such a bold choice though...

I think they found Heath's replacement . . .

Holy hooligans! Phony 'Joker' arrested in Michigan
July 29, 2008, 7:47 AM EST

THREE RIVERS, Mich. (AP) -- Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker.

Detective Mike Mohney said Monday 20-year-old Spencer Taylor of Three Rivers has been booked for investigation of larceny and malicious destruction of property.

Taylor is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 5 in St. Joseph County District Court.

There is no telephone listing under his name in the Three Rivers area.

Mohney says officers who were dispatched early Sunday to the theater arrived to find employees restraining a man wearing a purple suit, a green wig and face paint in the style of Batman's nemesis in "The Dark Knight."

What a jerk!

I'm all for films based on elseworlds tales. I'm hoping they do Superman RED SON too.

As far as a 3rd Nolan film, I hope there's no Catwoman, no Joilie and I also think HUSH is a weak villian. I'm positive they'll go the Riddler route.

I hated Dark Knight Returns. What crap. The futuristic Gotham was annoying, too much clutter, not enough grit. I hope to God this never happens.


Now all he needs to do is kill a few people and break out of jail. What a loser.

He'll need a fat friend a phone call...;)

I don't hate it, but I don't much care for it, either. My main complaints are the rather sloppy narrative and a really unlikable psychopath Batman. But I do like some of the stuff with the Joker, and it is fun to see Batman take down Superman (even though DKR's portrayal of Superman is a terrible insult to a great character).

If they do, I hope they seriously revamp it. 'Cause that story failed to take advantage of so much of its potential, despite having a terrific concept.

http://www.pr-inside.com/depp-to-pla...er-r730810.htm

'...JOHNNY DEPP is tipped to play BATMAN villain THE RIDDLER in the next installment of the comic book movie series.'

'...And, according to the National Enquirer, studio bosses also want Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman onboard to play another of the Caped Crusader's arch-foe, the Penguin.'

Hmmmmmmm...

i heard on e news last night agelina jolie is in talks to be catwoman--- thats what e news said

She's been mentioned quite a lot lately in relation to Catwoman.

well i think she would be pretty awesome in the role -- but i hope that they don't start piling up more and more villians like the late nineties movies ---ugh

Sounds to me like a bunch of rumors and that's all. Ironic that I've heard Johnny Depp will be playing the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

And Angelina Jolie has been mentioned a lot lately as Catwoman just because that's the kind of persona people associate with her. That doesn't mean she's right for the role. I don't want them to start casting big-name actors just beacuse they are big-name actors.

I completely agree. I like that they get talented actors who aren't as widely known as Depp or Jolie. I don't buy into either rumor, really. Depp is extremely talented, but I feel like that rumor is completely baseless. I have heard Philip Seymour Hoffman as Penguin (I've also heard Bob Hoskins), and while I like both actors, I'm not sure if Penguin would be used. Jolie, as far as I can tell from the article that I read, has inquired about the role of Catwoman. Julie Newmar (the interviewee in the article) agrees with it because Jolie would play a Catwoman a lot similar to her own version, the slinky kitten without much of a point other than sex appeal. Don't get me wrong, I loved all the Catwomen (yes, even Eartha Kitt...I wish I could write that purring noise she makes), but their characters were lacking.

Usually that stuff is crap. E News is tabloid make believe stuff. Her agent may have contacted WB at her request, but she was likely never was contacted by WB or Nolan for a role. TDK was just released and Nolan hasn't made a deal for a third film.

Philip Seymor Hoffman was really contacted about Pengiun prior to TDK based on an article I read in 2006 (wish I could find it!) that included the films producer disscussing possible sequel stories, but they went a different route for the final film obviously. Who knows what they'll do, but Jolie is a baaaad way to go. I DO NOT WANT CATWOMAN OR ROBIN IN THIS SERIES.

I could maybe see Robin Williams as the Riddler based on his work with Nolan in Insomnia (even though he's usually wacky he could be very serious as he has been for other serious films). He was a little creepy in that film. Andy Serkis had a small role in The Prestige and could be a really good Riddler! If the Riddler is intended to be younger and get into fisticuffs with Batman then perhaps Guy Pearce is a good choice because of his work on Memento with Nolan. Guy is a similar actor as Bale and Ledger IMO. Solid and reputable, but not a "movie star". Guy could even make a good new District Attorney to replace harvey Dent since he was damn good as a detective in LA Confidential.

I too completely agree.
Jolie being cast as catwoman would turn this series into the kind of self-gratifying series that Pirates turned into by casting Keith Richards as Jack's father, except this would be worse.
Keith's cameo was actually somewhat enjoyable (because face it, the pirates movies were somewhat campy), and I'm sure that Angelina would be a great catwoman in a campy Batman movie.
But, this isn't a campy series, and any Catwoman character would have to be realistic. Personally, I think Michelle Pfeiffer (sic?) was a good catwoman (better than Nicholson as the Joker in my opinion) and they could only replicate that, unless they took it in a completely different direction.
By that, I mean that she wouldn't have to be obsessed with cats (and definitely not like Halle Berry's catwoman); instead she could be a catburglar that is only nicknamed Catwoman because her identity is not known.
And it would be in that same way that the Penguin would not be a deformed birdman, instead he could be a long-nosed mob boss with that name being only a nickname.

Funny, I used to always say that if Burton stuck around Depp would have wound up in Batman film.

Well Depp IS going to be the Mad Hatter in another dark Tim Burton movie...but it won't involve Batman >_>

Anyway, I'm sure whoever the studio picks for the villains, its gonna be somebody you didn't even think about. Honestly, were you really thinking Heath Ledger, that guy from 10 Things I Hate About You, would be The Joker? And be ****ing incredible?

Philip Seymour Hoffman :up:

Angelina jolie :down:

Johnny Depp :confused:

Depp could do it, but probably shouldn't. Nolan's movies are more character and less actor. Like Angie, Johnny would throw the equilibrium off-balance.

Pure rumors.

Remember, if everything we initially heard were to be true, Johnny Depp was going to play The Joker.

And hasn't Nolan said a big fat no to The Penguin?

Here's more on Johnny as the Riddler and Philip as the Penguin:
http://celebedge.sympatico.msn.ca/Jo...abc&date=False

I don't know about the Riddler, but I sure do want to see Jack Sparrow on the big screen again.

Well first and foremost... all the Nolan series Batman films have been based on Batman comics of the 80s eh? Batman Year One... Killing Joke... the Long Halloween or something like that? If you want to find your characters... look back and see what comics from that era were most popular and you'll likely find a story they'll base the new movie off of like they did before.

I'd look for something with Two-Face, Penguin, Catwoman or Riddler in it because they are likely to be what they're gonna use in the next one. But I'd also be on the look-out for any big comics from then that might use different enemies.

I want to see Robin......................

I'd agree if The Joker could come back and kill him by the middle of the next movie.

Not exclusively. THE LONG HALLOWEEN was 90s, for what it's worth, and there was plenty in BEGINS that was from the 70s Batman.

Truth, but they are likely to take from the comics again. I would imagine there is some graphic novel or something out there that is quite popular that contains one or more of those characters people are talking about as being in consideration.

I do not know enough about the comics/graphic novels though to mention any. Sadly. :( TDK has had an interesting effect on me though. Of all the comic book movies I've seen, this one has actually got me reading some old Batman comics and I've ordered Killing Joke. It actually got me back into comics (which I haven't been into since like 1996 or something)

Well maybe the Joker could come back I'm sure another actor could do the role........ Unlike the new Punisher move you can't do the Punisher without Thomas Jane sorry no sale.

I was kidding sort of. I like that tale in the comics where Joker kills Robin, but I don't think Robin would fit into the Nolan universe. And I don't think fans of TDK would welcome someone else taking over Ledger's Joker (even though he probably would prefer they did that). I just don't think anyone else would play him well enough to capture people like Heath's Joker did. They want to see more of THAT Joker.

The Riddler & Catwoman, FTW. The Riddler should be like Simon Gruber (the villain from Die Hard 3).

I HATE Robin, Batman should be solo. Ditto for Captain America (seeing as since Marvel doesn't have the rights to Spidey we're not gonna see Civil War so no need for Bucky).

As much as I liked ledgers Joker I would like to see the character return because the Joker is one of the greatest villians in the DC universe. They replaced Dumboledore in the Harry Potter films after Richard Harris passed away and fans did not seem to care.

What about Andy Serkis as the Joker?

Yeah I think that could work.

I think Daniel Day-Lewis or Johnny Depp can come up with as good a portrayal as The Joker.

But I'm sure in Nolan's future films, the only time we'll see The Joker is in a cameo on the likes of Scarecrow in TDK. By that account, it won't really matter at all who they cast.

There are plenty of perfectly clever/creative ways to incorporate the Joker into the 3rd film if they must, without recasting the role. I'm not concerned in the slightest that Nolan will do something stupid.

my only suggestions is that they don't have a new joker,no robin,and don't have crappy villains like the ones we saw in the 90's installments,but if they must put those villains in it,make them alot darker and threatening and less cartoony than what we got in returns and forever.

I agree. I'd like to see Joker back more than a new villain. But I really don't know if I'd enjoy him as much. I know it's just a role... but I like LEDGER playing the Joker. It wouldn't be the same, it wouldn't really seem like the Joker returned. It's a difficult decision to make for those involved I'm sure.

But I was reading up on Mad Hatter and he sounds like a very good villain for Batman 3 (DK2? lol). Here's some reasons I think he would work excellently in Nolan's world.

1.) He is schizo and crazy... possibly a pedophile (since he kidnaps girls with the name "Alice.") He is obsessed with "Alice in Wonderland," and you all know how dark that book can be portrayed as. He sometimes cannot tell between that world and reality.

2.) He has created mind-controlling technology.

3.) He kidnaps Lucius Fox at one point, reading his mind into his computer to gain knowledge about Wayne Industries and I would assume Batman.

4.) He kidnaps Gordon's daughter Barabara... dressing her up as Alice. Batman and Gordon have to go find him.

5.) At one point he uses a mind control device on Scarecrow.


If you portrayed Penguin as just a gentlemen mobster who does not usually do hands-on with crimes but is behind them... a man with no real deformities but a love for birds (as he was originally protrayed in the comics)...

he could be behind some of the things that Mad Hatter does, who would be the central villain. Scarecrow could be under Mad Hatter's control and the possibility of Riddler being in the movie too could arise... he could provide Batman with clues. I don't know that might be too many villains. But I like the idea of Mad Hatter.

Only problem is that Tim Burton is going to make an Alice in Wonderland movie so it would kind of be lame if they both came out around the same time (With Johnny Depp playing Mad Hatter in Burton's Alice).

But lots of things about his character sound good to me.

After having seen BB and TDK, I'm fairly certain Chris Nolan is on the same page as the rest of us who feel this way. I think the reason he made these two films was to get away from the camp. He's the anti-camp. I just hope he doesn't let the pressure to surpass TDK lead him down a bad road filmwise.

He has even questioned whether or not they should make a third. I'm sure he is well aware of what's at stake. That's why I wuv him so much.

i really hope they dont replace ledger,it just wont be the same if someone else played the joker we were introduced to in TDK

True. It's a shame what happened. We could have gotten another movie with the Joker. :(

Well Heath Ledger is the Joker to me and thats how I will remember the Joker but just because he passed away does not mean get rid of the Joker. I have seen alot of Heaths movies and with all that Joker make up on he looked nothing like Heath so even if they got another actor it would not be that big of a differance.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/08/02/...asting-rumors/

'...Wouldn’t Johnny Depp make a great Riddler? Yeah, BUT the truth of the matter is that Christopher Nolan has not yet signed on for a third Batman film. His brother and screenwriter Jonathan Nolan is supposedly still on the set doing work for Terminator Salvation. And who knows what David Goyer is up to. Even if he is busy penning a treatment, which is doubtful, I’m confident that casting talks won’t take place for quite some time.'

'...Goyer recently told MTV that Chris has decided on a theme for a potential third film. And anyone who has seen either of Nolan’s Batman films know that the theme is inexorably tied to the villain. And while I can easily imagine someone like The Riddler in the Nolanverse, turned into a serial killer who leaves clues behind. I can’t quite imagine a theme based on The Riddler, which would effect Bruce Wayne. And the same could be said for many of the prominent characters in the Batman franchise.'

I think I could see that, but without Scarecrow. I like Scarecrow, I really do, but he's been used twice and would seem too much like the same. Mabey just the Penguin as a mob boss with minions and Mad Hatter running around threatning everyone.

All roads lead to Johnny Depp...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37702

'...Actor Johnny Depp was chosen to play "Mad Hatter" in Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland". Burton was hired by Disney studios to make the 3D version if Lewis Carrol's classic. Depp is the second confirmed cast member.'

*whistles Twilight Zone tune*

He was only in TDK for less than 2 minates come on giver Dr. Crane a break he is an awsome bad guy.

He is one of my favorite bad guys in the Batman universe. :D Your right, I'll give him a break. He comes in either 1st place or 2nd place in my Batman badguys.

I'm not talking about someone just LOOKING like Heath Ledger's Joker. I think it would be hard for them to replace him because in everyone's minds is this unforgettable character Ledger played. His voice, mannerisms, etc. Just getting someone to look like him would be a big difference. Audiences will be taken out of the movie and think about Ledger's Joker if they dissaprove on some level with whoever tries to replace him. This could lead to the movie not doing well at the box office if fans do not approve.