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Blastr wrote:Everyone's always assumed Christopher Nolan would be back to direct Batman 3, but the man himself has been cagey about it pretty much since completing The Dark Knight back in 2008. Well, we can at last breathe a sigh of relief: Nolan confirmed that he will in fact be getting behind the camera for his third go-round with the Caped Crusader.

Of course, he wouldn't say it straight out at first, telling Empire, "It's becoming inevitable, I'll put it that way. I feel myself falling into it, I guess. And getting it all figured out and I'm pretty excited about what we're doing, so ... If I haven't announced it, I think that people probably all know at this point that I'm doing it."

When asked if we could take that to mean he's officially, really, truly directing the thing, Nolan replied, "I think you can at this point, yes."

The director also confirmed that he is currently working on his own draft of the script, which has been written by his brother Jonathan.

No word, of course, on villains, plot, or anything like that, but apparently Michael Caine told BBC Radio 1 that he's been hearing about a May 2011 start date for production and that he assumes he'll be back as Alfred Pennyworth. Batman 3, or whatever they end up calling it, is scheduled to arrive on July 20, 2012.

Let the speculation begin!

Blastr wrote:Edward Norton may no longer be playing the Hulk—the baton having been passed to Mark Ruffalo for The Avengers—but he could soon be channeling a DC Comics character instead. Because Norton has revealed that he'd love to play a role in Christopher Nolan's upcoming (and untitled) third Batman movie.

Speaking to IGN, the actor first mentioned that he had no hard feelings regarding his split with Marvel, that he loved playing Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk and that he was ultimately more interested in playing something he hadn't done before.

Does that mean ruling out superhero movies? Not so according to Norton, who, despite the debacle with Marvel, doesn't seem put off in the least from making more superhero movies. The actor even showed a particular interest and admiration for director Chris Nolan's work on the Batman films.

"Chris Nolan's making the best ones out there by far.'' Norton said. ''I'd do one with him. He's set a new bar for sure, and I think he's done a great, great job."

Asked whether he would consider playing a villain in Batman 3, Norton's reply was: "That would be fun. I would not say no to that."

The one role that comes to mind is of course that of the Riddler, who's rumored to make his appearance in the next film. When asked whether he would play THAT specific role, Edward Norton apparently smiled and replied: "Your guys can put their votes in on that."

Norton as the Riddler? That could be interesting. But with both Norton and Christian Bale's track records regarding their, let's just say intensity on certain movie sets, the two of them working together would either make for an intense movie or turn into a disaster.

KagayakiWashi (post: 1427993) wrote:Hmmmm, I haven't seen alot of movies with Norton in them.

Blastr wrote:
Morgan Freeman on Batman 3 villains: There may be more than one

How can Batman 3 possibly top The Dark Knight? One of the deciding factors will surely be the choice of villain ... or should that be villains? Because as we all debate which bad guy director Christopher Nolan should choose, Morgan Freeman just hinted that Nolan may end up choosing more than one.

Freeman, who played Bruce Wayne's armorer and technical genius Lucius Fox in the previous films, has been talking up bringing back Catwoman, and when asked recently if Nolan was on board with that idea, he said:

"Well, yes and no. But I don't know if that's going to be his choice. There's been talk of the Riddler, talk of the Joker—I don't mean the Joker—the Penguin. Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin, and that sounds interesting to me. So we'll wait and see. And there just may be more than one."

ShiroiHikari (post: 1429984) wrote:Am I the only one that thinks The Dark Knight left a lot of threads hanging loose that they should probably tie up? I know the series doesn't exactly have tight continuity, but I would actually like to see them bring back Two-Face rather than bring in someone entirely new. I care about the story, not about seeing how many villains they can cram in just for the hell of it.

ShiroiHikari (post: 1429984) wrote:Am I the only one that thinks The Dark Knight left a lot of threads hanging loose that they should probably tie up? I know the series doesn't exactly have tight continuity, but I would actually like to see them bring back Two-Face rather than bring in someone entirely new. I care about the story, not about seeing how many villains they can cram in just for the hell of it.

Nate (post: 1433458) wrote:It wont' be in 3D? I love you Christopher Nolan.