Comments on: None Of The Batman Rumors Are True http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Will http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177963 Will Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:11:55 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177963 I think Johnny Depp would do very well given the chance with the role of The Riddler. He would bring a new dark side to the criminals of Gotham. Nolan might be afraid that Depp would be just a cheap version of Heath Ledger, The Joker. Depp is a great actor. His creepy/funny side is second to none(Edward Scissorhands/Sweeney Todd/Jack Sparrow). He would take The Riddler role to the new level, just a Ledger did with The Joker. Possible other villans/actors that would be awesome: Catwoman- Angelina Jolie Penguin- Phillip Seymour Hoffman Poison Ivy- Milla Jovovich Mr Freeze- Jason Statham (none of these will probably happen but it's fun to pretend) I think Johnny Depp would do very well given the chance with the role of The Riddler. He would bring a new dark side to the criminals of Gotham. Nolan might be afraid that Depp would be just a cheap version of Heath Ledger, The Joker. Depp is a great actor. His creepy/funny side is second to none(Edward Scissorhands/Sweeney Todd/Jack Sparrow). He would take The Riddler role to the new level, just a Ledger did with The Joker.

Possible other villans/actors that would be awesome:
Catwoman- Angelina Jolie
Penguin- Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Poison Ivy- Milla Jovovich
Mr Freeze- Jason Statham
(none of these will probably happen but it’s fun to pretend)

]]> By: Heather http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177942 Heather Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:08:53 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177942 THANK YOU for posting this...I've been telling my friend that the new Batman is nowhere near a casting stage, but because of the persistent rumors all over pop culture there's no changing his mind. Although I think they would be amazing additions to the new Batman legacy. THANK YOU for posting this…I’ve been telling my friend that the new Batman is nowhere near a casting stage, but because of the persistent rumors all over pop culture there’s no changing his mind. Although I think they would be amazing additions to the new Batman legacy.

]]> By: obi-wan kubrick http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177658 obi-wan kubrick Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:35:54 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177658 It is great when producers realize that giving the director time to think of a script instead of rushing them is a great idea. It is great when producers realize that giving the director time to think of a script instead of rushing them is a great idea.

]]> By: ALM Talkies http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177652 ALM Talkies Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:18:02 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177652 Catwoman fans: check out www.Catwoman-Resolution.com for a Jim Balent inspired purple and black latex catsuit! Catwoman fans: check out http://www.Catwoman-Resolution.com for a Jim Balent inspired purple and black latex catsuit!

]]> By: Whiz http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177642 Whiz Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:24:57 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177642 My prediction. Mark my words, you heard it here FIRST. Chris Nolan will pass on directing another Batman movie, and FRANK MILLER WILL DIRECT THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE AND BASE IT ON HIS "ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN" COMIC BOOK (which Nolan's Dark Knight set up by ending it with Batman an outlaw, as he is in "All-Star"). My prediction. Mark my words, you heard it here FIRST. Chris Nolan will pass on directing another Batman movie, and FRANK MILLER WILL DIRECT THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE AND BASE IT ON HIS “ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN” COMIC BOOK (which Nolan’s Dark Knight set up by ending it with Batman an outlaw, as he is in “All-Star”).

]]> By: Darren J Seeley http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177625 Darren J Seeley Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:49:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177625 Most rumors have a slight basis in truth, such as the Jolie as Catwoman (started when someone asked fmr 60's Catwoman Julie Newmar who would she endorse in the role-an opinion which has nothing to do with the third Nolan Batman) or if Talia Al Ghul would be involved (holdovert plotline/character from the ill fated JLA film) to a fan poll (recent Blockbuster promo)....or if some actors and directors have lunch together. For example, I figured out how the Depp as Riddler (false) rumor got started. Someone saw Depp and Bale hanging out together, and possibly Nolan met them for lunch. The rumor mill excludes the part where Depp and Bale are in fact doing a film together (Public Enemies) and that the film is directed by Michael Mann, whose 1995 film Heat had some inspiration on The Dark Knight. I can understand rumors like those, because they all have a basis in polls, opinion or (incorrect) speculation. But it seems in recent years, possibly due to the 'net, that many wild and wacky rumors come about because either a) incorrect speculations that get spun out of control and belong more for the Nat'l Enquirer to figure out or b) someone wants to 'scoop' something that isn't there. Sadly, even that sort is no longer fun. It has to be something we can possibly believe. For example, today on IMDB/WENN, it was an update on the Riddler-Murphy-Sun story. Murphy denied ever being asked, knows next to nothing about it. Case closed...but WENN <em>still reports</em> that the next Bat-film is titled 'Gotham' and is planned to be out in 2010. WE never bought the Murphy as Riddler story, but we would want to believe that a 'planned' target date and a tentative title is possible. It's false, of course- but it's wishful thinking, and possible. (<em>Or there is a sad chance that the date and tentative title is falsely pushed out by a WB committee, who really want this thing wrapped up so they can go ahead with the evil plans for JLA Mortal</em>) Still, being the truly ridiculous, it takes the fun out of speculation. Remember when <em>Spider-Man 3</em> was in development? That was *fun* wondering who was playing who, who might have been the fourth villain (there never was one- but it was clear how that got started, as early well guarded drafts had The Vulture-a role that was close to being cast until dropped for Venom)...but that was all for a film already being written/in active pre-production; not for a script that did not exist yet. Now, if someone said 'Riddler is not going to be in the next Batman; he appears in a movie based around Green Arrow' could we buy it? Yes, although I think 'Supermax' (which Dave Goyer had a hand in) is dead. Why can't crazy, unconfirmed, wild rumors have some actual substance to them where they "might" be true? When Nolan says 'No Robin' he means 'No Robin'; when Goyer, who helps write the scripts to this point, suggests 'untapped' Bat foes and that can fit into the new Bat-film universe well are more priority (with the exception of Knight), I find it more refreshing and/or interesting. But I don't get it. The best (untrue) rumors are always those that have a speck of truth in them. And regardless of who you are or where you come from or shalt go, we *all* do our fan casting at one point or another. Most rumors have a slight basis in truth, such as the Jolie as Catwoman (started when someone asked fmr 60′s Catwoman Julie Newmar who would she endorse in the role-an opinion which has nothing to do with the third Nolan Batman) or if Talia Al Ghul would be involved (holdovert plotline/character from the ill fated JLA film) to a fan poll (recent Blockbuster promo)….or if some actors and directors have lunch together. For example, I figured out how the Depp as Riddler (false) rumor got started. Someone saw Depp and Bale hanging out together, and possibly Nolan met them for lunch. The rumor mill excludes the part where Depp and Bale are in fact doing a film together (Public Enemies) and that the film is directed by Michael Mann, whose 1995 film Heat had some inspiration on The Dark Knight.

I can understand rumors like those, because they all have a basis in polls, opinion or (incorrect) speculation.

But it seems in recent years, possibly due to the ‘net, that many wild and wacky rumors come about because either a) incorrect speculations that get spun out of control and belong more for the Nat’l Enquirer to figure out or b) someone wants to ‘scoop’ something that isn’t there.

Sadly, even that sort is no longer fun. It has to be something we can possibly believe. For example, today on IMDB/WENN, it was an update on the Riddler-Murphy-Sun story. Murphy denied ever being asked, knows next to nothing about it. Case closed…but WENN still reports that the next Bat-film is titled ‘Gotham’ and is planned to be out in 2010.

WE never bought the Murphy as Riddler story, but we would want to believe that a ‘planned’ target date and a tentative title is possible. It’s false, of course- but it’s wishful thinking, and possible. (Or there is a sad chance that the date and tentative title is falsely pushed out by a WB committee, who really want this thing wrapped up so they can go ahead with the evil plans for JLA Mortal)

Still, being the truly ridiculous, it takes the fun out of speculation. Remember when Spider-Man 3 was in development? That was *fun* wondering who was playing who, who might have been the fourth villain (there never was one- but it was clear how that got started, as early well guarded drafts had The Vulture-a role that was close to being cast until dropped for Venom)…but that was all for a film already being written/in active pre-production; not for a script that did not exist yet.

Now, if someone said ‘Riddler is not going to be in the next Batman; he appears in a movie based around Green Arrow’ could we buy it? Yes, although I think ‘Supermax’ (which Dave Goyer had a hand in) is dead. Why can’t crazy, unconfirmed, wild rumors have some actual substance to them where they “might” be true? When Nolan says ‘No Robin’ he means ‘No Robin’; when Goyer, who helps write the scripts to this point, suggests ‘untapped’ Bat foes and that can fit into the new Bat-film universe well are more priority (with the exception of Knight), I find it more refreshing and/or interesting.

But I don’t get it. The best (untrue) rumors are always those that have a speck of truth in them. And regardless of who you are or where you come from or shalt go, we *all* do our fan casting at one point or another.

]]> By: leeloo http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177614 leeloo Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:13:20 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177614 good. cher as catwoman is all the villiany we need for batman 3. good.
cher as catwoman is all the villiany we need for batman 3.

]]> By: THE FOOL ON THE HILL'S COUSIN http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177600 THE FOOL ON THE HILL'S COUSIN Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:35:13 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177600 That sucks, I was looking foward to seeing Angelina Jolie as Catwoman and Eddie too, I'm beginning to dislike batman now. That sucks, I was looking foward to seeing Angelina Jolie as Catwoman and Eddie too, I’m beginning to dislike batman now.

]]> By: sean dailey http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177599 sean dailey Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:25:33 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177599 @ audioout http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-dark-knight-oscar-consideration-poster and http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-joker-wants-his-oscar @ audioout

http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-dark-knight-oscar-consideration-poster

and

http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-joker-wants-his-oscar

]]> By: Audioout http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177595 Audioout Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:02:01 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/none-of-the-batman-rumors-are-true#comment-177595 @ Matt Well, click my name to go to my blog and you can find a rundown of the plot. The villains aren't the focus of the film, Bruce Wayne is. They are only there to further the plot. They all have a purpose. My only problem right now is I am barely using Gordon or Bullock... I need to work them into the plot better. @ Matt

Well, click my name to go to my blog and you can find a rundown of the plot. The villains aren’t the focus of the film, Bruce Wayne is. They are only there to further the plot. They all have a purpose.

My only problem right now is I am barely using Gordon or Bullock… I need to work them into the plot better.

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