News & Notes

Two rumors today, one hopefully true, one probably false.

• Batman 3 may be filmed entirely in IMAX, which would be pretty cool.


• And the Sun is claiming that Megan Fox has been cast as Catwoman. They're the same newspaper that brought us Eddie Murphy as the Riddler, Shia LaBeouf as Robin, and I think Cher as Catwoman, so I wouldn't count on this one being true either.

This is the teaser trailer for Inception, Christopher Nolan's next movie. It's hoped that once he's done with this one, it's on to another Batman movie, but who knows. There was talk for a while of him directing a movie adaptation of the 60s British TV series The Prisoner but he's apparently no longer involved, so my fingers are crossed.

News & Notes

The Batman 3 rumor mill came to a halt after Gary Oldman's surprising (and unconfirmed) announcement at the San Diego Comic Con that filming would begin next year. Well, there was word that Miley Cyrus wants to be Batgirl, but I can't see that happening.

But speaking of Batgirl, a new comic series is launching in a couple weeks. Teaser images, like the one above by Phil Noto are about all we know about the series, but it's generally assumed that Batgirl is neither Barbara Gordon nor Cassie Cain, so we'd be looking at a whole new Batgirl. Possible choices include former Robin Stephanie Brown/Spoiler, Misfit (who actually first appeared in a Batgirl costume), one-time wannabe Batgirl Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, or Squire, one of the sidekicks to the Batmen of All Nations.

It could also be Bette Kane, who many many years ago was "Bat-Girl", the sidekick to Batwoman. Those stories were written out of continuity, but Batwoman has recently been reintroduced, and is currently starring in the beautifully drawn pages of Detective Comics, so bringing back Bette Kane is not out of the realm of possibilities.

But none of these characters I mentioned, with the possible exception of Babs Gordon, will be appearing in a Batman movie any time soon, so this is only of interest to hard core Batman nerds, like me.

Batman 3 Filming Next Year?

I've been super lazy about updating lately, but with some actual news today, it seemed appropriate to get off my ass and update. Speaking at the annual gathering of nerds at the San Diego Comic Con, Gary Oldman, asked when the next Batman would be filming, said this:

The next batman is next year, so I think it is two years away. But you didn’t hear it from me.

Reports say he wasn't joking or anything, so maybe it's legit. With Christopher Nolan's current project, Inception, barely underway, it's possible Nolan may not be involved. Would you even want to see a third Batman film with another director? If so, who?

News & Notes

Above is smizzle's entry in a worth1000 photoshop contest to put superheroes in classic paintings. I'm catching up after being out of town for a while, here's a ton of links with almost no commentary since there's a lot of them.

• Suddenly, Christopher Nolan in Batman 3 is looking iffy. Which makes the m0vie blog wonder what would happen without Nolan. And Christian Bale wonders if Batman 3 will happen at all.


• Johnny Depp still seems receptive to the Riddler idea.


• Larry David probably won't be the Riddler


• Snubbing the Dark Knight in best picture last year has made the Oscars expand to 10 nominees, which seems like a bad idea.


• Fan Art Exhibit looks at The Dark Knight if the principal characters had been women: here, here, and here.


• Michelle Pfeiffer will give whip lessons to the next Catwoman actress.


• Vanessa Hudgens, a name that didn't come up in the series of Catwoman polls, is apparently a fan. I've never seen her in a movie though, so I don't know if that's a good idea, although she is quite attractive.


• Io9 runs down what's going on with Batman in the comics, and things have been generally pretty good after Battle for the Cowl, especially Batman & Robin.


• And finally, 1960s TV Batman Villains from A to Z: