The Truth About Those Dark Knight Sequel Casting Rumors

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 The Truth About Those Dark Knight Sequel Casting Rumors
Since The Dark Knight is headed to become the second biggest grossing film of all time (domestically), rumors have already begun as to what villains will be featured in the enevitable sequel. The latest from the rumor mill has Johnny Depp as The Riddler, Angelina Jolie as The Catwoman, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin. Oh my! Wouldn’t Johnny Depp make a great Riddler? ... [link]

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The Truth About Those Dark Knight Sequel Casting Rumors
Published 8/3/2008 at OH NO!!
... 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. And remember, Goyer and Nolan told us that with 70 years of Batman history, they are more interested in some of the “dozens if not hundreds of other characters” that “had not been in the movies before, and had not been in the sixties TV show before.” My guess is that the villain might not be anyone we expect. Source

Bring on Batman 3
Published 8/4/2008 at Yahoo! Buzz Log
... breathlessly asking each other if they'd seen it, talk has turned to speculation over Batman's next foe. Who's it gonna be? iVillage is reporting that the Caped Crusader may take on the Riddler in "Batman 3." According to the rumor mill, Johnny Depp might sign on to play the nefarious super-criminal. But caveat emptor—this could be just as false as the one about Crispin Glover playing the Joker. Slashfilm notes that there are additional possibilities floating around. For instance, Phillip ...

Angelina Jolie Asks Her Best Adultfriendfinder For Advice
Published 23 days ago at Videogum
... ? But most importantly, why on Earth did she ask Patrick what she thought? "Hey, Porny, what do you think about the rampant, potentially baseless speculation that I'm going to play a character in the follow up to ...

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