In the years since The Dark Knight, a whole lot of something has been made from a whole lot of nothing concerning the third installment of Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Most of these rumors have concerned the villain(s) that would be involved, and the casting thereof. Most of them have been very stupid. This hasn’t stopped douche-bags and the uninformed from parroting these made-up announcements like they were solidified fact.
We are quickly approach the actual development of Batman 3 however, which means there is (or soon will be) an actual script on which to base speculation. Actual casting. Actual designing. That said, it’s still very early and the freshest rumor that The Riddler will be a villain and that Joseph-Gordon Levitt is “interested” in playing him is as thin as it is obvious. The word comes from *achem* First Showing, and its origin is a source that supposedly has eyes on an available roles/casting interest breakdown.
Do with that what you will.
The second bit of news –were it an actual statement of anything– would be slightly more interesting. Nolan’s brilliant cinematographer Wlly Pfister spoke with MTV and stated what he’s probably stated a dozen times before: all things being equal, given the chance, he’d shoot all of Batman 3 on IMAX 70mm. Specifically…
“I can’t say until I read the script, but it would certainly be my preferred, amazing goal to shoot the whole movie in IMAX.”
This is exciting until you realize they would have done the same for Inception (and The Dark Knight for that matter), but the cameras are just too fucking big. Describing the decision made for Inception…
“…I had to tell Chris that the way he was describing the film, so much of it wanted to be with a handheld camera and kind of running around… That’s just not physically possible with the IMAX camera. We ruled out shooting in IMAX.”
There’s always the chance that the guys at IMAX have been developing a smaller, quieter camera just for Batman 3, but if the current tech is what’s available after manufacturing cameras to be sent into space, I wouldn’t place any significant bets on it.
What I would hope, and feel is far more likely, is that Batman 3 will shoot in 65mm like Inception* (perhaps with full 70mm IMAX for some sections) and that the IMAX prints will be from a direct transfer (instead of blown up from 35mm, like Inception).
Nolan’s latest is doing well at the box office and has had strong IMAX returns, so we can hold on to the hope that Nolan and Pfister will avoid the 3D mandate, and get to keep playing around in those big ole fun, photochemical formats.
*Actually a combo of 35mm/65mm/VistaVision
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IMAX.. who cares 😉
So where are we at now? Joseph Gordon-Levitt for the Riddler, Robin Williams for the Riddler, Ben Kingsley for Mr. Freeze, Philip Seymour Hoffman for the Penguin, Angelina Jolie for Catwoman, Marion Cottilard for Catwoman, David Tennant for the Riddler…am I missing anybody?
Too bad the Riddler is a fucking awful villain and people who have no imagination start these terrible rumours.
The Joseph Gordon-Levitt rumour may well be bullshit polished up with a little post-Inception feasibility, but he would be a great choice for The Riddler nonetheless I think. Inception was very much Di Caprio's movie, but I was impressed with what Gordon-Levitt did with what he was given.
So … it's bullshit, but you're covering it anyway? You say none of it's news, but you're reporting it? Huh?
First Batman 3 casting rumor I could actually get behind.
Wasn't it the 3rd installment in the previous series that involved the Riddler, and also where things went completely batshit ridiculous?
Any supposed villain or casting announcements should be taken with a large grain of salt. I'll wait till something is announced officially by either of the Nolans, David Goyer, or a Warner Bros rep.
Batman III? Batman VII.
Di Caprio as Hush. It's been my prediction all along. This is a massive studio movie, so you need to have a major actor fill in the Ledger part if you want to get those big numbers again. You can't have Jason Lee as the Mad Hatter (although I'd pay to see it) but it's gotta be someone big in a villain role that fits the universe. Hush fits into this universe and Leo, or Brad Pitt, or someone big like that (someone big who can throw themself into a character and make it their own and actually act it)… that's the type of villain this movie has to have
Is it too late for a Marvel/DC – Warner/Disney crossover event "Crisis in Infinite Intellectual Property Disputes?"
On a lighter note, I think just to get creepy, the Ventriloquist and Scarface would be a more interesting choice that any of the standard lot of villains. When was the last time someone made a really good film about an evil ventriloquist? Adrian Brody was great in DUMMY (which while not evil did provide one or two uncomfortable moments – i.e. "Oh, my God, you look like a child molestor.") the cult classic you need to see on Netflix live PIN The Plastic Nightmare and then, the numero uno MAGIC with Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Comon, Nolan, let's give the kids nightmares!
After Inception, this is going to have to be the greatest action movie of all time to maintain Nolan's incredible roll. I think it's fair to say Warner Bros. will be chucking money at him to make it as spectacular as possible, though. As for the Riddler, I can't think of a better villain for Nolan to interpret…not necessarily one of the best Batman characters, but doesn't Nolan love puzzle-box movies? Just think of the mind-fucks Nygma could tease Bats with…
@#9: So, that's your little battle is it?
A friend and I were talking about how The Joker was intended to be in 2 and 3, and how Joseph Gordon Levitt would be a good replacement for Heath Ledger in 3 if they decided to do that.
Don't forget Johnny Depp for the Riddler and Paul Giomatti for the Penguin and Guy Pearce for the Riddler and Leonardo DiCaprio for the Riddler. I'll take Vin Diesel as Mr. Zaz, January Jones as Vicki Vale, Al Pacino as Black Mask and David Bowie as anyone.
if they can't do Bane right in a Batman movie, make an Azrael movie.
#9 – Batman Begins III, or Dark Knight II as i think Devin called it once.
#2 – Johnny Depp as the Riddler
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