"Batman Begins III" cast rumors..... + CATWOMAN!!

[docm]

Rumored "Batman Begins III" casting;<br /> <br /> <strong>Edward Nygma/Riddler:</strong> Johnny Depp (also doing "Sin City 3" and "Dark Shadows" [as Barnabas Collins])<br /> <br /> <strong>Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot</strong><strong>:</strong> Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote [Oscar win]) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[jmilsom]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Rumored "Batman Begins III" casting; Edward Nygma/Riddler: Johnny Depp (also doing "Sin City 3" and "Dark Shadows" [as Barnabas Collins]) Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote [Oscar win]) <br />Posted by docm</DIV></p><p>Only just showing and discussing the cast for the sequel. Seeing as Batman Returns II is breaking all sorts of records, perhaps we shoud start speculating on who will be in Batman Begins IV!<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Rumored "Batman Begins III" casting; Edward Nygma/Riddler: Johnny Depp (also doing "Sin City 3" and "Dark Shadows" [as Barnabas Collins]) Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote [Oscar win]) <br />Posted by docm</DIV><br /><br />Johnny Depp is become one of my favorite actors.&nbsp; He is one, similar to Leadger, that really gets into the mind of the role he plays.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Johnny Depp is become one of my favorite actors.&nbsp; He is one, similar to Leadger, that really gets into the mind of the role he plays.&nbsp; <br /> Posted by bearack</DIV></p><p>*shivers*&nbsp; Oooh, he would make a fantastic Riddler!&nbsp; I would love to see him in that part!&nbsp; Yes, he does really get into the mind of his characters.&nbsp; He's quite a chameleon, and his parts have been so wildly different that I don't want to predict what sort of Riddler he'd play.&nbsp; I think part of the reason Tim Burton likes to use him so often is because he can do just about anything he wants with him.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[docm]

<p>IF they follow "the plan" begun in "Batman Begins" and continued so well in "The Dark Knight" then they'll go back to the roots, and in those stories Riddler and Penguin are <strong><em>far</em></strong> from what was portrayed in the TV series or Burton's films. More recent graphic novels have already gone back to these portrayals. </p><p>Originally Riddler was an obsessive ciompulsive criminal, and one of his major compulsions was to send riddles about his crimes to the police - and later Batman. This dialog from the "Gotham Adventures" should illustrate;</p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"You don't understand. .. I really didn't want to leave you any clues. I really planned </em><em>never to go back to Arkham Asylum. But I left you a clue anyway. So I... I have to go back there. Because I might need help. I... I might actually be crazy."</em></font></p><p>See what I mean?</p><p>As for Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin he too is different from what you have seen.&nbsp; Yes, he's short & fat.&nbsp; Yes, he loves birds.&nbsp; Yes,&nbsp; he uses high tech umbrellas.&nbsp; That's where the similarity stops.&nbsp; </p><p>In the "old days" Penguin was the owner of a mob night club in Gotham. He's not psychotic. He's not demented.&nbsp; What he is is a mobster who sees himself as the "Gentleman of Crime", and as such dresses in tuxedos most of the time.&nbsp; What many unfamilar with the old story line get a shock over is that&nbsp; Batman, and by extension the police, allow Penguin to keep his night club and low level criminal operations "open" because he often provides information and tips to both.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[derekmcd]

I could easily see these two filling those roles.&nbsp; No catwoman?&nbsp; Who's gonna be his new love interest?<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[weeman]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>IF they follow "the plan" begun in "Batman Begins" and continued so well in "The Dark Knight" then they'll go back to the roots, and in those stories Riddler and Penguin are far from what was portrayed in the TV series or Burton's films. More recent graphic novels have already gone back to these portrayals. Originally Riddler was an obsessive ciompulsive criminal, and one of his major compulsions was to send riddles about his crimes to the police - and later Batman. This dialog from the "Gotham Adventures" should illustrate;"You don't understand. .. I really didn't want to leave you any clues. I really planned never to go back to Arkham Asylum. But I left you a clue anyway. So I... I have to go back there. Because I might need help. I... I might actually be crazy."See what I mean?As for Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin he too is different from what you have seen.&nbsp; Yes, he's short & fat.&nbsp; Yes, he loves birds.&nbsp; Yes,&nbsp; he uses high tech umbrellas.&nbsp; That's where the similarity stops.&nbsp; In the "old days" Penguin was the owner of a mob night club in Gotham. He's not psychotic. He's not demented.&nbsp; What he is is a mobster who sees himself as the "Gentleman of Crime", and as such dresses in tuxedos most of the time.&nbsp; What many unfamilar with the old story line get a shock over is that&nbsp; Batman, and by extension the police, allow Penguin to keep his night club and low level criminal operations "open" because he often provides information and tips to both. <br />Posted by docm</DIV></p><p>I'd be more excited to see Penguin in the next film than Riddler. Seymour Hoffman is an excellent actor. He plays comedy well, but he also makes a mean mo-fo of a bad guy! (just as he was in MI:3) </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[docm]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I could easily see these two filling those roles.&nbsp; No catwoman?&nbsp; Who's gonna be his new love interest? <br /> Posted by derekmcd</DIV><br />No Catwoman, yet.&nbsp;</p><p> It'll take one helluva a performance to get the sight of Michelle Pfeiffer in tighter than tight black vinyl & a whip out of my mind <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[docm]

<p>And now several entertainment sites are reporting this (so far unconfirmed);<br /> <br /> <strong>Catwoman:</strong> Angelina Jolie<br /> <br />News.com.au (Australia) link....</p>http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24100359-7485,00.html<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px"><strong>Quote:</strong></div> <strong><br /> Angelina Jolie set to play Catwoman</strong><br /> <br /> July 30, 2008 08:14am<br /> <br /><font color="#800000"><strong> ANGELINA Jolie is reportedly being lined up to star as Batman's nemesis Catwoman in a new movie.<br /><br /> The 33-year-old actress &ndash; who gave birth to twins Knox and Vivienne earlier this month &ndash; is said to be in final negotiations with studio bosses to play the feline villain who first appeared in the Batman comics.<br /></strong></font> <br /> It is not clear whether she would play the role in the current Batman film series, starring Christian Bale as the caped crusader, or in a spin-off film as Halle Berry did in 2004's Catwoman. (<font color="Blue"><strong>NOTE:</strong> not bloody likely</font>)<br /> <br /> Actress Julie Newmar, who played Catwoman in the Batman TV series from 1966 to 1967, has given her blessing for Jolie to play the part.<br /> <br /> "Angelina would own the part," Newmar, now 74, said.<br /> <br /> "My industry friends tell me she has already made enquiries about the role. I can understand how it would pique her interest. Catwoman is Batman's one true love.<br /> <br /> "She is tremendously popular with women because she's both a heroine and a villainess."<br /> <br /> Other actresses to take on the role of Catwoman include Michelle Pfeiffer in 1992 movie Batman Returns, and Eartha Kitt who took over from Newmar in the TV series.<br /> <br /> Jolie was recently tipped to be starring in The Thomas Crown Affair 2 alongside Pierce Brosnan and has reportedly been ordered by studio bosses to put on weight for the role. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>