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- lopla, on 09/09/2008, -9/+338Miscast, Cheney should be the Penguin.
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -14/+335I have a strong feeling that Johnny Depp is PERFECT for the role.
- ProjectGSX, on 09/08/2008, -13/+170Id rather see Brad Pitt revise his role from 12 Monkeys as the Riddler. That would rock.
- Xihix, on 09/09/2008, -5/+126I'm pretty doubtful here, for several points. One, Christopher Nolan hasn't even started doing anything, including casting. He never does anything without a script in hand, and to get one, he'd have to go through David Goyer and his brother (who is busy with T4 right now). Second, I'm willing to bet that he wants to do another project before he starts with a new Batman film, like he did between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with The Prestige. Third, this is a Warner Bros. executive saying this to Michael Caine. Of course a Warner Bros. executive wants some big name actors in the sequel to the company's biggest film. Fourth, Goyer and Jonathan Nolan both did talk about how they're not really interested in villains that people expect, like the Riddler, and Christopher Nolan said himself that the Penguin wouldn't work in the Nolanverse. All in all, these are simply the words of an excited Warner Bros. executive who doesn't know ***** and is just spreading false rumors. And thank God for it, I'd never want Depp to play a part in the Batman film. Nolan does a great job picking actors that you just wouldn't expect, and Depp is just too... typical, one dimensional, and A-list, all of which are things Nolan looks away from when casting.
- MOJIRA, on 09/09/2008, -6/+122Too late; they already cast the Penguin as Cheney.
- kimreede, on 09/08/2008, -6/+99I love Phillip Seymour Hoffman but hate the penguin. How about some villains that haven't been done in the movies already?
- AmyVernon, on 09/08/2008, -7/+89They'd both be perfect casting, but I thought Depp already said no one had approached him? Not that no one in Hollywood's ever lied about such things before.
- stellarceltic, on 09/09/2008, -0/+63He was great as a kaiser.
- zionKing, on 09/09/2008, -2/+62I bagel to differ
- MrM1yagi, on 09/09/2008, -1/+58Fight Club?
- sochee, on 09/09/2008, -3/+58Jim Carrey is funny...but he's not psychotic/evil funny, he's just goofy/silly. He wouldn't be able to portray the dark side of the Riddler imo.
- ChairShot83, on 09/09/2008, -0/+53Depp will make the role his own, just like Ledger did. I have a feeling a lot of what Depp would be going for is creating his own take on the character and not more of the same feeding off of the 'Joker' vibe.
Give Depp the 'Hush Vol 1/2' graphic novels, lock him in a hotel for 3 months, and keep him away from both Olsen sisters.
See you in 2011. Goodnight. - dezweber, on 09/08/2008, -8/+59Perfect and perfect. I'd love to see Depp do mainstream "kooky" and it doesn't get much better than PSH.
- leighlee, on 09/09/2008, -8/+56Come on everyone. These are just rumors.... Why so serious?
- Kohaxx, on 09/09/2008, -0/+47Who knows, Nolan took a very different twist on the Joker and the Scarecrow, we may actually get a decent Penguin that doesn't remind you of a dwarf birdman.
Johnny Depp as the Riddler will be quite entertaining, he's a good actor, I just hope it doesn't get too cheesy.
Interesting pairing though, The Penguin and The Riddler aren't exactly the most evil of Batman villains. - joshf52, on 09/09/2008, -3/+49That's how he roles.
- MOJIRA, on 09/09/2008, -3/+47Yay, more Batman news! I've missed you during these Palin laden digg weeks!
- archer104, on 09/09/2008, -0/+41rosie o'donnell as CLAYFACE!!!!
- LucasVB, on 09/09/2008, -1/+35Wake me up when contracts are signed.
- cadmiumpaint, on 09/09/2008, -3/+37Don't believe the rumors until you see a big announcement.
If you guys understand hollywood or ever read any trades like Variety or THR you'll know that names get floated around for high profile things all the time. Nick Cage was "confirmed" to be Willy Wonka and Superman for many many many months. - inactive, on 09/09/2008, -1/+34assassination of jesse james
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interview with teh vampire - seantubridy, on 09/09/2008, -1/+34I think he's kidding.
- inactive, on 09/09/2008, -0/+32The thought never crossed my mind but hell yeah! That'd be awesome.
- zewm, on 09/09/2008, -0/+32You're on crack!
- metalgel, on 09/09/2008, -0/+30WHEH WHEH WHEH WHEH!
- ericdano, on 09/09/2008, -8/+37No no, Hugh Laurie as the Riddler. Johnny Depp needs to stay away from the Batman stuff.
- BeShirtHappy, on 09/09/2008, -3/+32Johnny Depp is great in everything he does - the more offbeat the character... the better he is. Hoffman would be great as the Penguin. If this is true = perfect casting!
- bgfinkel, on 09/09/2008, -3/+29PSH FTW
- DeathJux, on 09/09/2008, -0/+26I envy your sleeping skillz.
- SkeletalBias, on 09/08/2008, -3/+29Well this is only as of now a RUMOR. I remember Nolan saying in an interview that the he would never do the penguin because he was too "ridiculous". Although if they cast it well and change The Penguins backstory a little bit, it might just work. Although I don't think I want to see Depp in a green jumpsuit anytime soon
- tcasey22, on 09/09/2008, -0/+25Pirates... you've seen it three times already.
- Hobbes24, on 09/09/2008, -0/+25...hmmm....i'm liking Hugh Laurie, that'd be an interesting part to see him play
- 5fifteen, on 09/08/2008, -8/+32Fear and Loathing = great riddler.
- malechite, on 09/09/2008, -2/+25I just sharted
- gmiley, on 09/09/2008, -1/+24"We can't stop here this is 'Bat' country!!!"
- MOJIRA, on 09/09/2008, -3/+26Not to mention Depp is just about the only way to get the female vote again. Maybe this time it'll top Titanic (could still happen for TDK domestically, but somewhat unlikely now with 90 million $ to go).
- inactive, on 09/09/2008, -8/+30They should keep all the villains human. Penguins are gay sometimes. How is that related? I dunno. I'm a schizophrenic. And so am I.
- carpeclunes, on 09/09/2008, -1/+23What's in the box? What's in the box? What's in the boooox?
- Ashtonn, on 09/09/2008, -2/+22"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, laughers, screamers... Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get into locked a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge, and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon."
*****' brilliant. - batmanz, on 09/09/2008, -2/+22Well it's on the internet so it has to be true, right? Right?
- Sroek, on 09/09/2008, -0/+20Se7en, Fight Club, True Romance, 12 Monkeys.. and now the Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
How can you say Pitt is terrible? - moheybee, on 09/09/2008, -0/+19Philip Seymour Hoffman is ***** awesome. Check out this scene in Charlie Wilson's War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WoZTWuR5D0 - logicalnoise, on 09/09/2008, -0/+19Nolan doesn't avoid A-list but he avoids someone who will over shadow the character. but yes AICN has had to shout from the mountain tops several times that Chris nolan hasn't signed on for a third movie yet. he's on vacation and already said he wants to do one or even two movies next before even thinks about another batman. What's great is that when Nolan starts work he usually works quite fast considering the quality of his work to date.
- OfNumbers, on 09/09/2008, -2/+19Why not the Croc, or Dead Shot? Or even any of the other dozens of villains. Why the same ones, over and over?
- noots, on 09/09/2008, -1/+18it's purely heresay, people involved (or due to be involved) usually throw names around who they would prefer to take the roles. Then they make the offers, see who accepts etc etc.
johnny depp isn't the riddler, and hoffman isn't the penguin. It's who some people have planned. - tidu, on 09/09/2008, -0/+17yeah, no one heard of christian bale, michael caine, morgan freeman, heath ledger, aaron eckhart, katie holmes or maggie gylhenhaal before these two movies were released.
- SkeletalBias, on 09/08/2008, -0/+16hmm, one might argue that they were dark and bleak in order to separate themselves from the previous batman trash (notably Batman 3 & 4). A lot of people also like this new direction as it is showing that the stories and characters are far more serious and deserve to be respected. As for Depp not standing for it ... A) he doesn't have much of a choice if he signs on. B) Sweeny Todd anyone?
- darny, on 09/09/2008, -2/+18PSH as the penguin is going to be epic. Depp is a little too...friendly for me. He can be dark, but he's usually so in a emo/sissy sort of way (a la Sleepy Hollow). Never evil enough.
- hexydes, on 09/09/2008, -1/+17Hugh Laurie won't be able to do it because he'll be too busy portraying Gordon Freeman from Half-Life.
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