It is without a doubt one of the most hotly contested, debate, and speculated questions in geekdom at the moment: what villains will make their appearance in the third Batman movie, and who will play them. We’ve seen horrible rumors about Cher playing Catwoman. We haven’t even heard from Christopher Nolan as to whether he’ll even return immediately for a third. But we’re still debating it like it’s all cast in stone.
But for the first time, there is a semi-legit half-confirmation from Michael Caine, who plays Alfred in the Nolan Batman files, on a previously reported rumor that has got all the fanboys and girls in a twist: Johnny Depp as the Riddler and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin.
In a radio interview, Depp had denied the rumor to be true, yet expressed his interest in the role nonetheless.
In an interview with MTV, Caine seemed to confirm that these are the actors that Warner Bros. are currently seeking, for characters that, presumably, have already been decided upon.
Apparently, Caine saw the rumors in the newspaper, along with the rest of us. But being an inside man, he went and got confirmation from an unnamed WB executive.
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