Eddie Murphy - The New Riddler

[Bulldog Force]

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24819674-5006013,00.html

Eddie Murphy and Shia Labeouf to star in new Batman film

EDDIE Murphy has signed on to play the part of The Riddler in the next Batman movie.

The star of Shrek and the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy, 47, has been signed up by British director Christopher Nolan to reprise the role played by Jim Carrey in 1995’s Batman Forever.

The surprise signing of Murphy - reported by The Sun newspaper in the UK - ends speculation that Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp was to play the part.

The film, set for a 2010 release, is being developed under the working title Gotham. No expense is beign spared to maintain the momentum of this year's Batman movie, The Dark Knight, which has grossed more than $US530 million in US cinemas alone.

Transformers star Shia Labeouf, 22, has reportedly agreed to play Robin, a role formerly played by Chris O'Donnell.

Christian Bale will return as Bruce Wayne, with Michael Caine agreeing to again play Bruce’s assistant Alfred.

Rachel Weisz, the British actress who won an Oscar for her performance in The Constant Gardener, is said to have agreed to play Catwoman.

 

[Frederick]

I thought they weren't going to bring Robin back into the series as he's considered too gay :?

 

[Frederick]

Nolan explained that as long as he is directing, he is not including Robin in the franchise because Bale is still portraying a "young Batman", which meant "Robin's not for a few films".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(film_series)#cite_note-89

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[Bulldog Force]

Yeah. It might be the movie where makes his debut (Robin that is).

 

[InFlames]

I can't stand that Shia Labeouf bloke. Just seems like a generic, one facial expression American actor.

I'm just happy someones keeping Eddie from making another Daddy Day Care movie. Itd be interesting to see how he goes as the Riddler.

 

[HevyDevy]

Murphy has been edited?

 

[Bulldog Force]

I can't stand that Shia Labeouf bloke. Just seems like a generic, one facial expression American actor.

I'm just happy someones keeping Eddie from making another Daddy Day Care movie. Itd be interesting to see how he goes as the Riddler.

He only made 1 Daddy Day Care movie - he wasn't in Daddy Day Camp.

He's a good actor - albeit young, but good.

 

[CC_Eagle]

Did not see this one coming?

But, we all said that about Ledger and the Joker.

Depp would have been incredible though.

 

[Bulldog Force]

He would've had more makeup than he did in Edward Scissor hands.

 

[Danish]

Does this seem like a "look at me, I am making the joker black for extra publicity" type of move??

On top of which the selection of Murphy is quite odd. The bloke has produced nothing but huge piles of steaming sh*t since the mid 90s.

In saying that this is the start of a travolta-like comeback.

P.S I am extremely happy Depp didn't get the role

 

[azzah72]

NONE of it is true, It's the UK tabloids going ape sh*t over internet rumours, None of it is legit, Nolan hasn't even started writing the script yet as he wanted to have a break form it all.

He's been quoted to never want to use robin and It's impossible to know who the other villians are as the script isn't written.

Bunch of crap.

 

[elyod138]

lol @ all of the news sites believing The Sun and reporting their story.

They haven't even confirmed that they are making a third film yet.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

nolan said he was going on holiday until the next year so this is fake ... and the riddler was never black

and one thing with nolan is he hasn't sold either movie out from it's traditional roots like joel schumacher did ... this would be a joel schumacher move but not nolan

beside, nolan doesn't want robin and nobody wants to see robin ...

 

[Adz_91_03]

Absolute rubbish :lol::lol::lol:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=7923

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

unless nolan publicy announces any casting then it's all rubbish

 

[PJ]

I was going to call shenanigans but looks like cooler heads have already prevailed.

Wouldn't surprise me if the next movie didn't have real name actors as villians but so far you can't fault the casting at all, well with one noticeable c**k up and he fixed that for the second film.

 

[Tommy Smith]

I was going to call shenanigans but looks like cooler heads have already prevailed.

Wouldn't surprise me if the next movie didn't have real name actors as villians but so far you can't fault the casting at all, well with one noticeable c**k up and he fixed that for the second film.

Katie Holmes:lol:

And Danish, aside from the fact that this probably isnt true, just because Murphy is black doesn't mean he was picked for that reason. I mean a black person can play a role for reasons other than extra publicity.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

katie holmes wasn't that bad in batman begins

 

[PJ]

I also think that given the hype and critical, as well as financial, reception of this one and the previous one that a cheap publicity stunt would not be necessary.

Anyone who is cast will be cast for what Nolan thinks they will bring to the film and story.

 

[PJ]

I guess not Tonearm but she wasn't good either. For mine all the other castings have been excellent and she was average at best.