Eddie Murphy - The New Riddler

[Phillips]

Shia Labeouf is a sh*t actor

and the batman movies are terrible

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

^^ secretly watches batman begins in the dark holding his dick

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.

they've got an excellent strike rate for good castings though - the nolan/burton films anyway

 

[Phillips]

^^ secretly watches batman begins in the dark holding his dick

Christian Bale is pretty sexy

 

[God-King Dean]

 

[Frederick]

Liar. You're actually watching Michael Caine

 

[Danish]

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.

Obviously...


But picking a black man to play the role of a traditionally white character would be a cheap publicity stunt, akin to having a black batman or a female penguin..... or to put a twist on it, a white bloke to play Obama in some distant bio pic.

 

[Frederick]

But picking a black man to play the role of a traditionally white character would be a cheap publicity stunt, akin to having a black batman or a female penguin..... or to put a twist on it, a white bloke to play Obama in some distant bio pic.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Obviously...


But picking a black man to play the role of a traditionally white character would be a cheap publicity stunt, akin to having a black batman or a female penguin..... or to put a twist on it, a white bloke to play Obama in some distant bio pic.

Obama is a historical figure. Whereas the last time i checked the Riddler wasn't.

What makes the Riddler who he is, or Santa Claus for that matter isnt his race. It's his character, his personality. So anyone black or white can play him because skin colour isnt what defines a ficitional character such as the Riddler.

Obviously for Obama or any other real life figure it would be different.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

the riddler throughout the history of his existance in comic books and the cartoons has been white ... if you want to keep it canon then the riddler must be white ... since nolan is sticking to how it's supposed to be done he'll be white if he's in the film at all

the only batman character who can be either black or white is harvey/two face

 

[PJ]

Wouldn't worry me in the slightest if any of the villians were of any race provided the actor played the part well.

 

[LESStar58]

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.

It was in the Telegraph, it MUST be true...

:roll:

Although Rachel Weiss as Catwoman =P~

 

[Aaron_sfas]

i reckon its a great idea. i've always pictured the riddler in a fat suit

 

[runatme]

lol@ anyone who thought this was true

 

[Misanthrope]

The Rachel Weisz rumor is the only one I've heard from other, more credible sources

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

robin?

holy ambiguity batman.

 

[adamkungl]

Robin's a c**k. I hope he's never seen again.

 

[Quint]

I can see it now!
'Eddie Murphy who plays the Riddler in the latest incarnation of the Batman Series found dead in his Hollywood home....now almost assured of an Oscar nomination.'........

 

[Quint]

Robin's a c**k. I hope he's never seen again.

:lol::lol::lol:
IRONIC

 

[Danish]

Obama is a historical figure. Whereas the last time i checked the Riddler wasn't.

What makes the Riddler who he is, or Santa Claus for that matter isnt his race. It's his character, his personality. So anyone black or white can play him because skin colour isnt what defines a ficitional character such as the Riddler.

Obviously for Obama or any other real life figure it would be different.

Okie doke.

Well lets make the riddler wear a white and orange outfit then, and give batman a flashy new red suit. Superman could rock out in pink and white for the next movie.... The next remake of star wars could see Vader in white too.


You are kidding if you think skin colour is not an important part of any character.

 

[Danish]

the riddler throughout the history of his existance in comic books and the cartoons has been white ... if you want to keep it canon then the riddler must be white ... since nolan is sticking to how it's supposed to be done he'll be white if he's in the film at all

the only batman character who can be either black or white is harvey/two face

And they already knocked him on the head in dark knight (he was white in that movie obviously)