Panzer wrote:
thanks for the update , I hope it is as great as Begins or dare I say even better:p That be a dang hard thing to pull off to me. Because I LOVE That Movie!!!!

"Andy" just emailed me this morning telling me that KROQ radio in Los Angeles ("Kevin and Bean" reported that Paul Bettany is The Joker and Hugh Jackman is Harvey Dent in The Sequel. Bettany I can believe; Jackman I'm still doubting -- a lot...

Clarification on above rumor: "Banefreak" chimed in saying he heard said radio report on KROQ and they mentioned that both Paul Bettany and Hugo Weaving were up for the role of The Joker. They also mentioned Hugh Jackman as a Dent candidate. Again, don't put too much stock into these rumors, except for the Bettany one


"Jindrak" is back with a few more bit of sequel info. He tells BOF that the Penguin subplot is now iffy, there is no truth to the Hugh Jackman/Hugo Weaving rumors (as previously reported), and the timeline for the sequel may be around a year -- give or take a few months -- after the events of BATMAN BEGINS...

UPDATED: Aussie BOF'er Pat filed the following report:

"Hugh was in Australia two weeks ago to promote his arena tour of 'The Boy From Oz,' which starts in four capital cities Australia in August and runs through the middle of September. I've seen most of his interviews promoting the tour and he never mentioned Batman. He DID mention that right now he's filming THE PRESTIGE with Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan, so maybe that's what the person heard."

My take: Jackman isn't doing BATMAN. Plus, BOF has been told that Hugh is not in the Bat-mix by several trusted (as we have previously reported). I believe that filming THE PRESTIGE with Nolan, Bale, and Sir Michael Caine is the root of the "Jackman in Batman Sequel" rumors, but there is simply nothing to it.

Got the following tidbit in today I thought may interest you all. A few tidbits from a friend of BOF that sort of comes straight from the horses mouth, so to speak (he explained how, I just can't tell you all the details). Anyhow, expect:

- "They" pretty much have got the plot for the film outlined.

- Nolan has been re-going over all of the various Batman comics even more to comb for fine details.

- They (Nolan and co.) want it to be even darker than BEGINS.

- The studio is supportive of creating something as accurate to the Batman comic books as possible and less about it being some kind of summer popcorn "mega-hit."

Sounds good to me people. And to WB, don't worry, just let Nolan and crew roll with it! I know I trus 'em...