BaumerJet Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Murphy And Labeouf For Batman? 17 December 2008 5:29 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news Eddie Murphy and Shia Labeouf have been lined up to star in the next Batman movie, according to reports. The Beverly Hills Cop actor will star as The Riddler and Labeouf will play the caped crusader's sidekick Robin in the next instalment, tentatively titled Gotham. Actress Rachel Weisz is reportedly in the frame to play Catwoman. Christian Bale will return as Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine will again play his assistant Alfred, according to British newspaper The Sun. The movie, which is slated for a 2010 release, will be directed by Christopher Nolan, who made The Dark Knight such a huge success when it was released this year. A source says, .Chris wasn.t sure if he wanted to do another movie but as soon as he decided to, he got the wheels in motion. Eddie.s a fantastic addition. Everyone.s excited to see what he does as the Riddler.. http://www.wenn.com/services.php The problem I have with this is Christian Bale stated prior to the release of "The Dark Knight" that if Robin appears in the next film, it would be his last film - Discuss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raggs715 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 well there goes the potential for another great batman movie, Robin Seriously???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Babe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 http://www.wenn.com/services.php The problem I have with this is Christian Bale stated prior to the release of "The Dark Knight" that if Robin appears in the next film, it would be his last film - Discuss... i hope he changes his mind...labeouf is a great actor and bale is the best batman ever to play batman. christian bale is the batman as sean connery is to james bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 i hope he changes his mind...labeouf is a great actor and bale is the best batman ever to play batman. christian bale is the batman as sean connery is to james bond. You're kidding, right? Bale's not an actor. He's a mannequin. That's not to say that any of the Batmen exactly lit up the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 You're kidding, right? Bale's not an actor. He's a mannequin. That's not to say that any of the Batmen exactly lit up the screen. Who was a better Batman though? Honestly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Babe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 You're kidding, right? Bale's not an actor. He's a mannequin. That's not to say that any of the Batmen exactly lit up the screen. i don't think so...i think bale did a great job. sure, he was overshadowed by ledger in the dark knight. but batman begins was great... in the 2 best batman movies, bale was batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthHampton Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Am I the only one really not sold on Eddie Murphy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 i don't think so...i think bale did a great job. sure, he was overshadowed by ledger in the dark knight. but batman begins was great... in the 2 best batman movies, bale was batman. The only reason Ledger got any hype for that movie was because he died... he had about 10 minutes of on screen time and was nothing special... scary makeup... that was about it... If he just took too many pills and survived people would be called him a drug addict who sucked in the movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Am I the only one really not sold on Eddie Murphy? I hope the new Beverly Hills cop happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I read this the other day, I refuse to believe it. Please don't ruin this series.....PLEASE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Babe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The only reason Ledger got any hype for that movie was because he died... he had about 10 minutes of on screen time and was nothing special... scary makeup... that was about it... If he just took too many pills and survived people would be called him a drug addict who sucked in the movie... i tried to go in there with a non-biased opinion and i thought he was great, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 i hope he changes his mind...labeouf is a great actor and bale is the best batman ever to play batman. christian bale is the batman as sean connery is to james bond. I have to disagree there, Michael Keaton was the best Batman IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 i will reserve judgement till tehy expert, jetheelz speaks on teh subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I have to disagree there, Michael Keaton was the best Batman IMO. Agreed. He was a nice surprise. Not great, but better than that stiff. Bale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Babe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 would have been awesome if depp was the riddler....i don't really like eddie murphy...i can't get his shrek "donkey" voice out of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Agreed. He was a nice surprise. Not great, but better than that stiff. Bale. Agree, also I hated Bale's voice when he became Batman, it was annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Agree, also I hated Bale's voice when he became Batman, it was annoying. It's like the mask is gagging him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 None of this would work...it has to be a bogus report. Riddler is not a dark character....he would not fit the dark overtones of these past 2 Batman films. As far as Robin goes, that would totally kill the series, unless Christopher Nolan wants to turn this franchise into more of the kiddie stuff we saw in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 This article is a crock of ****e because a) how does someone who's made every failed comedy in the past 6 years making it into a film that is following the second most successful movie ever? Bale has stated that he would never do a batman movie with Robin in it, which begs the question why would the studio do anything to possibly lose their biggest star in the film. c) Nolan has said he would never use Robin in any of his batman movies. d) How exactly does one start casting for a film when there isn't even a script developed for it? This article was probably written by some bored tabloid reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 This article is a crock of ****e because a) how does someone who's made every failed comedy in the past 6 years making it into a film that is following the second most successful movie ever? Bale has stated that he would never do a batman movie with Robin in it, which begs the question why would the studio do anything to possibly lose their biggest star in the film. c) Nolan has said he would never use Robin in any of his batman movies. d) How exactly does one start casting for a film when there isn't even a script developed for it? This article was probably written by some bored tabloid reporter. Mav makes ONE fast food commercial and he's suddenly an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 This article is a crock of ****e because a) how does someone who's made every failed comedy in the past 6 years making it into a film that is following the second most successful movie ever? Bale has stated that he would never do a batman movie with Robin in it, which begs the question why would the studio do anything to possibly lose their biggest star in the film. c) Nolan has said he would never use Robin in any of his batman movies. d) How exactly does one start casting for a film when there isn't even a script developed for it? This article was probably written by some bored tabloid reporter. I agree...if all of the above happened you could say hello to more stinkers like "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I agree...if all of the above happened you could say hello to more stinkers like "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". That would suck... they will do whatever they think will make the most money though... and can you blame them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The only reason Ledger got any hype for that movie was because he died... he had about 10 minutes of on screen time and was nothing special... scary makeup... that was about it... If he just took too many pills and survived people would be called him a drug addict who sucked in the movie... When I saw the movie I honestly didn't know who Ledger was. Never saw Brokeback Mountain and never will, and I didn't make the connection to the death until after I saw the movie. I have to admit, he blew me away. The scene when he walked out of the hospital in the nurse's uniform with the bombs going off behind him was pure gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 That would suck... they will do whatever they think will make the most money though... and can you blame them? Yes, I would blame them in this case. Nolan has found the perfect formula for successful Batman films...keep it dark and stay away from the silly stuff we saw in the former films. Make Batman the supporting character while the other players involved take the spotlight. Not to mention that The Dark Knight earned over $996,741,363 worldwide in theaters. That does not even count the money that will come in due to the DVD sales. This proves he is onto something. If Nolan wants to keep things going as good as they are, he will keep his Batman movie series dark. There is no room for any of that childish stuff we saw in the 90's films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 When I saw the movie I honestly didn't know who Ledger was. Never saw Brokeback Mountain and never will, and I didn't make the connection to the death until after I saw the movie. I have to admit, he blew me away. The scene when he walked out of the hospital in the nurse's uniform with the bombs going off behind him was pure gold. and ti would have been pure gold with any actor... what did he do so special there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Babe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 and ti would have been pure gold with any actor... what did he do so special there? just the way he walked and talked. his general attitude. his posture. ledger developed that character brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 just the way he walked and talked. his general attitude. his posture. ledger developed that character brilliantly. If you say so... I think any decent actor does just as good... it was an easy role with little screen time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Mav makes ONE fast food commercial and he's suddenly an expert. Please refer all questions to my publicist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 just the way he walked and talked. his general attitude. his posture. ledger developed that character brilliantly. He wanted the make up that way. He embraced the roll and rather then making him some campy "joke" cracker... he made him what I always thought the Joker was. Insane, unstable, psychotic, sick, twisted, all mixed in with an inferiority complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anskyruben Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 When I saw the movie I honestly didn't know who Ledger was. Never saw Brokeback Mountain and never will, and I didn't make the connection to the death until after I saw the movie. I have to admit, he blew me away. The scene when he walked out of the hospital in the nurse's uniform with the bombs going off behind him was pure gold. Same here. I think this is horrible news for this film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Same here. I think this is horrible news for this film I mean Eddie Murphy?? Really????? I dunno, we've gone down the "comedian" path once and it was a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 and ti would have been pure gold with any actor... what did he do so special there? His reactions (faces, gestures,etc.) were great, Mr. party pooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidhuman Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Am I the only one really not sold on Eddie Murphy? I am not and would refuse to see it if it happens. It does sound like a made up story to me. LaBeef-sucker is crap also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Might as well bring back the bat-suit nipples while we're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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