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JOHNNY DEPP LINED UP TO PLAY THE RIDDLER IN NEXT BATMAN FILM
'The Dark Knight' has performed so well at the box office that producers are already working on casting the next instalment of the Batman story, once again to be directed by Christopher Nolan. In a frankly inspired piece of casting it is rumoured that they will be approaching Johnny Depp to play the role of the Riddler and attempt to breathe life into a character hammed to death by Jim Carrey in the truly awful 'Batman Forever'.Johnny's a lovely man so hopefully he won't prepare for the role in the same way as Heath Ledger did for the Joker (by seemingly going a bit dotty then dying). If this comes off it might be the first time the audience is cheering for the Riddler to give Batman a truly historic hammering.
Depp is no stranger to odd characters. He played Willy Wonka, Edward Scissorhands and used to knob Kate Moss, but there's another fine piece of casting in the wings. The Penguin (last played by Danny DeVito – and looking more like a dead dinner lady than a super-villain) is going to be played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, so goes the rumour.
Who else in the world could bring the awkwardness, the air of menace and the gallons of sweat to the role better than Hoffman? All it needs now is Angelina Jolie as a naked Catwoman and I'll start camping outside the cinema now.
http://www.holymoly.co.uk/news/2…
i can see this happening
- Mallmus0
Now I thought Joshua Harto was going to be the Riddler since in the comics Coleman Reese is one of the Riddlers real names - and they've also set up the Reese character really well to become a villain.
Wouldn't it make more sense for someone like Johnny Depp to replace Heath Ledger and play the Joker if he's to return?
- elektromuzak0
is the Riddler even in the Dark Knight series?
- Point50
Does it matter if the Riddler is in the Dark Knight series? Was Catwoman in there? I just remember Superman, The Joker and Robin as far as recognizable appearances. I vaguely remember the 4 issue series (and my mother "lost" my comics when I was away at college) so I could be totally wrong. Either way, these hacked ass hollywood movies aren't even following the storyline anyway.
- I did hear something about Jolie playing catwoman...nicnichols
- ukit0
I thought the next one was going to be about the Joker's trial and Two Face...thought I read that somewhere.
- JamalJenkins0
the dark night sucked
this will be even worse
they should have stopped after 1
TF was so over done it was like terminator not realistic at all
they should stop now they won't make money on 3
- Jaline0
I think the Riddler could make things more interesting:
"The Riddler is obsessed with riddles, puzzles and word games. He delights in forewarning both Batman and the police of his capers by sending them complex clues. The character is often depicted as wearing a domino mask either with a green suit and bowler hat, or a green jumpsuit. His trademark is a green question mark.
The Riddler is typically portrayed as a smooth-talking, yet quirky, victim of an intense obsessive compulsion.
The Riddler's criminal modus operandi is so deeply ingrained into his personality that he is virtually powerless to stop himself from acting it out. He cannot simply kill his opponents when he has the upper hand; he has to put them in a deathtrap to see if he can devise a life and death intellectual challenge that the hero cannot solve and escape. However, unlike many of Batman's themed enemies, Riddler's compulsion is quite flexible, allowing him to commit any crime as long as he can describe it in a riddle or puzzle. His name, Edward Nigma, is a pun of "enigma" (Edward Nigma: E. Nigma)."
Depp could be good for the role, but he could be good for any wacko / villainous role.
- i hope theres some truth to those rumors both depp and hoffman would be great choices i thinkhandsomeboy
- jfletcher0
"they should stop now they won't make money on 3"
This may be one of the dumbest things I've heard in the last month....
- JamalJenkins0
If they give Riddler a uniform like TF it's gonna suck
TF was like terminator the scars were not realistic the double suit was pointless where did he have the time to tailor it.. they should have just made a bad realistic burn on his one side
- ********0
BATMAN 3! Christian Bale takes on his MOM!
- 7point340
all i ask is that there is no green spandex with punctuation... that's all i ask
last thing i need to see when i pay my 10 dollar ticket is christian bale chasing matthew lesko around gotham
- PromotionalUseOnly0
it won't be depp or hoffmann... some people have basically sat down and went who will be a good riddler/penguin... when the joker was cast everyone thought it would be any good purely because it wasn't cast on past form.
- chossy0
good stuff, we need to see batmans brain in action as he is one of the best detectives in the comic realm :D
- ukit0
You have to admire Hoffman for having constructed a career out of being a fat, sweaty loser. He's a brilliant actor too.
- Renee_J0
First off, I agree with JFletcher about JamalJenking or whatever.
If the sequel sucked SOOOO incredibly much, it wouldn't have had record breaking sales in just the first weekend. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's STILL raking in the dough.
Now on to other stuff. As far as the next villains go, I'm pretty sure everything up until this point is pretty far-fetched. If we expect one thing, they'll only slam us with something completely different. Run around the rumor mill all you want, but I think they're really wanting to surprise us.
And who said Johnny Depp could possibly replace Heath Ledger? I think that, from a fan standpoint, that would be the absolute worse thing for them to do. As far as I'm concerned, they should just leave the joker be for two reasons:
1) Ledger did such an amazing job, itseems near impossible that they will find someone even half as good.
2) Ledger DIED because of the mental strain this put on him. Fans (or at least the media) would have a FIELD day seeing them put someone else in that "danger".So yeah, they need to move on. I think they need something fresh, you know? I don't think they should use one of the MAIN villains just yet. Take a break and use someone a little less known that hasn't already been used in other movies from the past.
