Brian in Mesa

Until it gets a title, this will be the Batman VI thread.

Katie Holmes dropped from "Batman Begins" sequel?
Source: Cinema Confidential, Page Six

PageSix.com (http://www.pagesix.com) is reporting that Katie Holmes' character will not be appearing in the "Batman Begins" sequel.

It is rumoured that her character is being ditched to make way for the more famous DA featured in the comics, Harvey Dent, who becomes Batman's enemy Two Face.

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman are all committed for a second Batman film.

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Brian in Mesa

With the main cast locked in for 3 films, rumors are circulating regarding who might be the Joker in a future film (VI or VII).

Here are some of the names:

Mark Hamill
Crispin Glover
Lachy Hulme
Paul Bettany
Sean Penn

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WastedFate

Mark Hamill has been doing the voice of the joker on the animated series for god knows how many years. It would be interesting.

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SunsTzu

Mark Hamill would be awesome IMO. I always felt the Joker from the animated series was the best Joker.

Chris_Sanders

I agree completely. No one has captured the way I perceive the Joker's voice like Hamill.

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vince56

I agree. I just saw Batman Begins last night... man is that a great movie. It's good to see the real Batman on screen, and not the campy 'rubber nipples' Batman we've seen in a few films. Great movie. I loved how it ended too, with the card. Hamill would be excellent, plus it would keep the Jedi-Knight-as-the-bad-guy theme.

Oh hey, if you haven't seen the movie, don't read that last sentence.

Stout

Whoever plays the Joker in the next movie will be nothing more than a man standing before a firing squad. Cha, try and follow Romero and Nicholson...right!

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Chaplin

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html

New 'Batman' names its Joker
Heath Ledger to take on role of criminal mastermind

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Batman is heading into a sequel, titled "The Dark Knight," and he will face off against the Joker, this time played by Heath Ledger.

Christian Bale, the star of last year's "Batman Begins," will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Christopher Nolan is returning to the directing chair.

Ledger, Oscar-nominated this year for his role in "Brokeback Mountain," resurrects a murderous role memorably played in 1989 by Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's "Batman."

"Batman Begins" was a critical and commercial hit, and relaunched the Warner Bros. franchise.

An early 2007 start date is being eyed for the sequel. Before then, Bale and Nolan will be in theaters this fall with the Disney release "The Prestige."

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Pariah

If they start filming in Early 2007, is an December 2007 release too soon to hope for?

Chaplin

Yes. It will definitely be placed in the summer of 2008.

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Donald

I hope it is half as good as the first one, and it will be worth the money.

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Bada0Bing

Nice choice. I can see him pulling off a good Joker.

cheesebeef

yes - it's slotted for summer '08. Ledger, huh? Don't know what to think of that, but I trust Nolan.

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arthurracoon

so what exactly would this be about?

is it a remake or a still a prequel to the original batman?

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Chaplin

Batman Begins was never intended to be a prequel to the original Batman. The films were completely seperate.

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