Inception is over so Christopher Nolan can now focus all of his attention on Batman 3 (I wonder what they will call it – Broken Bat, Shadow of the Bat?)
Ever since The Dark Knight there has been speculation as to what characters will be in the third film and who would play them.
It looks as if matters are beginning to coalesce as First Showing have some interesting news.
We’ve gotten word from a reliable inside source with a studio casting grid that The Riddler is listed as a character for Chris Nolan’s highly anticipated to the sequel to The Dark Knight, which is still called Batman 3 at Warner Bros. Even more interesting, the actor currently listed in the same grid to play the assumed villain is none other than Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whose status is just listed as “interested.”
We’d like to point out that this news should be considered confirmation that The Riddler is the villain in Batman 3 and less confirmation of the recent suggestions/rumors regarding Gordon-Levitt’s casting as the enigmatic villain. A casting grid is used in the industry to keep production companies, agencies, etc. in the loop on a project’s progress and the roles available for actors to potentially take.
Going from that it does look as if we will be seeing the Riddler, but the JGL appearance is still just a rumour. He would make a cracking Riddler though.
Plus he has recently worked with Nolan on Inception and the director does like to work with the same people again.
The film is due out on 20th July 2012, with a rumored April start-date so we may get an official announcement at the Comic Con. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman are returning.
How would you feel about Joseph Gordon-Levitt as The Riddler?
