RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Media Next Batman Movie: Casting, News and Rumors

Yeah, cuz you wouldn't need someone with charisma to play a charismatic character.

So basically what you are all saying is that any actor can play a role if you have a good director.
I'll remember that next time you are all moaning about an actor you dont like.

Pariah and Clooney springs to mind here!

Chris Haaaaaansen.

You don't. All you need is charismatic lines with charismatic stunts.

Generally speaking, any actor could have adopted Ledger's Joker pantomimes/accent. After that, it's the script and the director that end up giving the character any value.



I was talking specifically about charismatic villains. That's why I referenced No Country for Old Men.

In the case of protagonists, you'd definitely need a good actor.

The Sun: Megan Fox has signed up to play Catwoman in the next Batman movie.

I emphasize that this was reported in the Sun, which is only slightly more reliable than Media Matters and Raw Story. So take it for what it's worth.

I would also point out that the original discussion was "would Nolan choose to cast her" not "would WB force her on the film"

He picked Katie Holmes for the first film didnt he, so acting chops dont seem to matter.

Not if (again hypothetically but that's all this entire conversation is) Nolan's contract gives him final casting approval and if Bale's contract guarantees that Nolan is the director.

He picked Katie Holmes for the first film didnt he, so acting chops dont seem to matter.

Ledger was splendid in the delightful romp "Ten Things I Hate About You"! That is my most beloved movie!
-Snarf

And I think due to the success of TDK, the studios are more likely to fuck with things than before...

Megan Fox is not going to be Catwoman. Let's get that out of the way right now. When E! Online asked Fox's publicist if she really had been cast in the role, the reply was, "Megan is a huge fan of the Batman movies and of director Christopher Nolan but these discussions have not taken place."

So why were outlets worldwide reporting last week that Fox would be playing Batman's feline foe in the next movie? The original report was published in the "Gordon Smart's Bizarre" section of the British tabloid "The Sun" on the 26th. It popped up all across the Internet within hours, and it took less than a day for the studio to refute it. "It's rumor. It's not true," a source at Warner Bros. told Access Hollywood. "There is no script. There is no project to be cast in."

What's odd is that this is not the first time a patently false claim about the next Batman movie was made by the same columnist. In December, Gordon Smart reported that Eddie Murphy had been cast as the Riddler and Shia LaBeouf would play Robin. That was quickly denied by Murphy's camp. Other reports said Phillip Seymour Hoffman would play the Penguin, but he told MTV, "No one has talked to me about it ever."

There is no script.