http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-12/10/13.00.film
Batman 5
Lord of the Rings Star Viggo Mortensen is rumoured to play the villain(rumoured to be R'as Al Ghul and/or the Scarecrow) in the new Batman movie. Katie Holmes is also rumoured to play Batman's new love interest in the movie which, if the villain is indeed R'as Al Ghul, will more than likely be his daughter Talia R'as Al Ghul. Some interesting quotes from the article:
Facts:
Batman 5
Lord of the Rings Star Viggo Mortensen is rumoured to play the villain(rumoured to be R'as Al Ghul and/or the Scarecrow) in the new Batman movie. Katie Holmes is also rumoured to play Batman's new love interest in the movie which, if the villain is indeed R'as Al Ghul, will more than likely be his daughter Talia R'as Al Ghul. Some interesting quotes from the article:
Caine said Nolan's Batman script creates a deeper role for Alfred than previous films. "We start when Batman is a baby, so I'm more like a father," Caine said in an interview. "I'm a father who knows how to lay a table with the knives and forks in the right places."
'We're going to have a human hero in Batman. He's powerful because he does pushups. Where does he get all his weapons? Because he's a multibillionaire, and he's in the arms business, so he gets the secret weapons instantly. Why does he wear the bloody suit? To scare the s--t out of people, because he doesn't really want to fight.'
Facts:
- Christian Bale has been cast for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman
Michael Caine has been cast for the role of Alfred Pennyworth
Christopher Nolan (director of Memento and Insomnia) will be directing
There are no ties to the previous movies
Cillian Murphy (star of 28 Days Later) is set to be cast as one of the villains
No one will be able to play the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman better than Christian Bale. NO ONE. Just watch American Psycho if you don't believe me
- The movie will be called Batman: Intimidation
Production is set to begin April 2004 and the movie is planned to be released on July 4th, 2005
If the rumour of Scarecrow and R'as Al Ghul is true, then Scarecrow will only have a small role in the beginning of the movie