Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
While the talk and speculation has been rampant, and it was considered a foregone conclusion that The Joker would be the main Batman nemesis in the next installment of the dark crusader’s fight against crime in Gotham, we had no definitive word on it from anyone officially connected to the film project. Now, the speculation is over as Batman co-star and award winning actor Michael Caine has confirmed that The Joker is definitely in the next movie.
Caine will also be returning to reprise his role of Alfred in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Batman sequel film. He has just told Turner Classic Movies that the follow-up to 2005’s hit superhero film will feature the Joker. The Joker’s return was hinted in the finale of Batman Begins.
“There are three pictures I want to do, small parts. One [Children of Men, opening in September,] is with Alfonso Cuaron, who directed Y Tu Mama Tambien,” Caine reportedly said. “I wanted to work with him, and then Christopher Nolan, who directed Batman, is doing a smaller film called The Prestige, about magicians, and it’s very interesting. And we’re going to make the Joker next year.”
Caine did not, however, reveal who would be playing the famous villian.
Speaking of Batman, here’s an interesting recent Q&A with Adam West:
http://msnbc.com/modules/take3/july/10questions.htm
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