The next Batman Villain

[Trippyhippy]

In what may be the biggest casting spoiler in recent film history, Michael Caine has revealed that Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman will be playing the two villains in the sequel to The Dark Knight, reportedly titled, Gotham. Director Christopher Nolan has been in hiding since TDK's release, and has been notoriously secretive and non-committal about a possible sequel. That all changed when Caine gave an interview at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday. Splash Page MTV reports:

In an interview with MTV News conducted just hours ago at the Toronto Film Festival, Michael Caine - there to promote "Is There Anybody There?" - seemed to confirm rumors that the next installment of the "Batman" film franchise will feature two very well-known names playing the roles of The Riddler and The Penguin. "They've already got them in mind," said Caine, when asked who he'd like to see take up arms against the Caped Crusader. "It's Johnny Depp as The Riddler. And The Penguin is Philip Seymour Hoffman. I read it in the paper." So Caine is like the rest of us, reading gossip in the tabloids, right? Except for one thing…according to the actor, he confirmed the news through the studio itself. "I was with [a Warner Bros.] executive and I said, 'Are we going to make another one?' They said yeah. I said, 'How the hell are we going to top Heath? And he says 'I'll tell you how you top Heath - Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin.' I said, 'Shit, they've done it again!"

Hoffman is denying these rumors here.

 

[Tyrath]

Right now its basically that the studio wants to cast Hoffman and Depp but there has been nothing official.

Its being/was being discussed in the movie forum.

 

[Zephayra]

Hell yeah The Penguin.

 

[Marajade]

Casting Depp doesn't even hint at any villain, since he can play anyone he wants to. But my money is on the Riddler.

Also, If they do the Penguin, they need to get Danny back. He's just the guy for the job.

 

[Shirai]

Also, If they do the Penguin, they need to get Danny back. He's just the guy for the job.

They said Heath wouldn't top Jack as the joker either, or come even close to how Jack played it.

Keep in mind even though the Joker Ledger played is completely different from the Joker Nicholson played, he did not do a bad job at all.

 

[Saocide]

They have been doing an awesome job casting so far, I just hope Depp can pull it off if he is confirmed. I honestly can't imagine him playing that role, and no one from those old embarrassments should be allowed to play their original role in the new movies.