Weisz, Depp slated for Batman sequel?
We all know how rock solid Internet rumors can be. With that, I bring you the latest speculation as to who will be showing up in the sequel to Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” courtesy of Chud.com.
The latest conjecture finds Rachel Weisz playing the daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul, who comes to Gotham seeking revenge on Batty Bruce for punching the hell out of her dad and then dropping a monorail on him (spoiler!). On top of that, the studio’s number one pick for Batman’s grinning lunatic nemesis (the Joker, not Killer Croc) is apparently Johnny Depp, which is a staggering surprise!
If it happens, I like the Wiesz choice a lot. She was the only respectable aspect of last year’s overwrought and pretentious “The Constant Gardener.” I’m still on the fence when it comes to her “hottie” factor though.
Depp works for me as well here, even though he’s sort of suffering from overexposure thanks to his mid-career plunge into blockbuster roles like Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Still, he’s got the complexity and intensity that would translate well in the darker Batman films Nolan is creating.
Whether Depp or somebody else ends up playing the Joker, it’s going to be quite a challenge to live up to Jack’s performance though.
January 13th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
I approve of Johnny. Although I still vie for Michael Keaton as Joker, an early kick around as the sequel began to get some press. It would be so cool to see him as first the Bat and now the nemesis. Won’t happen though.
It’ll end up being Hulme…
I read Batman-On-Film almost daily because I am a giant dork.