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Thursday
27Aug2009

Rumor Patrol: Megan Fox Is Not Catwoman

DateThursday, August 27, 2009 at 7:49PM
Once again, a Batman casting rumor got the better of tons of people this week. And it's hard to understand the impulse to go along with the ride on these, because so many movie fans are anxious for the third movie and for one of the first times in film history, almost every actor alive is fair game for something.

The rumor du jour was Megan Fox as Catwoman. I was asked about it on e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook, and my answer was pretty much the same every time: "I'll wash your car for a year if Megan Fox is Catwoman." A rep for Warner Bros. told People on Wednesday, "there's no script. There's no project to be cast in."

Precisely.

On top of the fact that Christopher Nolan is perfectly busy working on another $200 million project for Warner Bros. - next summer's sci-fi flick Inception - and won't move forward with the story for the Dark Knight sequel until after that's wrapped up, we have zero indication that Catwoman will be involved. Ditto The Penguin and The Riddler, two other commmonly cited villains for part three. That's all rumor, and there's never been any truth to it at all because there's never been a script.

As for Megan Fox, she is way, way, way, way too young to play Catwoman in a Gotham City where Bruce Wayne is well into his 30s. There's time to speculate on who might play Catwoman or what villain makes the most sense in the Nolanverse (and in my opinion, it's none of the other Big Four), but I will guarantee you no matter what name you hear in connection with this movie until at least February or March and probably until next summer, it's bogus.

If not, I'll wash your car for a year.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

Should be... Rosario Dawson, Marion Cottilard (who just worked with Nolan), Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Michelle Monaghan or Kate Beckinsale.

Thursday, August 27, 2009 | Unregistered Commenteranybody

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