I don't know how true this rumor is, and for the franchise's sake, but I hope that it's about as real as those Phillip Seymour Hoffman playing the Penguin rumors that circled when "The Dark Knight" was in development. An article from British newspaper, The Telegraph is claiming that Christopher Nolan's first choice to play Catwoman in the next "Batman" film is, are you ready for this: Cher. Yes, that Cher, the one who is 62 years old, sang "I Got You Babe," was married to Greg Allman for about 3 days, and who was last seen playing herself in the 2003 Farrelly Brothers Matt Damon-Greg Kinear tent pole, "Stuck On You."I'll admit Cher has got decent acting chops, especially in the early 1980's Eric Stoltz drama, "Mask," (she received an Oscar nomination for it), and later "Moonstruck," (which she won an Oscar for while wearing her ridiculous outfit shown above) but I'm not sure about this. The other villain rumored to be in this film is the Riddler, to be played by Johnny Depp; so if that happens, then maybe I can forgive the Cher casting.
A so-called studio executive said that director Christopher Nolan wants the character to be portrayed as a "Vamp in her twilight years," which I guess would make Cher a decent choice since she's pushing senior citizen discount age now. After films like "Memento," "Batman Begins," "The Prestige," and "The Dark Knight," Nolan could make a Teletubbies movie and I'd probably pay to see it. This should make for an interesting film, though I'm not sure anything will top "The Dark Knight" anytime soon, but hopefully it will at least be a worthy sequel next to the first two.
This third installment is said to be called "The Caped Crusader," and The Telegraph's source also claims filming will start in Vancouver early next year, so there's more good news.
Here is the link to the original article from The Telegraph:
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