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Riddle me this…riddle me that…who’ll never show up in a movie about the Bat?

Simple answer: Dane Cook.  Long answer: the same but it involves numerous non-work safe expletives, a brief seizure and cries about “any justice in the world”.

But that hasn’t stopped the thoroughly unfunny comedian from trying!  He’s apparently trying to get his foot in the door of one of the Batman movies to try his hand at playing The Riddler, a concept that Jim Carrey pretty much destroyed for all time with HIS portrayal of same.

When asked how Cook would play such a role, possibly in sheer disbelief that the moron would even suggest such a sacrilege, Cook said that he’d play it like “The Crow…only more comedic”.

Like that putz even knows what comedy IS.  Look, you want comedy?  Go get Denis Leary. He’d make a sweet Riddler.  Have some fun with it–get Gabriel Iglesias.  A fluffy Riddler would be awesome. They could let out one of Matthew Lesko’s suits and we’d be off to the races!

Don’t worry, though, folks–as long as Chris Nolan’s in charge I doubt you’ll ever see Dane Cook in a Batman movie.

Christopher Nolan’s Inception movie trailer is playing before Inglorious Basterds in theaters.  It plays like a Hitchcock movie such as Vertigo.  Leonardo DiCaprio does, in a way, look like Jimmy Stewart.

I am fascinated. I want to know more about the movie. The trades reported that Nolan said it was going to be part science fiction, but I don’t see that aspect in this trailer. I think I will like it.

Hans Zimmer creates an eerie scene, which I just love, with a feel of mystery. The special effects of the physical universe turning sideways are way cool.

“Your mind is the scene of the crime!”

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Over at a Comic-Con panel for the upcoming Book of Eli, actor Gary Oldman, who played Commissioner Gordon in both of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, leaked a few words on the third Batman flick: “We start filming the next ‘Batman’ next year, which means it won’t come out for another two years,” Oldman said, “but you didn’t hear that from me.”

It’s a surprise that we’d hear news of this from a completely unrelated panel event, but it’s a delight to hear nonetheless. Warner Bros. still hasn’t announced anything official, and a representative of the film studio even declined to comment. So, in all technicality, it’s still a rumor, even if it’s coming from a major actor’s mouth. We’ll still keep our eyes peeled for Nolan’s third Batman film, though.

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The casting for Inception continues as The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy have joined Christopher Nolan’s project.

The contemporary sci-fi action film is reportedly set within the architecture of the mind. It stars Leonardo di Caprio as a CEO-type character. He will be contrasted by Watanabe who will play the film’s villain, a man who is blackmailing diCaprio. Hardy will be a member of diCaprio’s team.

Watanabe is noted for having played Ra’s Al-Ghul in Batman Begins; Hardy is best known for his role as the villain Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis.

Filming starts this summer.

Three outstanding actors, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page, are in talks with Warner Bros. to join Leonardo DiCaprio in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Nolan will write and direct the film as well as produce it.

Production starts this summer for 2010 release.

The storyline is hush-hush, but the studio hints at a contemporary sci-fi with action set within the architecture of the mind.

Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in Inception, the science-fiction film that Christopher Nolan wrote and will direct as his next movie.  

The story is under wraps but the studio calls it a contemporary sci-fi action movie set within the structure of the mind.

Christopher Nolan penned a sci-fi script called Inception that received a whopping seven-figure buy from Warner Bros.

Nolan plans to start production this summer on the project that is being described as a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.

The Directors Guild of America picked their five leading awards contenders by nominating Danny Boyle (”Slumdog Millionaire”), David Fincher (”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), Ron Howard (”Frost/Nixon”), Christopher Nolan (”The Dark Knight”) and Gus Van Sant (”Milk”).

According to Variety, Boyle is the lone DGA newbie of the group, with the remainder having been nominated for features or, in the case of Fincher, commercials.

Howard has won twice, for “A Beautiful Mind” (2001) and “Apollo 13″ (1995), and was also nominated for “Cocoon” (1985). Nolan and Van Sant each previously scored a single mention, for “Memento” (2001) and “Good Will Hunting” (1997), respectively.

Taylor Hackford announced the winners at guild headquarters Thursday morning, filling in for DGA topper Michael Apted, who was on set. Hackford saluted the diverse films in the group, noting it was a “nice mix of small films and big films.”

When I first read from a blogger that Cher will be the next Catwoman for Christopher Nolan’s The Cape Crusader starring with Christian Bale as Batman and Johnny Depp as the Riddler, I didn’t believe it. I thought of it as a publicity stunt. 

Then, I read it again at another blog site with the source identified UK Telegraph.  It’s true. 

I rather like the idea. I’d love to see Cher on the big screen, again.  Of course, Johnny Depp is miraculous.

It’s great to hear Nolan is directing the next Batman movie, too. He’s done a marvelous job so far, which the box office proves.

The Dark Knight took in more money at the box office than the new release Step Brothers.  Knight brought in $23.1 million while Brothers brought in $11.7 million.

The speculation is the Christopher Nolan film starring Christian Bale will soar to $300 million total domestic sales this weekend — that’ll be a record.  Knight is at 261.7 million, so the chances look good, but we will know for sure come Sunday.