Nolan's third Batman film has a title!!!

Just a couple of weeks ago, I woke up and started my day asking myself the one big question: what the heck will they call the next "Batman" movie? I thought about it for a while, but I eventually gave up...

Needless to say, I was hoping they would shoot for a new title, but according to Christopher Nolan, that's not exactly the case. His third "Batman" film will be titled "The Dark Knight Rises." Okay, fair enough.

Speaking with Hero Complex, Nolan also talked about the villain. More specifically, he mentioned the villain we won't get to see in the third flick: the Riddler. Nope, not this time. It will be someone else.

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Tom Hardy to star in 'Batman 3'

Every piece of news regarding Christopher Nolan's "Batman 3" is pretty much compelling, including this latest casting announcement: Tom Hardy will play a major role in the "The Dark Knight" sequel.

Deadline says no details about his role are known at this point, but it seems Hardy may end up playing a villain. At least that's what I hope will happen. Hardy last collaborated with Nolan on "Inception."

Hardy, who also starred in "Bronson" and "RocknRolla," has several gigs lined up. He will star in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "This Means War," and he's also still attached to star in "Mad Max: Fury Road."

Wally Pfister briefly talks 'Batman 3'

We all know a third "Batman" flick is coming courtesy of Christopher Nolan, but that's pretty much all we know about it at this point. The folks at Cinematical recently got a chance to talk to cinematographer Wally Pfister, and he had a couple of things to say about the upcoming "The Dark Knight" sequel.

"What Chris and I have talked about is doing something cool and something interesting," he told Cinematical. One thing he said he chatted with Chris about is to shoot the entire thing in IMAX. Okay, that sounds good so far. He also said he's not sure they would want to shoot it in 3D, and I hope they won't.

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'The Dark Knight' sequel ready for release in 2011?

Tada! It's time for some more news/rumors about the sequel to Christopher Nolan's hit acton flick "The Dark Knight."

According to an interview with executive producer Michael E. Uslan in The Courier Post, a new "Batman" film could be ready for release in 2011:

"Uslan will be onboard as executive producer for the "Dark Knight" sequel, which he estimates will be theaters by 2011. As for the identity of the next round of Batman's supervillains and love interests, Uslan remains tight-lipped. 'It's one of those deals where if I told you, I'd have to kill you,' he says with a chuckle."

Okay, it's not much, but at least it comes from a more credible source than most rumors we've read about over the past months. That's progress, isn't it?

Uslan's producing credits also include "Batman Begins," "The Spirit," "Constantine" and even Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman."

Will The Joker and Two-Face be in 'Batman 3'?

That's a darn good question, right? Whatever will happen in the end, we've been hearing plenty of rumors about the sequel to "The Dark Knight" for months now, and as you all know, rumors are rumors and they certainly shouldn't be taken seriously until we hear it officially from the filmmakers themselves.

Anyway, as far as the Two-Face thing is concerned, it's not exactly a rumor. MTV briefly caught up with Aaron Eckhart at the Golden Globes Sunday and asked the actor whether Harvey Dent may appear in "Batman 3." Eckhart's first response: a nasty laugh.

As you can see in the clip below, he then went on to say, "If he's not dead, he's in a serious coma, and I'm not sure if he's coming out."

I know that's not much, but I admit Eckhart didn't look that comfortable answering this question. Who knows, maybe he was doing it on purpose.

The second thing I came across today is an article by Moviehole's Clint Morris, who wrote that one of his Warner Bros. sources told him The Joker may show up in the next Batman flick. "It's definitely possible; ya never know. Heard some things," the anonymous source said.

And there you go. I know it's not much, but it's circling the Web, and I think it's worth being mentioned once. My only advice: take it with a grain of salt. After all, it's just a rumor.

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Rhona Mitra as Catwoman in ‘Batman 3’?

Rumor alert! Rumor alert! Rumor alert! It’s one of those days again, and what you are about to read is only a rumor at this point.

Although most recent rumors about the sequel to Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” turned out to be false, new ones keep popping up on a regular basis.

The latest comes from Batman-On-Film, saying Rhona Mitra could be a candidate for the role of Catwoman (if that character were to appear in the flick).

Officially, there’s no script for the film yet, which makes it harder for me to consider this a possibility.

That said, I certainly don’t hate the idea of Mitra slipping into such a role. After all, in Neil Marshall’s latest action flick “Doomsday,” she showed the world she’s got what it takes to look good and kick butt at the same time.

Again, I wouldn’t spend too much time thinking about this until official sources confirm or deny it.