Christopher Nolan's next film won't be the sequel to "The Dark Knight." Instead, the filmmaker will direct "Inception," a sci-fi action flick he also wrote.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is described as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind." Okay, so far, so good.

The trade also said Nolan plans to shoot the film in the summer for a potential summer 2010 release. Warner Bros. is backing the project and will distribute.

Of course, this means Nolan will not gear up to direct another Batman flick in the near future. That said, there's no reason to panic, because he also helmed "The Prestige" between "Batman Begins" and "Knight."

Nolan's credits also include "Memento," a film I adored, and "Insomnia," which didn't impress me that much. I hope we'll soon learn more about the plot og "Inception." Stay tuned.

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."

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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