Sir Michael Caine is always on hand to give people small yet important updates on the next Batman movie, and today in an interview with Empire Caine revealed that the current plan is for the script to be delivered to the cast in January, and then for shooting to take place between May and November.

This would suggest that Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan and David Goyer are still working on the script and will be for another month or two, which is good to know. Nobody wants the next Batman film to suffer from the ‘third film curse’ which has claimed superhero franchises in the past, so a non-rushed approach is welcomed.

At the moment not a lot has been confirmed but it is expected that Christian Bale will be back, as will Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman. Tom Hardy will be a new addition to the cast in a role that has not yet been revealed, and we recently heard that Warner Bros. were looking at a number of actresses for the new female lead (you may remember The Joker blew up the last one).

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According to Deadline The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, who has been placed in a ‘Godfather’ role to the Superman reboot, is currently meeting with a number of potential directors and will submit his choice to Warner Bros. within the next few weeks. David Goyer came up with the concept and wrote a script with Jonathan Nolan, but now the Batman team will be handing the directorial duties to someone else.

The names mentioned include Duncan Jones (Moon), Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles), Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), Tony Scott (Unstoppable), and Zack Snyder (Watchmen).

Out of the directors above I think we can rule Liebesman out as he just signed to direct Clash of the Titans 2 and will be unavailable. Zack Snyder could also be busy as he plans to direct Xerxes, a prequel to 300 which is currently in the scripting stage, although he could delay that or let someone else direct if Superman takes his fancy.

Tony Scott has been hit and miss over the years, so I would go for one of the two up and coming directors: Duncan Jones or Matt Reeves.

Apparently Warner Bros. has to get the movie made by 2012 as the studio stands to lose certain rights to the heirs of Superman creator Jerry Siegel. Filming will almost certainly begin next year so that it can hit its Christmas 2012 release date.

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With Inception on the verge of being released director Christopher Nolan will likely be bombarded with questions by just about everyone regarding Batman 3. Nolan has said in the past that he likes to focus on one movie at a time, and he has been saying that whenever questioned about The Dark Knight sequel recently.

While he repeats himself again in this latest interview, he does talk about his success and mentions his brother Jonathan has been working “very hard” on the script for Batman 3.

From The New York Times:

On the success of The Dark Knight:

It could be paralyzing, if you chose to take credit for the success, rather than understanding that when you catch the zeitgeist in that way, that’s a very unique thing. And not possible to explain. Beyond that, it’s in the hands of the movie gods. I think we were extremely, extremely fortunate in ways that I’ll probably never understand. In that sense, I don’t worry about it.

On what he did after the completion of The Dark Knight:

I actually had a really enjoyable period, went away for a month to Florida, relaxed with the family. While we were doing “The Prestige”, we knew we were going to do “The Dark Knight”. While I was doing “Batman Begins”, I knew I was going to do “The Prestige”. That’s basically five or six years that you’re completely locked into a creative path. For the first time I was able to step back and go, O.K., what do I want to do now? I’d always wanted to do “Inception”. I took six months to finish the script, and I found I could.

On Warner Bros. setting a 2012 release date for Batman 3:

The gears are firmly jammed up with this movie. I wouldn’t let them put out an impractical date. Put it that way. They know me well enough to know what my process is. I do one film at a time. It’s one of my real inefficiencies. As I start to free up on this film, I’ll be thinking about what to do next. I’m also very fortunate I have a brother I work with. He’s an incredible asset and has been for many years.

On whether his brother, Jonathan, has completed the script:

Oh, yeah. He’s been working on a script for a long time. And working very hard. So he tells me.

Keeping his head in one world at a time is probably why Nolan produces great films, and Inception will no doubt complete his winning streak.

We heard earlier this month that Batman 3 may begin filming in March so we can expect a few developments over the rest of the year.

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Hero Complex got the chance to do two things movie fans everywhere would pay good money to do. First they were invited to the editing suite of Christopher Nolan’s Inception, getting a peak this summer’s most mysterious and intriguing movie. While there they also got the chance to talk to Nolan about a few other projects he’s working on. Nothing big. Just Batman 3 and a Superman reboot.

For those who haven’t keen keeping up on Nolan’s Superman/Batman situation (shame on you!) here’s what’s happening in one sentence: David Goyer and Jonathan Nolan are co-writing the script for Batman 3, which Nolan will direct, and they will also be co-writing the script for a Superman reboot, which Nolan will produce. Exciting stuff.

Here’s what Nolan had to say about The Dark Knight co-writer David Goyer coming up with a Superman concept:

“He basically told me, ‘I have this thought about how you would approach Superman. I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.

“A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that’s what I know how to do.”

On Batman 3:

“My brother is writing a script for me and we’ll wait to see how it turns out…he’s struggling to put it together into the epic story that you want it to be.”

“Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story, and in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story. We have a great ensemble, that’s one of the attractions of doing another film, since we’ve been having a great time for years.”

It looks like Nolan is preparing the third Batman film to be the last, well for him and the world/story he has created at least. I’m sure we’ll be getting more Batman movies after Batman 3, just like we had other Batman movies before Batman Begins.

Nolan also said that the Superman reboot will be in a different universe to his Batman world, so we shouldn’t be expecting any Marvel-like crossovers or a Batman vs. Superman movie.

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Update: According to AICN who called Thomas Tull at Legendary Pictures the story is not accurate, and the project isn’t at the script stage yet.

Update 2: Variety say that “Goyer pitched a more action-packed idea that involves Superman battling arch nemesis Lex Luthor and super villain Brainiac”. It seems the original report was correct after all.

Update 3: Now IGN are saying Jonah Nolan will be co-writing the script with Goyer, and that Christopher Nolan will executive-produce. Warner Bros. have basically got the Batman team to work on Superman, which is very exciting indeed. Batman 3 should begin to gear up after Chris Nolan has finished work on Inception .

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Following the announcement that Chris Nolan will be overseeing the production of the new Superman film at Warner Bros., there has been a lot of speculation about what direction the movie will take. Will it be darker, ala The Dark Knight, or will Nolan and Company guide the Man of Steel toward a brighter light?

While those questions can’t be answered just yet, we do have some news that might give us an idea of what to expect. David Goyer, the co-writer of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, has been brought on as the writer for the movie, and Latino Review‘s source confirms the long-rumored title: The Man of Steel.

The site claims that Goyer is just helping with the story for the upcoming Batman 3, so work on that script shouldn’t interfere with his writing for Superman. Even if this isn’t the case, I think the guy is talented enough to pull off multiple scripts at the same time. Just look at Kurtzman and Orci: those guys wrote Star Trek, Transformers 2, and were producing multiple films (and a TV show!) all at the same time.

According to their source, Brandon Routh and Bryan Singer are definitely out of the running as actor and director. While no director is signed on yet, word is that Lex Luthor and Brainiac are part of the story and the film will not cover the origin story. Could this finally be the Superman movie we’ve been waiting for? Things are certainly looking that way; this could be a great turnaround for the Man of Steel after the bitter taste left in the public’s mouth from Superman Returns.

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News has been dry on the Batman 3 front lately as director Christopher Nolan is busy working on Inception, which will be released in a few months time. However Deadline Hollywood may have got a scoop which suggests a script for The Dark Knight sequel may be in the works.

Recently David Goyer left his position as showrunner on TV show FlashForward, which he said was due to his movie projects ‘ramping up’. We already know one of them is Ghost Rider 2, and another may possibly be Batman 3:

…Goyer’s feature career is really heating up, since he co-wrote Batman Begins, and penned the story for The Dark Knight, and is now writing the third Batman instalment with Chris Nolan’s brother Jonah.

If true that would suggest Warner Bros. want to get a script ready so that Christopher Nolan can start work soon after he has finished on Inception. It is also likely Nolan will be working with Goyer and his brother on the script, just like he did with the previous Batman films.

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The Dark Knight has been nominated in 8 Oscar category’s, including Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor, however Batman fans are a little angry that the film was not nominated for Best Picture and that director Christopher Nolan hasn’t been given a nod. This has lead screenwriter Jonathan Nolan to responded to fans via darkcampaign.com:

“hey — not sure who to address this to as it looks like a collective effort, but I just wanted to pass along my thanks.

It’s truly humbling that you guys would take the time and effort to try to get the film recognized. I, like you, was disappointed that Chris didn’t get some recognition this morning, but for Heath and so many of the people who worked so hard on this thing to get nominated is thrilling.

Any nominations for a comic book movie is a thing of beauty no matter how you slice it, and that takes the sting out a bit. Besides, I’ve been to the big show before, and, like any of these things, it’s a little disappointing. Did you know it’s not even an open bar once the show starts? At least this time I would have remembered to bring a little cash so I could buy myself a drink after losing.

The best part of this experience is seeing other people getting passionate about the film the way that we did. It has been a truly incredible experience. So thank you again.

best,

jonah nolan”

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When Jonathan Nolan was confirmed as the lead writer on Terminator Salvation everyone took a huge sigh of relief. Jonathan was one of the writers behind The Dark Knight (which was rather good) and The Prestige (which was also rather good) so it didn’t look like we had anything to worry about.

Timothy Zahn, author of the upcoming Terminator Salvation prequel novel, recently spoke to this dude and he had some encouraging words to say about the script.

We ended up talking for at least a good couple of hours, mostly about all things Terminator related. Of course, he’s under an NDA regarding the new movie, and I would never have been so rude as to ask him for any details about the movie or the novel. The only thing I did want to know was simply how he thinks the movie is going to be. His response was very encouraging. The basic gist of what he said is that given the script that they’re working with they’d have to try very hard to turn it into a bad movie. He’s gotten script revisions as the movie has been in production, and said that all of the revisions have been improvements, and show that they really do care about the story. That’s worth more to me than any spoilers would be!

Although this is only one man’s opinion and he is working for them, it is good to hear positive things about the movie.

We can expect a new trailer with Quantum of Solace in the upcoming weeks.

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