Johnny Depp to play The Riddler

While I readily admit that I am not a huge Dark Knight fan, Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of the Caped Crusader has turned me on to the whole series (non-sexually, of course).

Due to my new found interest in the franchise, I (along with millions of other fans) have been wondering who the next Batman villain will be. Jay had a Multiply entry on possible suspects, but as word leaked out, it was made known that The Riddler was to be next in line. And just a few minutes ago, I read an article from Hecklerspray that Johnny Depp will definitely play the part… which makes me want to watch the movie even more.

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Fast forward to today (09 September) when I finally decided to continue this post. It seems that Philip Seymour Hoffman is now also going to be cast into the next installment of the Dark Knight franchise as the bumbling, yet essential Batman villain, The Penguin.

Don’t believe me? Read the news here.