Brent, I saw this story late yesterday as well, and I don't see Williams having a place anywhere in the Bat-franchise. However, I did catch a word on the whisper-stream that Nolan wanted a shot at te next Superman movie. If that happens, then Williams, IMO, is a dead lock for Toyman.
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:45 PM, brent wodehouse < brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> wrote: > > > http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2010/06/30/14565671-wenn-story.html > > Williams wants crack at 'Batman' > > By WENN.COM > > Robin Williams is urging movie bosses to cast him in the next Batman movie > - because he has twice been turned down for parts in the superhero > franchise. > > Rumours over casting for Christopher Nolan's upcoming third superhero film > have been rife ever since The Dark Knight, starring Heath Ledger as The > Joker, hit cinemas in 2008 - with fans speculating over which characters > will be re-introduced. > > Nolan is said to be considering bringing feline femme fatale Catwoman back > for the new movie, along with The Riddler. > > Williams is adamant he would make a good replacement for Jim Carrey, who > played the fiendish puzzler in 1995's Batman Forever, because the part was > originally offered to him. The funnyman also reveals he was lined up to > play The Joker in the original 1989 Batman movie before the role was later > handed to Jack Nicholson - and the snubs have made him determined to > secure a part in the next installment of the hit franchise. > > He tells Empire magazine, "I would do Batman in a second. I'd play The > Riddler in the next one, although it would be hard to top Heath Ledger as > the villain and I'm a little hairy for tights. > > "The Batman films have screwed me twice before: years ago they offered me > The Joker and then gave it to Jack Nicholson, then they offered me The > Riddler and gave it to Jim Carrey. I'd be like, 'OK, is this a real offer? > If it is, then the answer's yes. Don't pump me again motherf**kers'." > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
