The Batman Watch : Catwoman

Alright, you BatHards....new information. It has been released that the latest cast addition to the "Dark Knight Rises," is Anne Hathaway who will play Catwoman. Tom Hardy of "Inception," will play Bane and oh yes, Christian Bale is back as Batman. Also it has been reported that this will be director Christopher Nolan's last go at the franchise.

It seems to be from reports that Warner Bros hasn't really spoken much of Catwoman per se (so everyone could forget about the OTHER catwoman-will not work). Instead, Hathaway will play Selina Kyle basically leading speculators to believe that in this film she will be playing a somewhat origins story.

I think Hathaway definitely has acting chops but can she play the feral feline Catwoman? This is a sexed up role and while Hathaway does have sex appeal it's very earthy and earnest, I'm not sure if she can play a whip-toting dominatrix who keeps cats as her best friends.

We'll see.

Garbage Reunion?

This is super good news of the day.

Shirley Manson of the band, Garbage told the Herald Scotland that she and the other members of the band (Duke, Steve and Butch) are reuniting to work on their first album in five years.

The last original album was 2005's Bleed Like Me, followed by a Greatest Hits in 2007. Shirley took a break from recording to work on her acting career (she was so awesome in the Sarah Connor Chronicles).

She was quoted as saying: "I'm working on a record right now with the band. We've recorded quite a lot but it's difficult to quantify.

"It's the first one in a long time. I took about five years off. I'd like to do some touring next year."

She added: "We’re just winging it right now."



Hell to the yeah, garbage reunion and a tour! watch out!!

Because I love Batman!

According to Yahoo! *The* number one trending topic right now is Batman 3, that is correct fellow Bat-hards (YEP) the third installment in the grim franchise is to be titled "The Dark Knight Rises."

The sad part of this news is that it will NOT feature the Riddler, which bums me out because the rumor mill suggested that this was at least a possibility. Apparently, Christopher Nolan has spoken with the LA times about the film and basically rounded off that the rumor was fan guesswork, as the script has just been completed. (So what were they doing with all that free time???)

Also, no villain has yet been unveiled, and the studio is casting for a female lead. Who would we like to see? Personally, I'd love to see the Riddler, in this time of election and other gnarly media it seems that the narcissist with the best PR in Gotham, the Riddler would be a time fitting choice. There's a slew of villains, so Nolan must be holding onto something really good.....as long as it's not like a buffet of Arkham's finest.