I bet you’re all itching to know the answer to the ultimate question: Is Chris Nolan directing Batman 3??? The best answer we can give is…it’s very likely 
In a recent interview with the LA Times, Nolan had the following to say regarding Batman 3:
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…I’m very excited about the end of the film, the conclusion, and what we’ve done with the characters. My brother has come up with some pretty exciting stuff. Unlike the comics, these thing don’t go on forever in film and viewing it as a story with an end is useful. Viewing it as an ending, that sets you very much on the right track about the appropriate conclusion and the essence of what tale we’re telling.
There you have it. Nolan also mentioned that his brother Jonathan Nolan is “now doing the hard work” of writing the script with David Goyer. He had the following to say:
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.
In addition, expect key characters who survived the first 2 films to return for the third. Will that include the Joker? We have no idea. Here’s the quote:
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.
…wait, there’s more Batman 3 news, you say? Yes, indeed! Nolan has also eliminated one of many potential villains who have been speculated to appear in the third film: Mr. Freeze. Looks like those rumors about Dick Grayson and Mr. Freeze making cameos in Arkham Asylum were complete BS after all – as if we didn’t already know.
Moving onto news of the next “Superman” project, Chris Nolan had the following to say:
It’s very exciting, we have a fantastic story. And we feel we can do it right. We know the milieu, if you will, we know the genre and how to get it done right…[it] 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.
Nolan also stated that this next film will stand on its own, dismissing ideas of whether there will ever be a Superman/Batman crossover film:
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. Each (Batman, Superman) serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other.
Well, it certainly looks like the ball has started rolling on these 2 projects and with the approaching summer release of Nolan’s next film “Inception”, expect to hear more from the director in the coming months ahead.
You can find the entire LA Times article here: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/03/christopher-nolan-takes-flight-with-superman-we-have-a-fantastic-story-1.html
Marvel Studios has official revealed their casting choice for Red Skull, the main villain to be featured in “The First Avenger: Captain America”…and the role goes to Hugo Weaving! Excellent casting choice, no? In case you’re clueless as to who this legendary villain is, here’s the description courtesy of Wikipedia:
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