EVERYBODY BE COOL THIS IS A ROBBERY!

[hackthis_archive]

Okay I've been getting wonky traffic on this all day, so let's just say it now:

TOM HARDY HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED TO PLAY THE RIDDLER IN BATMAN 3

I REPEAT:

TOM HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED TO PLAY THE RIDDLER IN BATMAN 3.

Fact 1:
Yes, Tom's signed on to play A ROLE in Batman 3. A big role.

Fact 2: It could be The Riddler. Or it could be Nightwing. Or Jason Todd. Hell, he could be Solomon Grundy. Maybe he'll be DEADSHOT! Shit, that'd be awesome. Or Hugo Strange (we know how Tom is). But. Chris won't say, cause Chris never says until he is ready. You couldn't get Chris Nolan to confirm the color of the sky if he didn't want to.

Fact 3: The Riddler could still go to Joe. Stop sulking in your coffee; it's unbecoming. It's also possible that Joe was on the hook to take it, but is now taking time off for family reasons. That's understandable, let's all respect that.

Fact 4: Yes, we all know the Chris Nolan stable can keep you employed for your entire career if you play it right. BUT. Nothing is confirmed.


In conclusion: We have Tom + Chris + Batman = THE MOST AWESOME A GIRL (OR BOY) CAN GET WITH HER (OR HIS) CLOTHES ON. So, people please stop tripping out on me.

Be glad they pushed Mad Max to 2012, because now Tom can rock the fuck out of this. *\o/*

We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming already in progress.

Comments

[ilovetakahana.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I said, too: Tom Hardy in unspecified lead role, more to come when Nolan wants to release it.

If THard+JGL+Bale really DOES happen in the next film, well, that would be more than frabjously amazing.

But Nolan is still holding the cards close to his chest. Tease.

[becky-monster.livejournal.com]

Personally - I couldn't give a rat's hiney *who* TH is playing - he's in another film that I'll hotfoot it to the cinema to go see. It's all good.

But TH's character 'interacts' with Dr Crane/Scarecrow, I will be a happy person As will a lot of other people too, I am sure;)

[ilovetakahana.livejournal.com]

fangirl squee at the return of Scarecrow

[becky-monster.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

And if he doesn't - that's what fanfic is for... isn't it? And if he does - pretty film will be *very* pretty indeed.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The shambles that the productions in right now, I wouldn't put money on it. Then again the state of the world economy is only half of the problem with that one.

[philosiraptors.livejournal.com]

I am freaking out a little because they're filming some of it in my city and the idea of Tom Hardy within, like, a fifty mile radius is enough to make my face tingle. BUT YOU KNOW.

Also if Joe ends up in this too I will TRULY freak. I don't care if they just hang out in the background! Looking pretty! I DON'T CARE. o_____o

[lunaysol.livejournal.com]

If your city is New Orleans JGL is filming Looper there too. I'm not sure when exactly, but the director, Rian Johnson, has been blogging about it on tumblr: http://loopermovie.tumblr.com/

[philosiraptors.livejournal.com]

IT IS. IT IS INDEED. Omg, thank you for this information. o_________o

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Everyone Chris uses he's had to worth with once to start; it's how relationships are developed. He had to work initially with Tom to realize he wanted to use him again and I'm sure if there somebody who he wants to work with who wants to work with him, then a way will be found. Frankly, I'm actually a huge proponent of the fact that he re-uses people he enjoys working with. He knows what he wants and he knows he has people who can deliver the performance he needs. Heaven forbid you listen to the fans and/or the studio when you cast, then you end up with bloody Katie Holmes in your film when she's clearly not a strong enough actress to pull off the role.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Inception is a movie full of people Chris has never worked with before. In fact the only people who he had worked with before were Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy and Ken Watanabe, who all come from the Batman franchise. That makes three out of a joint cast of nine (including Marion, Leonardo, Ellen, Dileep, Joe, Tom). I don't think that shows a tendency to shy away from using new faces.

Actually, the number is ten because I forgot Tom Berenger.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The very first thing you said was:

I, for one, wish Nolan would cast actors he hasn't worked with before.

I then point out that he does, that Inception is full of them, and you say it doesn't count because it's an ensemble. I'm baffled.

[fincalian.livejournal.com]

i don't think this is what inception_crack is attempting to say at all. obviously nolan knows what he wants and he should go for it. but when it seems like all he does is cast people he's worked with time after time, it gets old. and seeing fresh faces is always nice. and how will nolan know if he likes someone new if he's always casting old people?

that being said, if he hadn't cast people he'd worked with before, watanabe might never have been cast as saito. and what a tragedy we'd have had there.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Inception is a movie full of people Chris has never worked with before. In fact the only people who he had worked with before were Michael Caine and Ken Watanabe, who both came from the Batman franchise. Excuse me I forgot Cillian Murphy. That make three out of a joint cast of nine.

[fincalian.livejournal.com]

i stand corrected. i just felt that a clarification (and little bit defense) of inception_crack was necessary. i don't think he/she is trying to make anybody angry, just stating an opinion. i guess your reply seemed full of rage (at katie holmes for sucking) and i don't think people should get dissed for stating their opinions. disagreeing is fine, but politely. i've always felt your journal is a place where people can express their opinions safely, so i was a little surprised and jumped to his/her defense (perhaps without thinking).

i'd also like to thank you for being the voice of reason among many worked-up people. tom hardy as the riddler seems wrong to me, and i doubt JLG would give up the role of the riddler. and nolan would have to be heartless not to allow him some personal time off. there are so many options, there's no reason for people to be worried about what will happen yet. i'm glad there was a rational reply to it all.

[antheia.livejournal.com]

On Dark Knight, he used Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, and Heath Ledger. All of whom were unknown quantities to him. To say nothing of the fact that good directors like to build troupes of actors that work well with them and who they can develop shorthand with. Why make life harder?

pipe dreams~

[chibi-lurrel.livejournal.com]

I hope he's Mr. Freeze.

[venilia.livejournal.com]

Can't be any of the Robins, actually. Apparently Christian Bale is of the Frank Miller persuasion and hates the Robins, and it's in his contract or something that no Robins happen in the films.

BUT STILL! YAYYAYYAYYAYYAY!

[skyvehicle.livejournal.com]

So maybe they're ditching Bale to do Tom Hardy and JGL as Batman and Robin. I KNOW ITS RIDICULOUS I'M JUST BEING SILLY HERE OKAY (shit how funny would that be)

[jenna_marianne]

This would be *awesome.* Someone should write that fic!

[loverly.livejournal.com]

HAHA YES. I'd even sacrifice Bale for this!

[someidiothasice.livejournal.com]

NO ROBINS EVER?! SCREW YOU, BALE, I WANT ME SOME NIGHTWING! END THE DOUCHEBAGGERY!

/rage

seriously, now the image of JGL/T-Hard facing off as Nightwing/Riddler in those spandex suits will be forever burned into my mind ♥

[kanikapila.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm really not in the know, but does this mean it's a possibility that JGL and Tom could be in another movie together? That would make me veeeeeeery happy :)

[jenna_marianne]

Wow, I have been totally oblivious to all of this. I'm so stoked that Tom Hardy will be in the next Batman, regardless of what role it is. :D

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

Tom is also going to be playing Superman. TRUE STORY!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You know that's the only way you ever get my ass to watch Super Sanctimonious Asshole, TBH.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

I hate that bastard so much. Superman, not Tom. Obviously. My friend and I got in trouble at the last Superman movie because we both whispered 'asshole' at the exact same time so it ended up sounding very, very loud.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

That's my girl.

[strigine.livejournal.com]

I had not heard anything about any of this, ahaha. So I am awash in neu!squee! I'm just really happy he's getting more BIG roles, yanno?

[jibrailis.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, as I know zip about Batman, it doesn't make a huge difference to me what role he plays as I would be clueless either way. TOM HARDY PLAY ALL THE ROLES? I'm just happy to see that he's landing these big jobs!

[pearljamz.livejournal.com]

Don't forget Tom will be in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy alongside Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Firth. That's pretty awesome, too, right?
2010 will be a busy year indeed

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Tinker Tailor is actually my favourite spy novel ever, so, uh, yeah. Pretty damn awesome.

[ilovetakahana.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be a very angry moviegoer if that film doesn't make it here to the Philippines. Cast is aces and I love spy thrillers.

[joonscribble.livejournal.com]

I just have to say that I'm RIDICULOUSLY excited that Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt might be entering the Chris Nolan Stable. Like, silently screaming and flailing kind of excited.

[wordsalone.livejournal.com]

I WILL WATCH HIM IN ANYTHING.

Oh wait...was there wank? How about let's all be happy that JGL and Tom Hardy may be in another film together?

How about we get rid of Christian Bale and make Tom Batman?

[laseuleange.livejournal.com]

SO HAPPY FACE. SO SO SO HAPPY FACE.

Mr. Nolan, I love you.

AND YOU TOO MS(S/R/TR) HACKTHIS FOR SHOWING ME THIS

[foxxcub.livejournal.com]

I JUST WANT THARD AND JGL IN ANOTHER MOVIE TOGETHER.

Maybe they'll be Riddler and Harley Quinn. ;__;

[someidiothasice.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHA LOVE. SO MUCH L♥VE.

[melodylemming.livejournal.com]

I can't spare that much attention for this as I'm still agonizing over whether I think it's awesome that he's playing Ricki Tarr in Tinker Tailor or whether I want to accuse o whole lot of people of sacrilege for making the movie at all.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I take it you've never seen the British adaptation from 1979 then.

[melodylemming.livejournal.com]

I have. It's my single favorite thing ever committed to film, and I'm upset on its behalf as well as the book's. Mostly I'm just really scared about what's going to happpen to the story when they compress it to feature-length.

[vic-ramsey.livejournal.com]

THARD AS DEADSHOT WOULD BE AMAZING. LIKE REALLY.

If life was really fair and bowed to my every whim, THARD would be NIGHTWING while JGL would be TIM DRAKE/ROBIN/RED ROBIN.

[atomicskull.livejournal.com]

UNRELATED, BUT:

You might want to check this out. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5075924943/)

I swear I would have something intelligent to say about Tom + Batman = OMG but I have been studying since 2 and my brain is officially offline.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Someone sent that to me two days ago and I couldn't formulate a real reply. *checks* No, still can't formulate a real reply.

[missdunham.livejournal.com]

Awh man, but I can't wait to see what role he gets :D

[pen-pistola.livejournal.com]

I um. I. Don't even.

(http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/almightysempai/?action=view&current=SelinaHardy.jpg)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I. What. I. *covers eyes*