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From the Batman III, aka The Caped Crusader, casting rumors department: According to Telegraph.co.uk, Angelina Jolie may not be Christopher Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman in the next installment of the Batman franchise.  His first choice is none other than Cher.  What?  Really?   Was Bea Arthur not available?  Somebody is obviously very, very high.

A studio executive said: “Cher is Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.”

I have no idea how the 62 year old drag queen idol is on the short list for this part.  Catwoman personifies sexuality and athleticism.  Apparently Angelina Jolie falls short in these categories when compared to Cher.  Obviously Nolan is living in 1972 when Cher had mass commercial appeal.  And wasn’t 62 years old.  Oh right, they’re going for a “twilight years” effect.

Tags: Angelina Jolie, batman, batman franchise, Bizarro, Bruce Wayne, caped crusader, Catwoman, Cher, Christian Bale, christopher nolan, cruel joke, Gotham, Kate Beckinsale, Michelle Pfeiffer

It would seem to me as though everybody is reading a lot into a single comment made by Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight.  When asked if the new batsuit will stop dogs, he replies that it will stop cats.  That is apparently a huge indicator to the geek populace that Catwoman will be the next villian to encounter the Batman.  I think that it was a comment made in passing but I could be wrong.  Man, do I hope that I’m wrong.  I love the stress that Selena Kyle brings to Batman’s life.

We all know that a movie that has made as much money as The Dark Knight will have a sequel; in this day and age, it’s a foregone conclusion.  There’s no script, title, or villian, but that’s not stopping a certain well known actress and soon to be founder of the New U.N. from lobbying for the part of Catwoman.

Tags: Angelina Jolie, batman, Catwoman, comics, dark knight, Julie Newmar, Kate Beckinsale, Lucius Fox, new batsuit, Selena Kyle, Television, villian, wonder woman