Well get out your salt shakers, because this is probably one of the biggest rumors to hit the net in quite a while.
According to 'El Mayimbe' over at
Latino Review, Warner Brother's long delayed and troubled
Justice League film will be produced by
Christopher Nolan, directed by
Zack Snyder, and will star both Henry Cavil and
Christian Bale as Superman and Batman respectively. And yes, Bale's Batman would be the same version seen throughout the Dark Knight trilogy. Oh, and Nolan is reportedly going to take over development of all DCU films going forward!
Now, at this point there is
nothing concrete to say whether or not any of this
rumor is true. From my understanding, Latino Review has had a very questionable track record with some of their reporting, and reading through their
article on the story in question, not once was a source named...
...however, Jett over at BOF (
Batman-On-Film), who has pretty close ties to WB insiders as far as Batman on film is concerned, doesn't really seem all that surprised by the news. In fact, he's already gone ahead and written a
post, addressing some reader emails asking whether or not he knew about this rumor. His response? "No comment".
While I know it's not much to go by, I've been following Jett's site even before
Batman Begins started production and I would label him as a
very reliable source when it comes to Batman on film and team Nolan's involvement. After reading the rest of his post on the matter, it seems like a lot of story jives with what he's been hearing.
As exciting as the possibility of this story being true really is, there are some major implications that effect Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Good or bad, Bale's involvement with
Justice League fundamentally changes the world that his Batman has inhabited until this point. Nolan has mentioned countless times in the past, that his Batman exists in a world where there are no other superheros. Also, let's not forget the whole Bruce being "dead" at the end of
The Dark Knight Rises.
I personally really hope this rumor is true. While I rated
The Dark Knight Rises as my least favorite of his Bat-trilogy, he knows how to treat these characters and respect the source material (with some gleaming exceptions from TDKR).
Man of Steel is shaping up to be another big win for Warner Bros. and team Nolan, so having him involved with "godfathering" the rest of the DCU would undoubtedly be positive. I also loved Bale's Batman...I just hope they fix his voice :)
What do you think about the possibility of this rumor? Love it? Hate it? Have concerns? Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Stay nerdy my friends.
Via: Batman-On-Film
Source: Latino Review
