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Friday, October 31, 2003:
According to the official website for PINEWOOD/SHEPPERTON STUDIOS
, a movie titled INTIMIDATION GAME is currently listed as being
"in pre-production, shooting, in production or post production."
Still no word whether or not this is just a working title or the
official title for Chris Nolan's BATMAN film. And obviously, the
film is currently in preproduction, gearing up to begin filming
sometime in early '04....If Morgan Freeman is really in the casting
mix for this film, I wonder if it could be for Gordon? I'm not saying
it is, OK! But, it would be an interesting choice for the role,
IMO.
 Thursday,
October 30, 2003: And didn't I just tell ya'll that there
would not be any major casting news--official news, that is--until
after the first of the year? Yeah, I think I did. Anyway, AICN is
reporting the same timeframe for casting annoucements that you 'ol
friends here at BOF have been telling you: There will be no major
casting annoucements until after the first of the year. Cool. But
Harry is also reporting this:
"...the producers are looking at a few high level actors for
a few of the supporting roles. It looks like they are focused on
Morgan Freeman for a 'Dr./Scientist' role. What this role is, I
don't know for sure...but it's possibly one of the main villian
roles. And get this.....they are considering Anthony Hopkins for
'Alfred'."
Now, I could dig that casting--in fact, dig it quite a bit. Let's
see if it pans out. What I am curious about is, who the hell is
going to be Gordon? And, didn't I tell ya'll that I have always
heard that The Scarecrow was in this film? I guess we will soon
see.
Tuesday, October 28, 2003:
Word in from a trusted source indicating that Dennis Quaid is not
in the mix to portray Commissioner Gordon in the upcoming BATMAN
film. Quaid was said to be up for the role of Gordon--perhaps even
the front-runner. Not so says this BOF source. "Sure, Quaid's
name may have been in the mix [for the role of Gordon--Jett], but
I don't know how serious that [rumor] was," says the source.
"But I am pretty sure he is no longer up for the role."
Adding legitimacy to this is that Quaid has recently been linked
to SYNERGY--a comic-drama for UNIVERSAL....No Bat-casting news until
2004? That's what another source has told BOF. "I wouldn't
expect any major news, casting or otherwise, until early in 2004.
With the lead cast in Christian Bale, the word is is that WB will
not make any news regarding the production public until after the
first of the year."
BATMAN, directed by Chris Nolan and starring Christian Bale, is
set to begin production early in 2004.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003: FYI. The word from several
sources overnight is that the upcoming script review reported yesterday
is NOT for BATMAN, but most likely the third SUPERMAN draft. Man
that WB is guarding this Bat-script like hell!
Monday, October 13, 2003:
Could someone have finally gotten hold of David Goyer's VERY top
secret BATMAN script? The one that Chris Nolan will soon direct?
WB has kept this thing under a very tight lock-and-key and as a
result, very little details about the script have leaked. And if
someone does indeed have the script, then many questions will be
answered. Like just who is the main villain? Well, despite trying
like hell to get a copy of this script, BOF is not the lucky bastard
who has it. But LATINO REVIEW just might have their mits on the
thing. According to the website, they will soon review "a TOP
SECRET SUPERHERO SCRIPT that only we have about a man in a cape
from Warner Brothers." And they have already reviewed SUPERMAN.
It's gotta be The Bat. We soon shall see....Hey Eaglefan! 23-21.
Do ya think that Andy Reid forgot just who was coaching the Cowboys?
It ain't Dave Campo. (Thanks to "Stax" for the head's
up regarding the script review.)
 Wednesday,
October 8, 2003:
I was talking via email last night to another internet entertainment
reporter--from one of the bigger websites you'd know--regarding
the latest BATMAN casting rumors. And he reminded me that John Malkovich
has long been rumored for the role of The Scarecrow. And that's
true, going all the way back to the days of the long dead BATMAN
TRIUMPHANT. And with the rumors that The Scarecrow could be in Chris
Nolan's Bat-film, perhaps Malkovich is up for that role? I'm not
saying he is--hell, I don't even know for sure that he's up for
any Bat-role. But, IMO, he's make a pretty good Dr. Crane.
Tuesday, October 7, 2003:
According to a scooper at SUPERHERO HYPE!, John Malkovich and Dennis
Quaid have been cast in the Chris Nolan directed BATMAN: INTIMIDATION
GAME--as Ra's Al Ghul and James Gordon respectively. BOF warns to
take this with a grain of salt right now, as this should be considered
nothing but rumor. However, BOF has been told by seveal sources
that Quaid is in the mix for the role of Gordon. In fact, BOF was
one of the first--if not the first--to go public with that rumor.
However, I can't say the same thing for the Malcovich rumor. Stay
posted to BOF as more Bat-news comes in!
Wednesday, October 1, 2003:
According to Clint over at MOVIEHOLE, Guy Pearce was offered the
role of Bruce Wayne first, and apparantly turned it down. "Guy
Pearce had the role in the bag," MOVIEHOLE's main main told
BOF in a recent email, "until an Aussie film took his fancy
more." That film is The Proposition, a bushranger western written
by Nick Cave. And according to the website's scooper, Pearce was
concerned with typecasting as well. While Pearce would have worked
as The Dark Knight, Christian Bale is a much, MUCH better choice--in
the opinion of BOF....Interesting blurb from a good and longtime
source who is an "industry insider." "From the bits
and pieces I have heard about this film, it is not going to scream
'restart.' While this most likely isn't a sequel to the previous
films, I don't think [Chris] Nolan and company are going to go out
of the way to make this a 'restart.' They are just going to make
their 'Batman' movie." You know what, I have to agree. They
are just going to make the best Bat-film that they can make and
not worry about it being a restart, sequel, or prequel for that
matter. In fact, I have heard something very similar to this from
another unrelated source some time ago. I guess we soon shall see....One
quick note regarding the release date. I inquired about the release
date and more than one person told BOF to expect it to hit theaters
Friday, July 1, 2005.
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