Okay, this is totally just a rumour, and one that I actually have a hard time believing, but it is so infused with awesome I just had to share.

Apparently, after the release of the Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. is going to produce a TV series based on Nolan’s Batman franchise–well, based on the comic book, of course, but the rumour indicates the suit running this show would keep it in line with Nolan’s movies–except for one important caveat. The bad guy for this TV series is going to be the Joker.

Now this sounds interesting, but it is not enough to get me excited, especially since what made Batman Begins and the Dark Knight so amazing was Christopher’s Nolan vision of the character and his ability to shield the production from tampering. Moving it onto the small screen without that protection means all bets are off. This could be all kinds of awesome or all kinds of suck.

The part that gets me excited is the name attached to play Batman/Bruce Wayne: Karl Urban. I’ve been a fan of Karl Urban’s since seeing him as Eomer in the Two Towers. I even endured Pathfinder because it gave him a starring role–only the inclusion of Clancy Brown allows me to mention that movie without beating my head against the table. Having him as Batman is an inspired choice. He’s got the look, he’s got the chops, and he’s got the physicality to deliver.

Get this production a good show runner and a slew of good scripts, and you might have a real winner.

More likely than that, though, is that this will all evaporate like dream vapours shat out the ass of pessimism.

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So Christopher Nolan says no 3D for the next Batman movie, given that he wants it to be faithful to what had come before.

Thank you, sir.

I almost want to tack on a “for now,” given that I man sure the studio will apply a fair amount of pressure (read: dump truck full of money) to try to get him to change his mind. If he does not, he proves himself a man of integrity. If he does, well, he’s just another cool dude in Hollywood.

He’s also said the title of the movie will be the Dark Knight Rises, so I assume there will be plenty of yeast. That or porn. Either makes me happy it won’t be 3D.

It’s also possible that this will be Nolan’s last Batman movie. And while that would be a shame, better to go out on a high note.

Did you hear that, Raimi?

Again.

Christopher Nolan has confirmed that he’ll be directing Batman 3 (cool title TBA). It may start filming in May of next year, but who knows what kind of release date we’re looking at.

I willing wait quietly for more Nolan coolness.

Christopher Nolan is a busy, busy man. And outstanding.

Right now, Nolan is both working on a script for Batman 3 and interviewing directors for the Superman reboot, Man of Steel. There’s not much to say about the Batman 3 script except that Nolan’s brother, Jonah, has finished a draft that Christopher is now going through.

On the Man of Steel front, looks like Nolan has a pretty nice list of possibles, that includes Tony Scott and Zack Snyder. For me, Tony Scott is very hit and miss, but give him a good script and he’ll deliver something visually stunning. Snyder is a tough one, because while I really liked the Watchmen, it still fell kind of flat for me, and I can’t exactly put my finger on why that is. Everything I see about Sucker Punch gives me wood, so it’s possible he’s another director like Tony Scott, who can bring something visually dynamic to a good story.

Also in the mix are guys I really have no opinion about—Matt Reeves, Jonathan Liebesman, and Duncan Jones. These guys might be absolute superstars, but I wouldn’t know.

I trust in Christoher Nolan to continue to bring the awesome to the party.

It looks like we’re assured of a sequel to the Dark Knight. That, and Christopher Nolan will be involved in “Man of Steel,” the planned Superman reboot.

In regards to the Batman franchise, I’m thrilled that Nolan is staying on board. See, when I saw Batman Returns, I realized that Tim Burton had lost the thread. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but it was drifting away from the darkness of Batman. It was starting to become more light-hearted.

Batman Begins got it. Nolan got it. He understood Batman and knew what it would take for the audience to get it too. The Dark Knight cemented that. Nolan upped himself. That gives me hope for the third.

As for him being involved in a Superman project, I’d be thrilled to see that as well. Superman Returns was by no means terrible, but I’m afraid it didn’t really meet expectations. I think everyone though Bryan Singer would work a miracle. He delivered an entertaining movie, but not much more than that.

In any case, it’s nice to think that Nolan is on track to deliver some superhero awesome in the near future.