Christian Bale Bailing on Batman 3 Movie?!!

Yeah but with an attitude like that we probably won't see the likes of another Dark Knight...

guy's a jerk

it really is hard though to figure whether or not nolan will direct the third...of course, he'd be banking more on a guaranteed box office success, but i doubt that they will be able to come up with anything to top tdk, and i know that nolan doesnt want that to happen

If Nolan and Bale are not in the next one, then why make it? It's like Wolverine without Hugh Jackman.

Wtf? i cant believe people are bashing Bale for this one. He wants to wait and see if Nolan comes back on board, the same man that MADE the most successful CBM of all time both critically and commercially. He doesnt want to rush in and just get another movie out there for a paycheck regardless of the story. This isnt Michael bay folks, Nolan actually cares about making something with substance. so i say wait for that all important right story and Bale will be back on board.

billyblack has it right.

We've heard this song and dance before. How many times is this story gonna be put on this site. It's the same thing. Nolan isn't signed on, Bale doesn't wanna do it with out him but has a contract, The only way Nolan will do it is if there is a story there. MOVING ON!

I agree, they will both get back on board. There truly are plenty of great Batman stories out there. Just pluck one from the heavens and it will rain gold.

I don't know if he was "acting" or not but Bale seems like he's shaking in his boots.

I liked the "Venom" storyline. It was cool to see Batman break character in that way.

BALE HAS TO DO IT WHATS WRONG WIV U LOT??? : /

Or he gets Sued!

End of, an NOLAN can be replaced, like i said TDK wasn't a one man job!!! LMAO, i remember everyone saying the sun shined out of SINGERS and RAIMI's asses years ago lol! Same oh, same oh! : D

Ror @ you have to consider, the studio knows how bankable of a franchise it is, especially with Bale contractually bound to the Batman name...even if they have to find a crap director with a crap script, they'll still force him to do it...


$$$$$

Its the root of all comic book movie evil

@vonstallin: co-sign

looks like he is goin for the "machinist" look again

and of course there is going to be another movie, he just doesnt feel like talkin about it cuz hes Christian Bale. he will trash your lights

God i hate Bale with a passion... but i think Bane would be an awesome villian for the 3rd movie as long as he wasn't just some mindless muscle like he was in Batman and Robin. I think it would be epic to see the bat get broken on the big screen.

You still flogging that dead horse Logan X? Change the record, your wrong and you know it. Ledgers death may have given the movie some extra publicity before it was released but after the public and the critics realized what an achievement it was, it was recognized for it, and would have been regardless of Ledgers death.

theprogram i really dont think they will subtitle the next movie with anything to do with Batman himself. The Dark Knight title didnt just refer to batman, it was the theme running through the movie. So my guess is they would prob call the next one Batman: whatever...like Batman: Endgame, or whatever the story happens to focus on.

Hopefully, the subtitle will be something cool like evolution, revolution, silver or full throttle. Any of these would be great.

Tbh I don't see anything new or wrong with what Bale said. Bale wants to do Batman with Nolan; he'll only like doing Batman if Nolan's on board. The only mistake he made (or his lawyers) was to sign a contract to do 3 films and not with Nolan on board for either of them.

Let's face it guys, the success of the 2 films really has to be attributed to Nolan at the end of the day. Yes all the actor's performances were incredible; but without good writing, a good story or good directing, there wouldn't be good acting! So Nolan IS the success of the franchise and Bale recognises this. So I don't blame the guy not wanting to do another Batman film without Nolan.

RADIATE!

Oh yeah, DEADSHOT & DEATHSTROKE hunting BATS in BATS 3! ; )

Ah we'll see another Batman movie wether Nolan stays or not. Same with Bale. This is a franchise. Warner will be making Batman movies after we're all dead.

On another note, I would also like to see a Batman Beyond live action movie. Big fan of the show!!

theProgram!!! Lol! ; D

An yeah WARNERS could easily do a BATMAN BEYOND as well as keep the current BAT Franchise going! After all its set in the future, i think get CLINT EASTWOOD back for one more acting job as BRUCE WAYNE! Hey $$$$ Talk! ; )

Or better still, KEATON!

Who would play the new bats?

I think that a story is possible. They could possibly have the Riddler have been a local criminal that was trying to steal money for his dying wife and to keep his apartment from being seized by the bank but Batman stopped him and he went to jail and lost everything. Also, Batman threw a batarang at his legs, where he had to have metal bolts put in his legs and be walking around with his cane. So the Riddler would want revenge on Batman and is calling him out by kidnapping police and so forth and putting them in life or death traps, similiar to Saw, but they have to solve puzzles in order to survive. He could also be blowing up buildings to try and get Batman out of hiding so he can get his revenge and kill him. Batman could be taking the loss of Rachael real hard and having become a drunk and down on himself, while trying to come to terms with the hero that he once was. Catwoman could be around as the hero trying to save Gotham in Batman's absence, following in Batman's footsteps but with a cat as her "symbol". Also,the Penguin could be a crime boss in the movie trying to take control of Gotham, since the other ones were killed off in the Dark Knight, but being called the Penguin, because he is fat and has a long nose. Also he could have another crime boss or possibly only a hitman, Mr Freeze, running around and causing destruction. But he would be called Mr. Freeze because he keeps the bodies of his victims in Freezers in a warehouse on meat hooks and so forth. Also the theme of this story could be redemption and the question of whether Batman can really be a hero for Gotham.