New Names for Next Batman

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By ComicBookMovie - Sep 02, 2003 01:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Batman Begins

Source: Entertainment Weekly

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly includes this bit of Batman news...

"Christopher Nolan (Memento) will direct Warner Bros.' next Batman installment and a source says young bucks like Billy Crudup (Almost Famous), Jake Gyllenhaal (The Good Girl), Christian Bale (American Psycho), Hugh Dancy (Black Hawk Down), Joshua Jackson (The Skulls) and Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later) are being considered for the nippled batsuit."

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