Ever since the release of The Dark Knight, internet gossip sites have been filled with rumours about the addition of Catwoman to the next installment in the franchise - Megan Fox, Angelina Jolie, Cher and Kate Beckinsale have all been linked to the character at one point or another while actors like Johnny Depp and even Eddie Murphy have been linked to the role of The Riddler.
Last year, Warner Bros. even issued the following statement to try and quell the never ending rumour mill: "There is no script. There is no project to be cast in."
However, Nolan himself has now gone on record and admitted that he's sick of studio bosses calling him to find out whether there's any truth to the reports regardless of how ridiculous they may be! The Inception director told Contact Music, "The studio called me and said: ‘Why did you cast Cher?’ It’s clear they had been reading things online."
"At a very early stage after taking on Batman I realised it wasn’t going to be helpful to read what people were saying online," he added. "I don’t really look at the internet. I don’t even e-mail - it gives me more time to think."