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Michael Caine Insists Batman 3 Will Feature The Riddler, Considers Retirement?
Published by Josh Wigler on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 10:42 am.
A while ago, Michael Caine told MTV News that Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman would play The Riddler and The Penguin in a sequel to The Dark Knight. While Hoffman has since denied the rumor, as has The Dark Knight screenwriter David Goyer, Caine continues to insist that at least one of those characters will be haunting Gotham City.
In an interview with Collider, Caine was asked if Christopher Nolan would return for a third Batman film. I would imagine so, he said, adding, That would be probably The Riddler [as the villain].
Whoever ends up wearing The Riddlers jumpsuit or even if its another to-be-determined Batman villain Caine doesnt think the actor will have too tough a time living up to the high standards left by Heath Ledgers Academy Award winning performance as Joker.
I thought it would be a tough act to follow for anybody who played against The Joker after Jack Nicholson, Caine remarked. You know what Im saying? Heath is The Joker. Well see.
For now, Caine can at least confirm his own involvement in Batman 3 should he survive long enough to film it.
Yes, if they do another one, Ill probably be the butler, he said. I hope Im still alive. Michael Goth, who played [Alfred in] Batman before me, the last time he played in Batman he was 84.
At 76 years old, Caine has had quite the illustrious career, and hes wondering when that road will end. You dont know when your time [as an actor] is up so to speak, he said. There just goes a period of time when the right scripts dont arrive. And it hasnt happened to me yet. It might have happened now. I finished this last picture ["Is Anybody There"], as I said. I dont have another picture to do. If a script doesnt come, then I wont do anything and Ill be retired.
Retirement? Say it aint so, Michael! Luckily, the actor has no official plans to retire from the business. There wont be any announcement or anything, Caine promised. I remember [Douglas] MacArthur saying Old soldiers dont die. They fade away. Well, old actors dont die. They fade away.
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/04/0...ill-feature-the-riddler-considers-retirement/