I have heard rumors that the title of the next Batman movie is - The Caped Crusader.

Further rumors are that Johnny Depp has been considered for the role of the Riddler and Phillip Seymour Hoffman was being considered for The Penguin.

Now here's the big shocker. There were talks about casting the 62 year old Cher as Catwoman.

Apparently she is Nolan's first choice for Catwoman as he wants to portray the character as an aging femme fatale.

Finally, filming of the new The Caped Crusader is slated to begin in Vancouver early next year! That could mean a possible release date of 2010.

Right now these sound more like rumors than facts because I also saw an article today about Nolan having not yet accepted the third Batman film... but either way we'll find out soon if they are facts or rumors. For now it's something interesting to chew on.

I personally think they should go with Angelina Jolie as Catwoman.