Comic Book movie sequel news…
Dark Horizons have reported some interesting news on the Batman and Hulk sequels-
Batman
The big Batman news is that Heath Ledger has allegedly been offered the part of the Joker in the next film.
Now Ledger is a good actor (although I can’t think of anything he’s been in that I’ve really enjoyed) but he lacks the flamboyance needed to portray the Joker. I think Paul Bettany or even Adrien Brody would have been a better choice but after Batman Begins I’m willing to accept that Christopher Nolan knows what he’s doing.
He’s yet to make a bad film and I’m eagerly awaiting The Prestige due out later this year.
Hulk
Now this is very good news. Louis Leterrier the director behind The Transporter films and Jet Li’s Unleashed will be directing the sequel.
I’ve yet to see Transporter 2 but based on the other two films he’s a director who knows how to make an action movie, and that’s just what this film needs. Ang Lee is a great director but he was always a bad choice for Hulk, trying to make it fit his style of filmaking rather than fit his style to the film.
According to Leterrier the new film will do for Hulk what Spider-Man 2 did for Spider-Man. There’s no news if Eric Bana will return but I hope he does as it will give the film some sense of continuity. The budget is reported to be over $100 million and there will be a lot less CGI this time. And that may be a good thing.
