The Dark Knight Rises villains announced. (Edit: More NEWS!)

[Cathal]

Does anyone else think that the Captain America magazine cover looks like Peyton Manning with some more hair?

[Dave Gray]

Re: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

I'm excited about this more than most people, I think.  I have heard fanboys saying that they wanted Jessica Alba or some other girl that kicks ass.  Trust me, you don't.

These superhero films work best if you cast the alter-ego of the super-hero, not the person in the cape and cowl.  As much as everyone loves the Tim Burton Batman films, they were bastardizations of the characters.  Selina Kyle in Batman Returns is a bumbling doof who stumbles across her boss doing some bad stuff and he throws her out the window.  In the comics, she's kind of a good guy (with bad methods) -- kinda like Robin Hood.  She also is a socialite that understands the Batman/Bruce Wayne dichotomy.  I think that Anne Hathaway can pull off the Selina Kyle character.  That's what's important.  The stuff in the cat-suit doesn't even matter.

Fanboys think that there are only three actresses: Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, and Jessica Alba

And they want all guys to be played by Johnny Depp.

[Pappy13]

^^ For example, I thought Scarlett Johansson did a fantastic job in Iron Man 2 which I would have never pictured her in that role.

But Kate Beckinsale still looks the best in Black.

[Dave Gray]

^ That's the problem.  Everyone tries to cast a porno.  Unfortunately, these actors have to become believable characters for the film to work.


Oh, and by the way, it was announced to that Joseph Gordon Levitt will have a role in the new Batman film, as well.  Nobody knows who it will be, though it seems like the Riddler is the odd man out.