There was some worry the sequel might be delayed, or not happen at all, but Warner Brothers has announced Batman will return on July 20, 2012 and director Christopher Nolan will be back at the helm. Of course, this doesn't answer the biggest question, who will be the villain?After battling The Scarecrow, The Joker, and Two Face, who is left?
We have heard Johnny Depp could play The Riddler.
Philip Seymour Hoffman could be The Penguin.
Even Angelina Jolie's name has been thrown around as a possible Catwoman. I wouldn't bet on any of them.
I have a feeling Nolan wants to surprise us, and he has always shied away from the campier Batman stories from the past, so Penguin and Catwoman might not be original enough or daring enough for the director.
At the end of The Dark Knight, the people of Gotham City think Batman is a bad guy who is wanted for the death of Harvey Dent, so the villain in the next Batman movie needs to be someone who uses this to his advantage to rise to power in Gotham City, even though he is despicable.
Who fits the bill?
