Today, Warner Bros. confirmed that a third Batman film is coming from director Christopher Nolan. Set for July 20, 2012, the movie’s initial story is being worked out with David Goyer (who worked on the previous two Batman films with Nolan); no official title has been decided.
The darkly serious take on the Batman mythos by Nolan limits the potential villains Christian Bale could face, but possibilities might include the powerful and devious Bane, the criminal mastermind Black Mask, the manipulative Hush, the crafty Riddler or the cunning Catwoman.
2012 will be a busy year for comic movies, with the third Nolan Batman film being joined by The Avengers and the Spider-man reboot. Comic book movies really have seen a resurgence in the last several years, and both DC and Marvel have done a great job marketing their stable of IP. We’ll no doubt see further video game tie-ins as well.
