The sudden death of 'The Dark Knight' actor Heath Ledger has been claimed to be major reason why the director allegedly is iffy on directing 'Batman 3'.
- June 17, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Many believe it is just a matter of time before Christopher Nolan returns to direct another Batman movie, but Batman-on-Film (BoF) has recently come out with a different story. The site claimed that there is a chance the man behind the last two installments of Batman feature series might not be involved in "Batman 3" after all.
Explaining on the reason behind the possibility, BoF claimed that their trusted source has pointed out the tragic death of Joker depicter in "The Dark Knight", Heath Ledger, as the issue that could hinder Nolan from returning. "The death of Heath Ledger in January of 2008 rocked Mr. Nolan hard," BoF wrote. "So hard that Chris was convinced that TDK was going to be it for him and Batman on film."
BoF's source also noted that originally Joker is the villain intended to be featured once again in "Batman 3". While reporting that Nolan may not direct the next movie, the source added that the filmmaker is indeed developing story ideas with brother Jonathan Nolan and writing partner David Goyer.
Despite the so-claimed fact, the source also stressed that "it will be until AT LEAST 2012 before we see the Caped Crusader back [in theaters]. And that is only an EARLY ESTIMATE at best right now. They are even saying it might not be until 2013."
Ever since "The Dark Knight" blew up in the box office and pulled in more than a billion dollar following its July 18 release in the U.S., talks of a follow-up movie have been circulating around. Speculations were hot on who will play the possible villains on "Batman 3", naming several A-listers from Johnny Depp to Angelina Jolie.
