Batman 3 Title Revealed, Villain Will NOT be The Riddler!

Batman 3 Title Revealed, Villain Will NOT be The Riddler!

In an exclusive interview with La Times' Hero Complex, Christopher Nolan reveals the title for the follow up to TDK, the movie won't be in 3D, and that The Riddler won't be the much speculated upon villain..

Follow Mark "RorMachine":

By Mark "RorMachine" Cassidy - 10/27/2010

Well, lets not beat around the bush. The subtitle for Nolan's third Batman will be..

The Dark Knight Rises.

I'm pretty sure I heard someone suggest a very similar title as fan fic once! Anyway, there you go. I for one like it. Speaking to La Times' Geoff Boucher, Nolan added..

“We’ll use many of the same characters as we have all along, and we’ll be introducing some new ones,”

These characters are obviously Batman himself, Alfred, Jim Gordon, Lucious Fox among other possibilities. But could one be Harvey Dent/Two Face? Its unlikely since Nolan has already said that he was dead as a dodo at the end of TDK, but who knows. If Nolan reconsiders, it wouldn't be a huge stretch to make the "funeral" some type of tribute to Dent and have him recover from his fall, all Two Face now of course. And as Boucher rightly points out, Nolan has said in the past that the title The Dark Knight referred as much to Dent as it did Batman. Nolan also said that he has convinced WB to allow him to film in IMAX as was the case with the previous films, and not go the popular 3D route.

Next Boucher asked if it might be possible that the villain would be a new one created just for the movie to which Nolan simply laughed, but didn't confirm or deny. There has been rumor of this before. But one thing Nolan did reveal is that despite many fans believing it was a foregone conclusion that we would see Edward Nigma bother Batman in the next movie, the villain will NOT be The Riddler. This certainly narrows down the possibilities. But really, its almost easier to just go with who we know it won't be at this point rather than speculate. No Riddler, No Mr Freeze, and I'm going to go ahead and assume we can scratch Man-Bat off that list too! With news of Nolan's search for a female lead breaking, and now this, it seems the notoriously tight lipped director is beginning open up a bit. Lets hope more news will follow soon.

The Dark Knight Rises is expected to hit theaters on July 20, 2012.

DISCLAIMER: This article was submitted by a volunteer contributor who has agreed to our code of conduct. ComicBookMovie.com is protected from liability under "safe harbor" provisions and will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. For expeditious removal, contact us HERE.

223 Comments

1 2 3 4 5
	CommanderCool - 10/27/2010, 6:47 AM Login to report abuse Hmmmmm I really hoped he wouldn't use "The Dark Knight" again
	ScottPilgrim - 10/27/2010, 6:59 AM Login to report abuse Looking at track record Scarecrow only TRULY turns up at the end of 'Batman Begins' and leaves very quickly. Two-Face turns up towards the end of 'The Dark Knight' and leaves fairly quickly. SOOOOO What I'm saying is that Two-Face may turn up at the beginning of Batman 3. Even though I'd prefer Two-Face to turn up at the end of the film, so that the public reveal that Harvey Dent is still alive would allow Batman to come out of exile so that Batman can prowl Gotham in the open in Batman 4.
	whoa123 - 10/27/2010, 7:03 AM Login to report abuse I actually like the title! But kinda sad that he isn't going to use The Riddler haha
	FrankGarret - 10/27/2010, 7:06 AM Login to report abuse Really don't see Nolan creating a villain. I was expecting something more like Gotham but Rises shall do. As for the Riddler, I'm okay with that. He could've worked, but with Ledger's death, he could've as easily looked like a Joker surrogate. And let it not be said that I'm ashamed of self promotion, checkout my Batman III fan cast
	Twenty23Three - 10/27/2010, 7:09 AM Login to report abuse I'm glad its official that riddler won't appear now, I had had enough of people going "the guy in TDK is the riddler so he the next villain", utter bullshit. Title is a bit weak for me but I don't care too much about that.
	jazzman - 10/27/2010, 7:13 AM Login to report abuse @RorMachine nice post cant wait for the movie to me "The Dark Knight Rises" seems like a play on "The Dark Knight Returns" imo hoping for Black Mask or someone else. The Riddler make sense if his not in the sequel cause The Joker already did things like The Riddler in The Dark Knight.
	Denn1s - 10/27/2010, 7:17 AM Login to report abuse no riddler? why?
	antonio - 10/27/2010, 7:17 AM Login to report abuse anything "gotham" would have been great but "the dark knight rises" makes sense in the context of the story & trilogy. wow...no riddler. i guess none of us saw that coming,despite heavy speculation. however, i am more stocked than ever to watch this!.
	JoshWilding - 10/27/2010, 7:23 AM Login to report abuse Damn, you just beat me to it ROR! :) That's a very interesting choice of title. Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and now The Dark Knight Rises. It'll be interesting to see what significance the "Rises" part ends up having. As for the villain, I'd rather they not create one but I'm not too bothered that we wont see The Riddler as we sort of got a little of that character in the Joker IMO.
	AlReg - 10/27/2010, 7:25 AM Login to report abuse Glad we won't see Riddler and I like the title it makes me think we see some victory for Batman in one way or another.
	CaptainQuirk - 10/27/2010, 7:26 AM Login to report abuse Success! Catwoman seems like a definite now.... Talulah Riley - Selina Kyle ....and I reckon Black Mask will be the other, he's completely relevant to the gangster/mob storyline. Tom Hardy - Roman Sionis
	antonio - 10/27/2010, 7:31 AM Login to report abuse marion cotillard for catwoman if catwoman will be the lead female charecter! thumbs up if you agree.
	CorndogBurglar - 10/27/2010, 7:34 AM Login to report abuse THANK GOD NO RIDDLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Black Mask and Catwoman all the way!
	AverageCitizen99 - 10/27/2010, 7:36 AM Login to report abuse Awesome job Ror! :) Don't worry JoshW, there's always next time buddy! I was surprised by the title. I was expecting something along the lines of a title from the comics but I guess I can try and get used to it.
	Blanc - 10/27/2010, 7:37 AM Login to report abuse I'm for Black Mask and Catwoman, especially since in the comics Catwoman kills the Blackmask. For the film, I think they can have that flirty relationship between Batman and Catwoman. He could try to get her on the right side of the law, but if it ends with her killing Black Mask, Batman has to make the choice of catching her or letting her go. I think that's how you end it. Just my opinion.
	antonio - 10/27/2010, 7:37 AM Login to report abuse my villain choices now,considering no riddler are: Black Mask DeadShot CatWoman
	RorMachine - 10/27/2010, 7:37 AM Login to report abuse haha, I told you Nolan would have more sense than to use The Fiddler! 10 times more excited for this now.
	JaySchluffy - 10/27/2010, 7:37 AM Login to report abuse Glad theres no Riddler, bit miffed at the name though. So weve just change "Batman Something" in the title to "The Dark Knight Something" Might as well have called the first one The Dark Knight Begins...
	thedon786 - 10/27/2010, 7:37 AM Login to report abuse good title
	marvel72 - 10/27/2010, 7:39 AM Login to report abuse i can live with "the dark knight rises",that saves "the dark knight returns" title for when zack snyder decides to make it. as for the villain thank f*ck its not the riddler,give us someone new. any of these will do. 1.black mask 2.deadshot 3.deathstroke 4.harley quinn 5.bane 6.killer croc 7.hush
	tazmaniak - 10/27/2010, 7:39 AM Login to report abuse What about Talia?I like Catwoman, but she's just a thief.She not that much of a villain. Talia is much more evil than Catwoman, she's actually a better fighter than Selina.Hell, she probably went through the same training as Bruce.She would have inherited Ra's empire.Maybe she wants some revenge.
	Frogman - 10/27/2010, 7:41 AM Login to report abuse Ventriloquist and Kiteman! woooooo!! :P I'm kidding BUT Ventriloquist would actually be such an easy cameo. Personally I don't care who they use but I'd prefer it to be a character from the comics (i don't mind characters like Gambol but not the main villain being made up)
	ninjacarm - 10/27/2010, 7:42 AM Login to report abuse I like the title. And good, no Riddler, we saw an incarnation of him in Batman Forever, let's see some new villains, but Catwoman is warranted, would like to see her in Nolan's Batman universe.
	RorMachine - 10/27/2010, 7:42 AM Login to report abuse I also like that the title is TDKR. That can't be an accident. Could we see some story elements creep in?
	Dickel - 10/27/2010, 7:43 AM Login to report abuse Sounds good. Go Imax
	ninjacarm - 10/27/2010, 7:44 AM Login to report abuse I'll call it now: Lizzy Caplan as Selina Kyle / Catwoman.
	CaptainQuirk - 10/27/2010, 7:44 AM Login to report abuse @SuperArgo The Joker won't feature, Nolan has already said so.
	antonio - 10/27/2010, 7:46 AM Login to report abuse imax would pwnd the shit outta 3d anyday!
	prototype87 - 10/27/2010, 7:48 AM Login to report abuse
	LEEE777 - 10/27/2010, 7:48 AM Login to report abuse Oh [frick] off! If they have [frick]ing CATWOMAN, its a joke lol! : P Still DEADSHOT & BLACK MASK a must!!! Click click = JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA LIVE-ACTION TV CASTING! : P
	Shaman - 10/27/2010, 7:49 AM Login to report abuse Well, i'm "okay" with them not using Riddler. However, what i think would suck as an ending to his trilogy would be to have Killer Croc as the main villain. No matter if this is Nolan we're talking about, i would see it as cartooning his highly realistic filmverse. The speculated addition of Catwoman wouldn't make things more epic either IMHO. And what the hell, lets throw in an anti-climactic mob film with Penguin and Black Mask, in the bonfire of ideas as well while we're at it. Riddler would have been a huge cerebral twist magnet that would have ended the trilogy perfectly, especially after we saw what Nolan did with Inception. So here's hoping that they go back to their brilliant roots, in the same vein as their SUPERIOR first film; Batman Begins, by giving Scarecrow a bigger part and introducing Talia to follow in her father's footsteps.
	Bronemeister - 10/27/2010, 7:49 AM Login to report abuse Awesome
	LEEE777 - 10/27/2010, 7:50 AM Login to report abuse ROR @ LOVE the new AVATAR btw, so you! : D
	DCfan89 - 10/27/2010, 7:50 AM Login to report abuse None of this has been the best news to me. But I'm sure I'll open up to it all.
	antonio - 10/27/2010, 7:51 AM Login to report abuse also forgot to mention,though i like the title,it seems kinda.....uninspired & predictable.
	jazzman - 10/27/2010, 7:51 AM Login to report abuse @RorMachine most likely lol its good that Nolan never called it The Dark knight Returns cause people would thought of the comic with the same title that would be false representation like X-Men First Class lol. @LEEE777 Nolan should cast Guy Pearce it been a longtine that they never worked together
	antonio - 10/27/2010, 7:52 AM Login to report abuse @leee777, yes!!!!!! hardy for deadshot! i think my top bm choices are: guy pearce or leonardo dicaprio.
	BigChief16 - 10/27/2010, 7:53 AM Login to report abuse I don't care what the title is as long as it kicks ass!!!
	Gusto - 10/27/2010, 7:53 AM Login to report abuse I was hoping it was gonna be called The Dark Knight: NUTPUNCH.
	AlReg - 10/27/2010, 7:53 AM Login to report abuse @SuperArgo I've seen that premise online for many fans and the problem is that Riddler is not a zodiac type killer at all I think another villain can cause some more suspense for the audience as they won't be as familiar to the character. It's also funny people can judge a movie based on the name alone.
	2Challa - 10/27/2010, 7:55 AM Login to report abuse I pray The Dark Knight Rises is not the subtitle. So weak so uncreative. I know Nolan didnt name the movie something stupid like that.
	Rhys - 10/27/2010, 7:58 AM Login to report abuse HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!! NO RIDDLER!!!!!!!!!!!
	2Challa - 10/27/2010, 8:01 AM Login to report abuse I dont beleave anything written bout this movie whole heartedly yet. Since when has Nolan let news leak in preproduction ever.
	balegirlbrazil - 10/27/2010, 8:01 AM Login to report abuse After The Riddler,the next one will be out of the movie is Catwoman! Copy this!
	DCfan89 - 10/27/2010, 8:03 AM Login to report abuse I'm skeptic of this as well
	Hawksblueyes - 10/27/2010, 8:03 AM Login to report abuse Great stuff RoR. I don't have any concerns about this movie.
	juggy4711 - 10/27/2010, 8:04 AM Login to report abuse I think the title is weak.
	2Challa - 10/27/2010, 8:05 AM Login to report abuse After The Riddler,the next one will be out of the movie is Catwoman! Copy this! Copied by not agreed with by Hush2010
	Watcher - 10/27/2010, 8:06 AM Login to report abuse lol @ Gusto This is all very interesting. It seems like only yesterday that Nolan was like "I have NOTHING to say. There are NO plans. There is NO script. We have NOT chosen a villian." Now we have a title. Interesting. Evidently there's quite a lot going on behind the scenes.
	AlReg - 10/27/2010, 8:06 AM Login to report abuse @Hush2010 This news came from Nolan himself on the La Times Herocomplex blog this is real news. @Juggernaut Nolan never said that he said his brother is working on the script they have an idea and that was mostly it.
1 2 3 4 5

Please log in to post comments.

Don't have an account?
Please Register.