Johnny Depp wanted for role of riddler in next Batman movie

Johnny Depp wanted for role of riddler in next Batman movie
Johnny Depp was a huge box office draw for the somewhat confusing Pirates sequels and producers are hoping he’ll sign on for the next Batman installment. The latest Batman film, the Dark Knight, is drawing praise for the late Heath Ledger’s harrowing performance as the joker and has grossed $342 million so far. With Depp possibly playing villian the Riddler, the follow-up could do pretty well at the box office too.

Hollywood insiders tell The Enquirer that the screen hero who made kooky Captain Jack Spaarow famous in the “Priates of the Caribbean” trilogy has the inside track to play the green-garbed super-villian famous for his “Riddle me this” dialogue. And word is producers are also approaching Academy Award-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman to play the Penguin.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, August 11, 2008]

It’s a wise idea to sign Depp on to the next installment to continue the vast success of the series. Depp is the second highest-paid actor in Hollywood after Will Smith and made $72 million last year. He is also one of the three actors who will play Heath Ledger’s character, his part left unfinished when he died, in the fantasy film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.

Jim Carrey played Riddler in 1995’s Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as the caped crusader.

Johnny Depp is shown on 2/24/08 at the Academy Awards. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures

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