Batman 3 Rumors: Heath Ledger, The Return of Two-Face, Who the Next Batman Villain Will Be

Rumors surrounding The Dark Rises like Heath Ledger appearing in Batman 3 are going around everywhere. Most recently news leaked that Batman will encounter a villain that learns his true identity, sounds like Professor Hugo Strange to me, and that Commissioner Gordon is ordered to arrest Batman. The good news is these rumors are all true, but may not be exactly true for The Dark Knight Rises.

This seemingly logical plot description is actually for the video game Batman: Arkham City. Sounds like it could be the plot of the next Batman movie couldn't it? After all, The Dark Knight ended with Batman on the run from the police, who believe him responsible for murders that were committed by Two-Face.

So the rumors could be true, but the only things that have been confirmed about the movie so far are the title, that The Joker and Two-Face are out, and Tom Hardy has a role. I am sure we will learn more by the time filming begins next April or the very least on July 20, 2012.

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Both Ledger and Eckhart Are Out For Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises

We had discussed previously the appearance of Heath Ledger's Joker in Batman 3: The Dark Knight rises and it turns out it was just a rumor. Christopher Nolan has confirmed that Heath Ledger will not have a cameo in the latest Batman film.

IndieWire reports:

shoot down reports that he'll resurrect The Joker by including unused footage of Heath Ledger's performance in the previous chapter. "That's all wrong," said the writer-director, who's also producing the next Superman movie, for Zack Snyder to direct.

On a similar note, the rumor of Aaron Eckhart appearing in The Dark Knight Rises is also a rumor.

Eckart told MTV News:

"Chris and I had a meeting, on the beach, just the two of us...I said, 'Chris, a lot of people are asking me if I'm in the next Batman. And Chris said, "Yes? I said, 'Am I?' He looked at me and he said, 'No.'

You can hear Aaron Eckhart confirm no Two-Face in The Dark Knight Rises HERE.

So, what do you think? Are you disappointed The Joker will not be back even in a cameo? Wouldn't it make sense since Two face is dead that it wouldn't make sense that he returned anyway. Let us hear your thoughts.

Heath Ledger to Appear in Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises

I loved the fact that Christoper Nolan gave Cillian Murphy a cameo as the Scarecrow in The Dark Knight. I'd love to see more cameo's in the Batman movie series. Maybe even from a villain we haven't seen before like the Riddler, but I've also thought, wouldn't it be cool if the Joker had a cameo? Well, that may just be happening.

According to Showbiz Spy Christopher Nolan is planning on using unseen footage of Heath Ledger's Oscar winning performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight.

"Chris wants some continuity between movies and for the franchise to pay tribute to Heath and his portrayal of the Joker."

What do you think about this news? Should the Joker have a cameo in the new Batman movie? Or should Christoper Nolan leave well enough alone?

The Dark Knight rises is pre-production and has release date of July 20, 2012.

(Blastr via Showbiz Spy via Comic Book Movie)