Eddie Murphy is Gotham's Next Villian, Riddler?

Eddie Murphy is Gotham's Next Villian, Riddler?

Can you see an older Axel Foley as the Riddler? The Sun is stating that Eddie Murphy has signed on to be in the next Batman movie, 'Gotham.' The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has allegedly been tapped by director Christopher Nolan to reprise the role played by Jim Carrey in 'Batman Forever.'

More details by the gossip rag reveal that the studio wants 'Transformers' star Shia LaBeouf, 22, to play Robin. Which will be interesting because Christian Bale, the best Batman EVER!, says he will quite the role if they ever write the Robin character into the script...

'Gotham', a 2010 release, will see Bale return as Bruce Wayne, and Michael Caine reprise his role as Bruce’s assistant Alfred.

The Sun is also claiming that we will see Rachel Weisz as Catwoman.

I'd call BS on the Eddie rumor, unless the studio is just "testing the waters" to see how fans react to such news. As for Nolan, who helmed "The Dark Knight" which brought in $500 million, he has gone on record as saying there’s been no movement on the upcoming film, and no script is ready.

The only part of these rumors which may be true - is Rachel Weisz being cast as Catwoman. Now, I could see THAT happening...