Oh man, did you guys hear Johnny Depp is going to be The Riddler in the next Batman movie? Yeah, and Cher is going to be Catwoman?And they are going to use CGI to film an opening sequence closing off The Joker’s storyline by locking him in Arkham?

Yeah, that’s all crap, though it has been fun to watch people decide to cover said crap on slow news days.

Really, guys: Cher?

All that being said, at the tail end of a THR piece about The Dark Knight’s marketing, the first realistic projection about Nolan’s third Batman film sets the tone for the rest of the year:

Warners and Legendary are both interested in doing a third in the series, but all involved say it will be up to Nolan to come to them with a story and a plan.

“There are a lot of us who emotionally would love to do it,” Roven says. “But it’s really Chris’ call. Chris is the kind of filmmaker who just doesn’t think about the next movie before he has completely finished the movie he is working on.”

For now, Nolan is taking a well-earned vacation.

Says Roven, “When he comes back, we will see how he feels.”

Let’s simmer down. Though you should keep the fan-made posters coming, they’ve been awesome.