I was tagged in a Facebook note yesterday that pointed me in the direction of an article in UK’s The Sun, a rag that occasionally gets something right, but one that has grossly over-stepped their boundaries by claiming to know casting, even plot details from the anticipated sequel to The Dark Knight.

And it is only ANTICIPATED at this point, which is why this makes no sense at all:

FUNNYMAN EDDIE MURPHY will play The Riddler in the next Batman movie, The Sun can reveal. The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995’s Batman Forever. The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part. The film, set for a 2010 release, is being developed under the working title Gotham. Execs have also signed up rising Transformers star SHIA LABEOUF, 22, to play Robin. CHRISTIAN BALE will return as Bruce Wayne, while MICHAEL CAINE will again play Bruce’s assistant Alfred. Meanwhile, Brit RACHEL WEISZ is said to be up for the Catwoman role. Insiders also revealed to The Sun the flick will end on a cliffhanger over whether Batman survives a blast at Wayne Towers.

Eddie Murphy as The Riddler? LaBeouf as Robin? Don’t get me wrong here, but I’m pretty sure Robin isn’t going to pop in the Chris Nolan series anytime soon.

The Weisz rumor we’ve heard before, but we cannot emphasize this enough: THERE IS NO SCRIPT FOR THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE, YET.

Believe me, when we know something, we’ll tell you.