{"id":738,"date":"2008-08-25T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/08\/25\/hopefully-the-most-absurd-rumor-ever\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:36","slug":"hopefully-the-most-absurd-rumor-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/08\/25\/hopefully-the-most-absurd-rumor-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopefully the most absurd rumor ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the August 24 Telegraph<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\nCher ‘to play Catwoman’ in next Batman film<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The 62-year-old singer and actress is reported to be in talks to play Catwoman opposite Christian Bale in the third Batman film from British director Christopher Nolan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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We’ve gone from Lee Meriwether, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Halle Berry to Cher?!?!?<\/p>\n


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The article goes on to claim:<\/p>\n

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A studio executive said: "Cher is Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.<\/p>\n

"The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry’s purring creations."<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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This is absurd!<\/p>\n

The piece further claims that Johnny Depp as been cast as The Riddler.<\/p>\n

This is the first I’ve seen or heard of either of these rumors. Let’s hope at least the Cher one is false.<\/p>\n

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From the August 24 Telegraph: Quote: Cher ‘to play Catwoman’ in next Batman film The 62-year-old singer and actress is reported to be in talks to play Catwoman opposite Christian Bale in the third Batman film from British director Christopher … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n