Third Batman Movie Takes Shape

They key to the latest Batman movie franchise is almost a lock, Christopher Nolan is on board. But that could fall apart as Warner Bros. wants Nolan to move on the project quickly. He is taking a careful approach to respect the character and fans. Word is Rachel Weisz may play Catwoman (wild rumour). Shia LaBeouf is also rumoured to be playing Robin. The latest breaking news is Eddie Murphy will play the Riddler.

PCM can tell you that the first News Organization to break this was The Sun. The Sun has a habit of breaking news without confirming sources. So we bring you this news with trepidation.

If Nolan stays on board, rest assured Eddie will play the Riddler straight and the movie won't jump the shark.

Superheroes top box office

It was a good weekend for Hellboy, as the film Hellboy II: The Golden Army topped the weekend box office, taking in $35.9 million.

Last week's No. 1, Will Smith's Hancock, dropped to No. 2, but still grossed $33.3 million over the weekend. Ticket sales fell less than 50 percent, helping the poorly-reviewed film remain near the top, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations.

In third place was Brendan Fraser with the film Journey to the Center of the Earth, a 3-D remake of the original. It took in $20.6 million in ticket sales, knocking the animated hit flick WALL-E to fourth.

Meanwhile, Eddie Murphy's film Meet Dave came in a disappointing seventh, taking in only $5.3 million. It marks Murphy's lowest total for a debut since 2002's The Adventures of Pluto Nash.

Last month Murphy announced that Meet Dave would mark his movie retirement. He said he wished to return to the stage to do stand-up comedy.


The weekend box office top 10 (according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations):
1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army, $35.9 million
2. Hancock, $33 million
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $20.6 million
4. WALL-E, $18.5 million
5. Wanted, $11.6 million
6. Get Smart, $7.1 million
7. Meet Dave, $5.3 million
8. Kung Fu Panda, $4.3 million
9. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, $2.4 million
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $2.3 million

Eddie Murphy Announces Movie Retirement

Eddie Murphy has revealed to TV show Extra that his upcoming movie, Meet Dave, is one of his last. The veteran comedian recently announced, "Fifty years (old) I'll have been making movies thirty years and I have close to fifty movies and it is like why am I in the movies…I've done that part now. I'll go back to the stage and do stand-up."

He's been around awhile, we don't really blame him. It's time for Eddie to relax a little and keep to the stage!