The Sun (U.K.) claims that Eddie Murphy will play The Riddler in the next Batman film

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Eddie is Riddler in new Batman

By GORDON SMART
and JESS ROGERS



Comic strip ... Eddie Murphy as he might look in Riddler get-up

Published: Today
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.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2048300.ece

[peekaloo]

1. lemme guess-he'll rule over lots of other "Riddlers" of various shapes/sizes

and play each one.

:-(

[T_i_B]

2. The Sun claims a lot of things

Whether it is true however can be another matter.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. That's why I wrote my headline accordingly...

...because if it's a "Sun EXCLUSIVE," the translation of that is "we'll know if it's true if and when it happens."

:toast:

[Mudoria]

3. Murphy in that role doesn't do a lot for me to be honest

I hope the Sun is just blowing smoke on this one...