[Iguana Man]

Hans Zimmer returns!

Author: Jett
Saturday, October 7, 2006 - 8:13 PM: According to an interview with SOUNDTRACK.NET, Hans Zimmer will return to Gotham as he will score THE DARK KNIGHT. "Well, once I've done the next Batman movie, which will finish in early 2008, I thought I'd take a year off from writing film scores and just go and do some concerts," the composer told the website. And that's fine with me as I loved the BEGINS score. Thanks to "Bat Joe," "Vanessa," et al for the lead!

Harvey Dent already cast! (?)

Author: Jett
Friday, October 6, 2006 - 12:54 PM, 6:15 PM: See below, then read THIS from IGN FILMFORCE. Politically correct denials from the camps of Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Pearce. But when it comes to Ryan Phillippe, it's a bit different -- no responses, no comments, and "official" no's depending on whom one asks. As for BOF, I shot an email to Warner Bros. and was told that there is "nothing new" in regards to TDK. Here's what "Stax" reported about Phillippe --

The most curious responses came from Phillippe's camp. His management, The Schiff Company, had no comment. The actor's lawyer, David Weber, advised IGN that he didn't know the answer. Warner Bros. reps did not return calls for comment.

Phillippe's agency, UTA, initially insisted that, "We cannot comment on that." But during a follow-up call, a UTA agent advised IGN, "We've not been contacted by anyone. There's not a script yet. ... There's no story here."

Phillippe's publicist, Nanci Ryder, told us flatly, "No, he's not in it. No Batman. Official denial."

One thing I've learned -- denials mean nothing. I'm not insinuating that's it's RP, but I do KNOW that we're going to find out soon just WHOM it is...

Let me start out by saying that I don’t have a name for Dent, so if that’s all you want, then I don’t know if I have something that’ll interest you. Hey, it’s like Ft. Knox with THE DARK KNIGHT right now! But what I do feel very confident in saying that the role of Harvey Dent has been cast -- or they know whom they want and it's down to formalities. And unless someone doesn’t care about their job and/or position and leaks it, we’re going to find out who the guy is in the trades. I also feel secure in telling you that an announcement is imminent -- like real soon. FYI y’all.

All the above is taken from BOF.