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Is Sam Worthington Going to Replace Christian Bale as Batman?

Source:  news.com.au
Could Christina Bale's days as Batman be numbered? A recent report from Australian news site news.com.au suggests that Bale may lose out his role to his Terminator Salvation co-star, Sam Worthington.

Worthington's star is on the rise with his role in Terminator Salvation and his upcoming role in James Cameron's Avatar.

Gossip suggests that Bale's blow-up on the Terminator set may have damaged his credibility as Batman, and that they may be looking for a replacement for the star of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

Take this one with a healthy grain of salt, folks. Bale is already committed to doing a third Batman film, and few people within the film industry consider Bale's outburst on set to be anything more than the result of a tense moment of filmmaking. Terminator Salvation director, McG, said at the New York Comic Con that Bale and the unfortunate DP who was the target of his rant were back working together less than an hour after the infamous incident occurred.

Furthermore, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight have both been great successes for Warner Brothers, and Bale's portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman has been a major part of that. So, it seems unlikely that the studio would be looking to replace him anytime soon.


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June 13th, 2009 12:05pm
Christina Bale is batman and it will suck if u take him out of the equation and one more thing johnny depp for riddler not eddie murphy
but to tell u the truth i want to see some one else that we never seen in the movies . panguin, joker, catwoman, riddler, two face ,mr freeze, poision ive, bain. we've done that already we need to do something new something freash
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March 18th, 2009 8:20am
well the only black guy i care about being in batman is

with a dought Morgan Freeman

coming from a Black guy's point of view
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March 17th, 2009 1:01pm
Eddie Murphy was rumored to play the Riddler by a bunch of crackpots, but hasn't, and never will, be confirmed
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March 17th, 2009 7:51am
oh and Ice Cube as Batman. perfect.
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March 17th, 2009 7:49am
Actually, I don't want to rule out the possibility of Eddie Murphy being The Riddler. Maybe they'll do an entire recast with all washed up black comedians. Possibly Martin Lawrence as The Penguin. Robin Givens can play Catwoman. And shit, let's just go all out and make Bill Cosby Mr. Freeze. I think this is starting to make sense.
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March 17th, 2009 7:45am
actually JJHOLLAWAY, Eddie "Murphey" isn't an actor, but if Eddie Murphy is even invited to a Batman red carpet event in the future, I'll be shocked. Where do you get your news? Making things up only confuses people, play nice...
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March 17th, 2009 6:39am
I really doubt this'll happen.
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March 16th, 2009 9:32am
if they do that they will fuck them selves again, just like when they let michael k. go. those bat films was flops! val did a pretty alrite job. but bale is batman an if they even think about it they will regret it.
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March 16th, 2009 8:47am
i'd fuck it twice
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March 15th, 2009 3:49pm
lol @ "Christina Bale"
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March 15th, 2009 8:24am
I say Bale needs to finish this trilogy. He's a loose cannon, but he needs to control his temper a bit more. He smacked his mother and sister, now this.
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March 15th, 2009 7:40am
actually Donnie, Eddie Murphey has been signed to play The Riddler so i guess that answers your question =)
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March 11th, 2009 7:30pm
Diciple needs to calm down a bit lol. George actually wasn't THAT bad. He wasn't awesome either, actually, I liked him better than Val Kilmer's Batman. It's not like George himself said "omg I want bat nipples, I won't do the film if I don't have them." lol you tard. He has nothing to do with the suit other than just wearing the damn thing. Of course he will not ever touch the Batman franchise again, but you need to stop over reacting it's not a big deal.
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March 11th, 2009 11:24am
To Raging_luis85,.......... Bat nipples??!! How fucking gay are you? Nobody wants George Clooney to play Batman except you so please be a pal and STFU because your embarassing yourself you lowlife bitch. Go play in traffic
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March 10th, 2009 4:57pm
If that happens, i'll just go back to watchin "arnie" as Mr. Freeze.
This would mean total destruction of the reboot. Bale needs to stay!!!!
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March 10th, 2009 4:51am
Yes, Chad i have returned. Thank you for the introduction.
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March 10th, 2009 12:27am
Not gonna happen lol.
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March 10th, 2009 12:26am
Bale Ain't Going Anywhere Not Atleast Until After The 3rd Installment Everybody Needs To Be Talking About Which Bad Guy Is Gonna Be In It The Penguin, The Riddler,Mr.Freeze, I Think They Need To Bring A Character From The 60's Show Up To Date Maybe ..
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March 10th, 2009 12:02am
I'm only gonna say this ONCE so you better listen...If somethin' aint broke, DONT FIX IT!!!
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March 9th, 2009 11:46pm
So NewKill200 is the killerman2000? Fuck! And I thought MW got rid of that ass.
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March 9th, 2009 11:41pm
Bale is staying as Batman...theres no way Nolan would work on a problem without Bale in that batsuit!
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March 9th, 2009 10:02pm
Naw they wouldn't. Well not in this series with Nolan. maybe later on
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March 9th, 2009 9:37pm
oh please, in a world where a child pedophile (Polanski) and a guy who marries his own step daughter ( Allen ) can still make movies and get awards for them you think Bale's little "outburst" ruins ANYthing? If anything it makes him look awesome, heres a guy who is passionate about what he does and wants to give his best for people like US who want to see his movie.
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March 9th, 2009 9:28pm
Who said this???

HE'S A FUCKING IDIOT!!!!!!
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March 9th, 2009 9:26pm
HA! This is one of the worst jokes I've heard in recent memory. Chris Nolan's and Chris Bale's Batman series have Warner Bros. under their thumbs. Warner Bros. wouldn't dare replace them in the final installment of this Batman series, especially with how that turned out last time...
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March 9th, 2009 9:25pm
It is not surprising, as far as rumors go. Easy for this to be confused in the scuttlebutt that goes on between the actors of hollywood and the fanatics of the internet. LIke it said, Worthington is a rising star, and in a role alongside Bale - it is natural for people to begin rumors of the underdog one-upping the Big Bad Bale. Still, there is likely no truth whatsoever to this.

Even should it be so - Worthington may be an incredible actor, and could be an even better choice. Like I said, extremely unlikely, but it may not me tragedy.
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March 9th, 2009 9:10pm
Christian Bale will never be replaced. If they did though, the should call up George Clooney instead. hehe. Bat nipples.
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March 9th, 2009 9:05pm
bullshit.
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March 9th, 2009 8:58pm
I knew it all along........ Batman's Australian!

But it had to happen. I mean Wolverine's Australian also.

Hang on I'm getting a Hollywood blockbuster idea!

"Superheros Downunder"

:D
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March 9th, 2009 8:33pm
fuck this shit, its just a gay ass rumor that some faggot stated to get attention. Bale will not be replaced. just some gay rumor thats NOT true
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