Today in show business news: Lots of casting stuff, including a sordid rumor about Emma Watson, a potentially holy gig for Christian Bale, and a 90210 actress having a comeback.
A (pretty) well sourced report suggests that Bale will return to his role as the Caped Crusader for Warner Bros.' answer to The Avengers franchise. So how would this work?
DC Comics decided it's time to kill Batman-sidekick Robin again which is notable because this incarnation of Robin has actually been popular, unlike the last Robin to be unceremoniously killed off.
Today in show business news: The chosen one's documentary performed very well this weekend, Christian Bale is going mountain climbing, and a TLC biopic has been cast.
Today in viral videos: Jimmy Kimmel proves that the meek shall inherit Twitter, Christian Bale restores our faith in humanity, and the scientific explanation behind the chicken and the egg.
Today in showbiz news: A faded Oscar-winner books a respectable role, Lifetime assembles a strange group to make a strange movie, and ABC's submarine show is sinking.
A movie musical heads down the wrong path, Hugh Jackman heads down the right one, and Christian Bale is huge in China.
Actor Christian Bale was physically confronted by government guards when he tried to visit a blind activist lawyer being confined to his home.
Plus: The Tommy Lee Jones contract snafu that keeps on costing Paramount
The first trailer for the new Batman movie doesn't shed much light on the plot
All hands on deck for Aronofsky's 'Black Swan' followup
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