There May Be No More Batman
Just a few days ago, reports started to build that there might not be a follow-up to last year’s masterpiece “The Dark Knight,” at least not with director Christopher Nolan involved. We know the fans want it. Warner Bros. certainly wants it. How could they possibly want to turn away from assloads of money pouring in from another installment of the Caped Crusader? But is it possible 
that those involved with this new Gotham City universe that’s been created for our enjoyment just don’t have another one in them? Have they already peaked, feeling that a 3rd Batman movie would just be a letdown and a disappointment, as they just might not be able to top “The Dark Knight,” no matter what they do?
MTV News was able to ask Christian Bale his thoughts on putting on the mask one more time while he is out there promoting his next flick “Public Enemies,” and he wasn’t too concrete in his belief that they could do it any better than they already have. “I truly don’t know that we’re ever going to see another ‘Batman’ movie.” According to MTV, Bale maintained no less than three times during the interview that he was unsure another Batman flick would be made. Bale is signed on for a third go donning the cape, as part of his original contract for initially accepting the role. However, director Christopher Nolan is not. “I don’t even want to think about it,” Bale answered, when asked about making another Batman without Nolan at the helm. However, the distinct possibility exists that the director would rather move on, do something different, and not move forward with something he believed was less than what they owe the world of Batman. Bale was also asked what might stop Nolan from doing another Batman. “It 
would be purely that he would need to find a story that was good enough – and if he can’t find that, then it wouldn’t happen.”
While the prospect of another Batman sequel has fans frothing at the mouth, getting excited over the rumors (Johnny Depp as The Riddler), it is also comforting to know that those responsible for “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight” have a certain standard for themselves to meet in order to move forward. They don’t want to do this, because they feel they have to. They don’t want to do this, because of the money. In fact, they only want to do it, if they can deliver something good, which is more than can be said for a lot of the shit that gets thrown out there these days. The Kidd would love, as much as anyone, to see where things go from “The Dsrk Knight,” but, if they must end there, then they must. We can at least take comfort in the fact that they ended on a note of greatness.
Sylvester Stallone is still working on “The Expendables,” with the film still right smack dab in the middle of shooting. But there’s nothing to fear about an action movie starring Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Randy Couture, Jet Li, Dolph Lundren, and Charisma 
Carpenter, right…? Right…? Oh, man!!! While visiting the set, UGO asked producer Avi Lerner just how brutal we can expect a movie with so much badassery under the hood to be. Apparently, it’s going to be somewhat tame, as they hope “The Expendables” to be able to launch its own franchise. The plan now is to test both PG-13 and R-rated versions of the movie to see which runs better numbers and which the audiences embrace more. Oh, that’s horseshit!!! A team of mercenaries engaged in all sorts of violence, and you want to tone it down to a PG-13?! WTF?! Are they not aware of who is actually in this movie? Did they not read the script? Do you know what happens when you puss out and go PG-13? You get “Live Free or Die Hard.” You get “Terminator Salvation.” You get movies that suck when compared to their R-rated violent action counterparts. I realize that they are hoping this is the start of something big, but do you really want to just throw your limp dick out there when you have a raging hard-on ready to go?
Surprisingly, there is more Stallone news out there as well, as Sly will be lending his voice to the next Kevin James piece of shit “The Zookeeper.” In fact, Rocky Balboa isn’t the only big name lending his voice to one of the animals in the story, as a lion. Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, and Judd Apatow will all be involved, as a monkey, a giraffe, a bear, and an elephant respectively. And let’s not forget that the always hot Rosario Dawson 
will be playing the love interest, who somehow will fall madly in love with fat fuckin’ Kevin James by the end of the movie. Did I mention how much I think Kevin James sucks? Because, if not, here goes… that pudgy muthafucka sucks big hairy moose cock… oh, yeah… and the balls, too. Seriously… who the fuck did this unfunny slobby bastard sell his soul to in order to pull in these heavyweight names for one of his movies? It certainly wasn’t Satan. Not even HE is that evil. This guy must suck some kind of dick to get these movies made, so, ladies, you might want to look this obese fat ass up and take some tips, because apparently if you can gobble up the wang like Kevin James, you can accomplish just about anything.
Don’t you just hate how they can take a movie that made a lot of money and try to force a sequel out of it, even though there is no logical way for them to continue on, since the first movie seemed to wrap up nicely. Take “Taken,” for example. **Spoiler Alert** Liam Neeson lets his daughter go to Europe, as long as she follows some conditions, which she of course ignores. She gets kidnapped and sold into the sex trafficking industry, teaching you the listen that Daddy is always right. Neeson uses his particular set of skills to hunt down those responsible for this 
heinous act, killing them all, and saving his daughter before she disappears forever. **Spoilers Over** It starts off simple, builds nicely, and then ends with a pretty definitive conclusion. So how the fuck do you sequelize that? It’s not like there is someone out for revenge… he killed every last one of them. Oops, sorry. That was a spoiler, too, I guess. I just wish they would leave these movies alone. It was well received. It made some nice bank. Let’s move on to something new, because if you go see another “Taken” after seeing the first “Taken,” then you are just opening yourself up to be taken… not the mention the money that will be taken from your wallet. Damn, I could do this all day.
Alright, Ladies, now you can get all wet for some Johnny Depp talk, as Depp talked a bit about revisiting the character of Capt. Jack Sparrow for a 4th time. With the story still in the works, Depp certainly loves this character a great deal that he’d keep going back to the well over and over again, if only for the 
fun of it. “Call me a glutton if you want… virtually no cinema is perfect. Pirates 1 had it’s own thing. 2 and 3 I suppose had their own thing. It got a little confusing here and there… I heard that. I think, for me, because I love the character so much and I enjoyed playing the character so much, and people seem to like it, so if there’s an opportunity to try it again… you know, it’s like going up to bat. You want to get back out there and try and try and try and see what you can do. I enjoy playing the character of Jack very much.” Time to put away the vibrators, as it’s me again, although I don’t mind. So there you have it. Until Johnny Depp gets sick of it or tired with it or bored with it or dies, there should be a long line of movies with him dressed as a pirate for years and years to come, generation upon generation. I can at least feel better in the fact that I am not the only one who had no idea just what the fuck was going on during the last two movies. Even Johnny Depp was confused, and he was in it.
Finally, we bid a sad farewell to longtime TV personality Ed McMahon, who died early this morning at the age of 86. “The Tonight Show,” “Star Search,” Publisher’s Clearinghouse… need I say more? You will be missed. HIYO!!!
Keep checking out the guest blogging experience over at Celebrity Smack!, as the first day there went pretty well, and things are getting a bit smoother as I get more and more comfortable with their setup. The Kidd will keep bringing the pain all week long, that, by the end of the week, they just won’t be able to take it anymore, and I’ll have to stop, which works out nicely as that’s all I agreed to do.
Expect a new column of “The Kidd Vs.” by tomorrow, as I was able to catch a screening of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” last night. So you’ll have my thoughts and opinions to guide you on whether or not you want to spend your money on seeing robots in disguise this weekend. I figure those of you heading out to the midnight show tonight are going anyway, regardless of what I have to say. However, if you’re planning a quiet night in, tune into ABC tonight at 9:30 p.m. EST for a new episode of “Better Off Ted.” The Kidd really can’t recommend this show highly enough. It is definitely different than your average run-of-the-mill sitcom, which probably explains why it’s so friggin’ funny. Be sure to set your DVR for that one tonight. Trust me on this one. I wouldn’t suggest you watch it, if it sucked. I’ve got a reputation to uphold.
Until tomorrow…
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