As you’ll remember the other day, MTV reported that Michael Caine said that Philip Seymour Hoffman and Johnny Depp would be playing The Penguin and The Riddler in the next ‘Batman’ movie. It was all speculation, and Hoffman has already denied the news. “No one has talked to me about it ever — never,” replied Hoffman. “It happened, like, five years ago, too. It was a rumor back then and it’s still a rumor. [laughs] It’s just in the press. It’s funny.”
Hoffman, himself, would rather see someone else play the character, but if Christopher Nolan is writing/directing, The Penguin won’t even happen. Hoffman said, “I don’t know. I think I’m more interested in seeing someone else do it. I don’t know if I’d be a good Penguin to be quite honest. [laughs]”
Depp’s involvement is still unknown, but his answer will most likely be the same as Hoffman’s. Maybe someone from TMZ should hire a homeless French amputee to ask Depp and then pass off the information as if it were their own.[MTV]