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Marion Cotillard is pregnant right now. I don't know when filming actually begins so I'm unsure as to whether it makes a difference if she's up the duff. I can't seem to remember a pregnant hero or villian, but I must admit that I'm a bit behind on my comic book nerdin'.

Maybe she'll be a pregnant Mama Wayne in a flashback?

I'm happy with her being cast especially if it's going to be Talia but honestly I'd rather she play Selina. Now I'm wondering if they are bringing Ras Al Ghul back as well.

This makes me very happy. If Cotillard is cast it will be even easier to ignore Hathaway's presence.

I guess Talia makes a ton more sense than Mama Wayne.

The question that now comes to mind is why/how Marion has got the Frahnszh lady market cornered? I really like Melanie Laurent as well as Virginie Ledoyen, and there are innumerable others out there (who was the actress in Tell No One?), so I wonder how much consideration other actresses get when Marion seems to be the automatic go-to gal.

Sars - I guess you mean Marie-Josée Croze, who was also in "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" and "Munich". I think she's technically French-Canadian though.

I think French actresses do ok - acting all sophisticated for Hollywood is just a small part of the work available to them.

Case. Case Case Case. I appreciate that you (apparently) don't care for Nolan's direction. Good on ya'. But why feel the need to spew such vitriol on those of us who are fans? Is it not enough that people have differences of opinion? Must everyone feel the way you feel? You don't see the rest of us shitting all over -- let's see, what's the opposite of Christopher Nolan -- over Brian Levant, director of Problem Child 2, Beethoven, Flintstones, and Snow Dogs, do you? No! I'm sure he's delivered more than a few of your favorite movies and no-one wants to take that away from you. We just want you to be happy! See? Be happy!

Anyway. Best wishes, pal. Happy Valentine's Day.

D-Day: That's basically what I was thinking, though, I read somewhere that JGL is rumored to be playing Alberto Falcone, son of the Roman (Tom Wilkinson from Batman Begins). If so, I wonder if he'd be the one teaming up with Talia(?) in the same way their parents did, with Bane coming from his side of the alliance?

However, if Cotillard doesn't play Talia, I can see how Bane, Falcone, and Catwoman could be combined to do a mix of Knightfall and Long Halloween. Cotillard as Sofia Gigante? (/rimshot)

Either way, TK is right on the money: Marion Cotillard is a win.

RobP: I've been having a very Long Halloween suspicion about this new Batman ever since they announced Catwoman as female lead No. 1. And I'm definitely not complaining since it's such a great story...and Nolan's utilized it more than once in his trilogy so far. Though, they'd have to leave out the whole and rather integral Harvey Dent part of it (since they already kind of used that up in the last film.) Here's to hoping?

Thanks, Simon. I know the French actresses do fine without the US of A, but there are plentyof them who can cross over, if only for a little bit. I could really see a lot more of Marie-Josée Croze.

crud, i thought Anne got booted off and Marion was replacing her.

why Anne, Nolan? Why?

how am i suppose to keep a serious face if all I see is the Bat-Man and the Princess of Genovia?

I'm already excited about this movie,but this casting news makes me even more excited.
YAY.

Case, man (or lady)we get it. You don't care for Nolan.
Move on,already.

tell me about it Parker.

and i know ppl will refer back to the initial hate for Ledger but you din see him in Dark Knight. the paint and scar din remind you of the cowboy or the kid who sang, "Can't take my eyes of off you"

maybe we'll never see Anne's full face. yes! that's it! let her be behind the mask the entire time. and pls dun let her smile. not that gorgeous smile.