Gary Oldman Claims Next ‘Batman’ Starts Shooting Next Year

Word coming out of Comic Con is that Gary Oldman made the blockbuster announcement at the ‘Book of Eli’ panel that the next film in the ‘Batman’ franchise will begin lensing as early as next year.

I think the next Batman is next year. We start shooting next year. You didn’t hear that from me.

Oldman’s announcement came after a fan asked when the follow-up to ‘The Dark Knight’ might be expected.   This calls to mind the news that came months ago when Michael Caine claimed the film was going forward.   Of course, there is nothing to say Christopher Nolan might come out tomorrow and say Oldman was just appeasing the mass audience on hand in San Diego.

While this bit of news could become nothing more than whispers of a rumor, you can’t ignore when someone like Oldman who is tied to the franchise begins talking about it.   Those on hand claim Oldman was not joking in any way.