This comes from one of BOF's oldest and best "industry insiders" who has provided me with all sorts of info over the years about BATMAN and how the movie business works in general. He warns that you should take this as nothing more than rumor right now... Posted on the Batman on Film site by "Jett"

...as he says that this is some of the whispers he has heard about BATMAN 6 lately. While this thing is probably around two years away from production, it is still interesting to hear what might happen--

• Nolan is going to direct. He isn't signed--at least not "officially," but it's no secret that the movie franchise is now "Nolan's Baby" as our source called it.

• The villian that seems to be obvious for the sequel, might not appear in the next film. "They may want to build up to his appearance over the first two films - have him in the finale," says our source. This may not be a bad idea, in my opinion.

• As everyone already knows, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman are set to return. Morgan Freeman will probably be back as Lucius Fox.

• David Goyer will most likely be involved with the sequel. His status is much like that of Nolan's. BOF's source speculates that his role will be much like that for BEGINS--writing the first draft and then Nolan taking over.

The sequel will probably not pick up right after the events of BEGINS. A bit of time may have passed between the events of BEGINS and the sequel. The Batman may be a bit more established in the follow-up.

• The villian could be one that we saw in the previous Burton/Schumacher series.

That's it for now. Nothing Earth-shattering or anything, but something to think about and discuss. Our guy promised a bit more soon, so stay tuned to BOF for all the latest Bat-movie news.

Again, this was posted by "Jett" on the Batman on Film website (BOF).