The new Batman

Get ready for Christian Bale to be the new Bruce Wayne for director Christopher Nolan, but I sure hope he shaves the goatee first. Bale’s been in a few big–as in expensive–movies (Reign of Fire, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, American Psycho) but he’s yet to really drive a moneymaker. Nolan’s done some interesting work, as has screenwriter David Goyer, though I wonder if they’ll take the franchise back in the quirky direction of Tim Burton.