Hey folks, Harry here with some tidbits taken from a press conference with Gary Oldman in the UK. There isn't a lot, but Oldman is thinking BATMAN BEGINS is gonna be R-Rated... which I'll believe when I see it. Ya know... how come all the rumors on the BATMAN movie rule and all the rumors on the SUPERMAN movie suck? It really is amazing how this thing just continues to be more and more intriguing. Here ya go...

Hey Harry,  

Just a quick snippet. Was at a UK press conference for Harry Potter 3 yesterday and Gary Oldman got asked about Batman Begins. Things I gleaned:  

He was moaning about the state of movies, how hard it's been to get a follow up to Nil By Mouth funded (I think just another film, not a sequel as such!) and that companies are just happy to plow money into kung-fu filled action flicks. Depressed about this, so seems to think Batman is a little more than just flashy fights and FX etc.  

More interestingly, he said that he really liked Chris Nolan's take on the material and that Nolan only accepted the job on the understanding he could do it his way, with little interference. He even said something about 'doing it for half the money', although I assume he means in terms of Nolan's wage rather than budget! To this end, Oldman said that he was expecting the movie to be R Rated. This makes me happy.  

Finally, he noted an interesting aside Michael Caine made to him about Superman and Batman, the former being how America views itself, the latter, darker character being how the rest of the world views America. Thought that might tickle your Michael Moore-loving fancy.  

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