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Batman Returns, 2011?

The guys behind the seemingly successful global water-saving campaign (you know the one – no watering your garden on certain days of the week; 4-minute showers; sharing your tub with the saggy-boobed grandma next door to save runny stuff) must be in charge of the “Batman 3” news tidbit leaks, because there’s not a trickle of information on the “Dark Knight” sequel out there. Nothing. Nada. Zippo.

And you just know that there’s more going on with the film than someone potentially talking to Christopher Nolan about directing another sometime-or-another – actually I wouldn’t be surprised if the ball started rolling the moment “The Dark Knight” bitch-slapped it’s first $200 million but everyone at Burbank’s been sworn to secrecy. I’d say it’s even likely that Warner Bros already have a release date (or rough idea), an idea of what villains they’ll be using (and have probably already started feeling out potential candidates for those roles), and a production plan already mapped out.

Executive Producer Michael Uslan essentially confirms all that in an interview with The Courier Post.

According to Uslan, wh , the new film’s likely to be out in 2011 – which, essentially, means Nolan’s signed to direct, they’re close to having a script, and casting can’t be too far away.

Summer 2011 is likely when Warners will release the film, which means it’ll be up against another superhero jaunt, “The Avengers” – Marvel’s highest-profile superhero release ever.

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