Caffeinated Clint
His wife’s done the comic book thing, and now the one that wears the pants wants his cut of superhero stardom too.
Paul Bettany – gifted actor and the lucky sod that shares a doona with "Hulk" star Jennifer Connelly each and every night – has emerged as a surprise contender for the role of The Joker in the "Batman Begins" sequel.
An insider tells Batman-On-Film.com that the "Beautiful Mind" and "A Knight’s Tale" star is now officially in the running to play the killer clown. His competition are Australian actor Lachy Hulme and the wizard of Weird, Crispin Glover.
The same scooper debunked rumours that ex-Jedi Knight Mark Hammil is also being considered for the role of the Joker. According to the tipster, Warner believes the actor is ‘too old’ for the part.
In the next "Batman" film, the Caped Crusader and Harvey Dent (rumoured to be played by "Scream" star and Naomi Watts beau’ Liev Schreiber) hatch a plot to catch the sinister Joker.
