Tony Randall as the Riddler for "Batman 3"

Michael Caine's already been quoted saying that filming on Chris Nolan's Batman 3 starts next April, so let's start with some dream casting.

For me, I'd like to see the Riddler. Unlike the goofy, annoyingly preening Frank Gorshin version, or the sycophantic Jim Carrey version, the definitive Riddler for me is the one from Batman: The Animated Series. Once described as "the world's meanest sissy," this version of the Riddler seems like the kind of guy who'd torture someone just for fun. Not to prove a point, like Heath Ledger's the Joker, or to extract information, but to make a game of it and prove that he's just as tough as he is smart.

If we're dream casting from the past, I'd like to suggest a young Tony Randall. Check out this scene from 1959's PillowTalk. He's gone to threaten a very Bruce Wayne-ish Rock Hudson, and he hits those subtle, sinister notes just right.

Quick, someone get Chris Nolan a time machine.!
Although from what we know about him, he'd probably prefer to build it himself.

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