ROTTEN TOMATOES: Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3," "Superman Returns" Box Office, "Over the Hedge 2," "I Am Legend," The Joker, A Hasselhoff Mishap, and More!

Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3," "Superman Returns" Box Office, "Over the Hedge 2," "I Am Legend," The Joker, A Hasselhoff Mishap, and More!

by Nick Hershey | June 30, 2006

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This week in RT News, comic book adaptations were the rage, starting with a new teaser trailer and spoilers of next year's "Spider-Man 3." Robin Williams seems keen to portray The Joker in the next "Batman Begins" sequel, and the "Fantastic Four" sequel has a title and plot synopsis available for scrutiny. Also, Jo Blo has an early review of M. Night Shyamalan's latest offering, "Lady in the Water."

In Other News: "Superman Returns" does $32M in two days; Will Smith may have a big-time co-star for his next film; some cartoon animals may have a new "Hedge" to conquer; Ron Howard wants to throw his hat into the comic-book movie ring; and we can all rejoice that David Hasselhoff's vocal chords were unharmed after a run-in with a chandelier. Read on for details.

This Week's Most Popular News:

Teaser Bulletin: "Spider-Man 3"
It doesn't swing into movie theaters until next May, but you can catch the brand-new "Spider-Man 3" teaser right here ... and it's pretty darn cool.

Robin Williams Keeps Chatting About The Joker
No casting decisions have been announced just yet, so just relax. But apparently Mr. Robin Williams is lobbying pretty hard for the role of The Joker in Christopher Nolan's impending "Batman Begins" sequel. Nolan and Williams worked together on "Insomnia," so maybe he knows something we don't...

"Spider-Man 3" Spoiler Feast!
If you're a ravenous fan of all things spoileriffic, and you also have some affection for the "Spider-Man" series, then head on over to a blog called "film ick" and enjoy all sorts of second sequel tidbits -- including the news on who just might be the flick's fourth villain.

"Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer" Plot Synopsis
According to the JoBlo.com boys, we now have a new title and a small plot synopsis for next summer's "Fantastic Four" sequel. As always, we take unconfirmed reports with a grain of salt, but if and when more info becomes available, well, we'll share that, too.

Early Reaction to the "Lady in the Water"
M. Night Shyamalan's newest feature, "Lady in the Water," opens in a few weeks, but Mike Sampson over at JoBlo's was able to sit in on an early screening, and even penned an early review.

In Other News:

"Superman Returns" grossed $11M on Thursday for a solid $32M total after two days of release.

Johnny Depp is rumored to be joining Will Smith in the upcoming "I Am Legend."

Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is considering a sequel to "Over The Hedge" after strong box-office returns in the U.S.

Leonardo DiCaprio is set to produce a biopic of counter-culture guru Timothy Leary.

Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti will star in the adaptation of Jay Parini's novel The Last Station, for director Michael Hoffman.

Ron Howard is eyeing J. Michael Straczynski's thriller The Changeling for his next directorial project.

Jesse Eisenberg will star with Richard Gere and Terrence Howard in the comic thriller "Spring Break In Bosnia."

Aidan Quinn has joined the cast of the cross-culture independent feature "Dark Matter."

The producers of "Eragon" will bring another young adult fantasy book series to the big screen, called "The Uglies."

And last but certainly not least, David Hasselhoff had emergency surgery after severing a tendon in his right arm when he accidentally rammed his head into a chandelier -- resulting in a hail of glass -- in a London gym bathroom. Fans of the "Baywatch" star can rest easy, as he is now out of the hospital and -- we hope -- back to planning that self-penned, self-named "David Hasselhoff Musical."

David, you're in our prayers...

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Flim Springfield writes:
on Jun 30 2006 07:49 PM

For the love of god, keep Robin Williams away from the Joker!

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Jul 01 2006 12:16 AM

there's a scene in the Matrix Revolutions, where Hugo Weaving laughs like a maniac after getting the oracle's eyes, and it looks exactly how I would picture the Joker to be....

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

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VML writes:
on Jul 01 2006 01:00 AM

Why an Over the Hedge 2? Its good enough to stay as a movie without a sequel.

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Elessar Oronro writes:
on Jul 01 2006 08:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#839414)
Yes, I know exactly the scene you're talking about. Note perfect. Weaving IS the Joker. That face, that voice. A little old (for the Begins timeline) but we can overlook it. He's got the geek credibility in spades after all his genre work. Weaving for Joker!

Batman vs. Joker in 2008. Final scene with surprise Superman appearance. Lex and Joker team up for World's Finest in 2009. It has to happen!!!

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trulyjared writes:
on Jul 01 2006 08:54 PM

[b]Robin as the joker[/b]
I think he works better as the Riddler Sean Penn or Jude Law as the Joker would rock ! Maybe Patrick Stewart as Mr. Freeze? Jeremy Piven as Pinguin ?

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Jul 02 2006 12:12 AM

[b]CRISPIN SHOULD BE JOKER!![/b]
Why is Crispin Glover out of the running for Joker!?!?! (He played Marty McFly's dad in the first Back to the Future). He is BY FAR the best choice, I mean Jesus just look at the guy! He is PERFECT, he proved he can be dark with Willard, and he's just, so, perfect for Joker, esp. with this franchise of Batman!! Jude Law? Sean Penn? WTF!? I mean after BB I have complete faith in the guys who did that movie, but I just feel that Crispin would be gold for the sequel as the Joker, and it would be that stepping stone he needs because he is an awesome/underrated actor!! Argh!

Here is a screenshot comparing a pic of Joker to Crispin...C'MON!!!
http://www.slashfilm.com/uploadedimages/crispinjoker.jpg

...and btw, thank god David Hasselhoff is okay!! :) lol

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darcko writes:
on Jul 02 2006 01:54 AM

Williams' performances have been over-the-top. He'll upstage Bale, and that's bad, so no Joker for him I hope. I could see Weaving as the Joker though. Who cares about the age thing; he'll be clad in makeup anyway.

I wonder if Lady is going to be better than Village...

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BuckRogers writes:
on Jul 02 2006 09:41 AM

When i heard Will Smith was going to be in I, Robot i thought he was going to ruin it with his wise-cracking "Bad Boys" type humour (which isn't funny anymore) but i was surprisingly wrong. Looks like he was kept on a leash by the director, if the same can be done to Robin Williams, then i believe he will be perfect for the role as the Joker.

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sneppo writes:
on Jul 03 2006 07:48 PM

Great cast as usual but my god, M. Night Shyamalan is a bad bad writer, except for the awesome "sixth sense"

He seemed to realise how damn good the ending to sixth sense was and then thought he would start writing movies from the ending to the start as the rest of his movies have been boring, pointless and all seem to be leading up to some try hard sixth sense ending which turns out to be pathetic.

Actually signs wasn't too bad, but the ending was just ridiculous. Swing away...more like "retire away M"

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