As film fans we all know Christopher Nolan likes to keep his projects off the radar, on the QT, on the hush-hush. What am I saying! Security and information on his productions would have made Stanley Kubrick call him a control freak if he were around to do so.

But we love it don’t we? The not knowing. The anticipation kills us and then we’re drip fed little pieces of info until we’re bowled over by the finished production; The Dark Knight, Inception, the man knows how to wow an audience.

Moviehole are reporting this week that Nolan is hosting top secret (what else?) auditions for the female lead in Batman 3. At least give us a better title to work with Chris! No names are mentioned (naturally) but the report says he’s not necessarily on the look out for a ‘name’. Actresses in their 20s and 30s are meeting with the director and they don’t even know what role they’re auditioning for!

The past two movies saw Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawson turn into the brilliant Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight. So let the speculation begin! Will we have a new Catwoman and a new love interest for Bruce Wayne?We’ll probably find out in a few weeks time… we hope.

Some things we do know about Batman 3 include the fact Christopher Nolan is returning to shout ‘action!’, he’s written the script with his brother Jonathan and it might start filming in the early spring. Warner Bros. want this out there for summer 2012, 21st July, to be precise. Will that happen? Oh, and Tom Hardy has been attached to a role in the third instalment. Who will he be playing? Again, we don’t bloody know yet!

Source: Moviehole