Mcadams To Replace Holmes In Batman Begins Sequel?.... The Notebook star Rachel McAdams has become the red-hot favourite to replace new mum Katie Holmes as Batman's love interest.Holmes dropped out of the Batman BEGINS sequel recently after originally playing Rachel Dawes opposite Christian Bale, and now McAdams is set to take her place.According to insider website batman-on-film.com, McAdams is in negotiations to join the all-star cast of The Dark Knight, alongside Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger and Sir Michael Caine.In related news

Aronofsky's Batman Would Have Been Too Dark, Too Violent
Movie-maker Darren Aronofsky is secretly relieved his take on Batman never got the OK from studio bosses - because it would have been too violent.The Requiem For A Dream director was among the favourites to write the screenplay for the film that became Batman BEGINS - and he admits his vision would have been too dark and too violent.He tells moviehole.net says, "My pitch was always very realistic. I wasn't interested in fantasy, I was interested in the psychology of a real man dressing in a disguise to pay out real vengeance."The Batmobile was a souped-up Lincoln Continental with a bus engine. It was technical and rusty and extremely violent. They would have never let us have violence."

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