Eddie Murphy to star as The Riddler in the next Batman Movie

Eddie Murphy will play the Riddler in the next Batman movie according to reports.

Murphy was tapped by British director Christopher Nolan to reprise the role last by Jim Carrey in Batman Forever in 1995.

Transformers star Shia LaBeouf is also said to have signed on to play Robin, with Rachel Weisz in the role of Catwoman.

The Sun, who broke the story noted that Johnny Depp had been rumored for the role. They also get credit for the very nice Eddie Murphy Riddler mashup above.

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