Rumors: Batman Dark Knight, Pixar, Girls Next Door, Aquaman

Reportedly the new Batman film will be called the Dark Knight and will feature Heath Ledger as the Joker. Of course, Christian Bale will return as Bruce Wayne. Philip Seymour Hoffman is rumored to be first in line for the role of the Penguin, but this is not confirmed at this time. Shooting on the Dark Knight is scheduled to begin slowly in January, and then kick into full gear in March.

We can't confirm this one, but there are reports out there that the next Pixar film will be called W.A.L-E. Not sure what that stands for, or what it means. Just passing that along.

There are reports that a Wolverine spin-off movie is in the works. The as yet untitled Wolverine film will reportedly be shot before the next X-Men film. Yes, there will be another X-men film.

There were rumors floating around that Hugh Hefner had suffered a minor stroke, but this appears to be untrue. In fact, Hef's reality show "The Girls Next Door" shows that the Playboy Mansion is just fine, thank you. In the season premiere, Hef celebrated his 80th birthday. Congratulations, Hef!

Speaking of television, as many of you know, Mark Wahlberg is executive producer of Entourage and on the show, Vincent Chase stars in a film version of Aquaman. Apparently the story line has generated some buzz and there is some talk about actually doing a Aquaman film with perhaps Wahlberg in the lead role. Wahlberg is reportedly not interested in starring but could be interested in the project as a whole.