He's playing the Riddler?!?
That IS an odd choice:
Come to think of it, he was the Master Thespian, so why not...
BTW, I heard a rumor that Christian Bale needs to get back into shape before the next installment of Batman starts filming. After the big stink about his on-set rant, and then with Heath Ledger dying, I hear he really let himself go...
ADG