Phillip Seymour Hoffman Talks Dark Knight Sequel

Phillip Seymour Hoffman spoke to MTV about the rumors that have been going around about him playing Penguin in the Dark Knight Sequel. You will recall yesterday Michael Caine was quotted as saying Phillip would be the Penguin. Shame nobody told Hoffman;

“No one has talked to me about it ever — never,” replied Hoffman. “It happened, like, five years ago, too. It was a rumor back then and it’s still a rumor. [laughs] It’s just in the press. It’s funny.”

“I’m such a fan of those movies,” related Hoffman. “Comic book movies in general I look forward to — I am a real cheerleader for them. I want them to do well because those are terrific stories. As a kid I was a big comic book collector. What [Nolan]’s doing is taking it in a whole other exciting great place. I’m more a fan, so the interest of being in it isn’t that great. It’s more the interest in wanting to see the next one. It’s probably better that way.”

When further pressed for his level of interest in the role if Warner Bros. approached him about the role, Hoffman said, “I don’t know. I think I’m more interested in seeing someone else do it. I don’t know if I’d be a good Penguin to be quite honest. [laughs]”

Nice to see Michael Caines sources are not any better then ours :)