BATLASH BEGINS

According to IMDb, Warner Bros. has asked the whole Wayne mishpuchah back for another swing of the Bat-Grapple in the next installment of their newly invigorated Batman franchise...minus one twinkling-ring-fingered, side-mouth-talking (see left), New OT IV shadowed actress:

"Bale as Batman was the first to put pen to paper, followed by Caine as butler Alfred and Freeman as Bruce Wayne's business associate Lucius Fox. But Holmes won't reprise her role as district attorney Rachel Dawes - reportedly because Warner Bros is angry her engagement to Tom Cruise has stolen media attention away from the movie."

When asked to comment, the glassy-eyed actress pulled her lips back into a skull-like grin and chanted "That's amazing...amazing...totally amazing..." before new best friend Jessica Rodriguez sucker-tazered reporters and a black, tinted-window helicopter air-lifted the baby recepticals women to safety.