Red-hot Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Christian Bale says he's always assumed that his next portrayal of Batman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises would be his final association with the franchise. However, Bale might well have a taken a lesson from Sean Connery who vowed never to play James Bond again after quitting the series in 1967, only to return in the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever and again in 1983 to play Bond in the renegade production of Never Say Never Again. Bale says he's quite open to playing the Caped Crusader in a fourth film if Nolan wants him to. Refreshing to see that his recent accolades have not diminished his respect for the cape and cowl. In other Bat News, Robin Williams has been dismissive of rumors he will play the villain Dr. Strange in the next Batman flick. For more click here