Good news imo, I know nothing of DJ but if they're hiring then they're also touring imminently.

Yeah I forgot Bane, as you said not sure he's a likely contender for a Nolan film though.

I've actually found myself agreeing with most of that

I think my main issue is that Nolans and Bales Batman is physically as tough as it gets pretty much nobody could match him in a fight, he's been trained by the best and then beaten them (in BB). As a result a face off in combat between say Batman and Catwoman is pretty much a non event. If it was done as you say though with her almost corrupting him making him act as he wouldn't usually, without him seeing her as an enemy it could work. However as a result of that I think you would need another villain as well to flesh the film out, and I was hoping they might just stick to one in the next film.

I rate Pitt as an actor, he's not among the very best and his performances can be hit and miss but he's far better than he sometimes gets credited for due to him being pigeonholed into the 'hunk' category his whole career. As for Jolie I'm not sure, I've never seen any of her more serious films but nothing I've seen her in has blown me away (acting wise anyway ). I'm not sure why people are hoping for Catwoman anyway, I think she'd be an awful villain, for Nolan's Batman at least. Riddler's the best choice imo even though he and Joker are similar(ish) characters it could work well, I could see Pengiun working as well, provided Nolan gives him a more realistic back story than Burton did.

The more you think about it the more you realise what an almost impossible mountain they have to climb to try and top Ledgers Joker.

I can't see Slash's album outselling CD, even with a hit single. I suppose anything's possible and depending on who appears on the album and a successful single or two and it'll definitely have legs but I'd be very surprised if it outsells CD.