During today's Hall H panel for The Book of Eli, a crafty audience member tossed in a question for Gary Oldman: "When does the next Batman start filming?" And while I expected him to hedge, he actually gave an answer-- they're filming next year! And the movie will come out in two years!

Given that we don't even have a confirmation from Christopher Nolan that the movie is happening, this is big news. The timing makes sense, and Oldman, unlike Michael Caine, doesn't tend to make promises about Batman he can't keep. So Batman 3 is coming, guys! Not that you ever really doubted it