Frank Gorshin News

Think of it as a wake for Pontiac. Three drag-racing movies, three decades of cars, shifting attitudes toward rule of law and youth culture as seen through the drive-in projector.

Close Los Angeles: Hollywood superstar Johhny Depp has expressed his desire to play the character of Riddler, the puzzle hurling villain in the third installment of Batman.

Johnny Depp While director Christopher Nolan's future with the Batman franchise is very much up in the air, speculation surrounding a follow-up to last year's "The Dark Knight" continues unabated.

Eddie Murphy has laughed off reports he's competing to play the The Riddler in the next Batman sequel - insisting studio bosses have not approached him about the villainous role.

Frank Gorshin in a 1969 "Star Trek" episode referenced by Dave Itzkoff. In more proof that the blockbuster Star Trek movie has tapped into the zeitgeist, or at least the hype-geist, the Week in Review section in today's New York Times includes three count 'em three Trek -inspired stories.

It takes a certain mix of optimism and frustration to contemplate the possibility of space travel.

Apparently these few amusing seconds were from a pilot pitch for an animated BATMAN parody entitled NIGHTOWL .

Red Skelton narrates, while Frank Gorshin and Morey Amsterdam lend their voices to this tale about the reindeer on a mission for Santa.

It is said that Christopher Nolan has tapped Murphy for the role in the follow-up film to "The Dark Knight," which is rumored to be titled "Gotham." The U.K.'s Sun newspaper reports that veteran funnyman Eddie ...

Frank Gorshin, best known today as the Riddler in the Batman tv series, was also a comedian/impressionist. One of the best at that time in 1964 here on The Ed Sullivan Show.