Batman's latest Archenemy

[Paralyzed King]

Batman's latest Archenemy: Batman?



Los Angeles (E! Online) – It may be more the provenance of Superman, but this time it's Batman who's entered Bizarro World.


Following the Joker, the Riddler, the Penguin and Two-Face in the Caped Crusader's pantheon of sworn nemeses, Batman is now set to face off against none other than...uh, Batman.


The mayor of Batman, a small oil-producing town in Turkey, has filed suit against The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros., the studio behind the record-shattering blockbuster, looking for a cut in the film's royalties in exchange for using the city's name without permission.
Which begs the question of where hizzoner has been the past 70 years.
"There is only one Batman in the world," Mayor Huseyin Kalkan said, per Variety. "The American producers used the name of our city without informing us."


In addition to the name share, Kalkan claims the emotional distress that apparently comes from having one of the most indelible superheroes share a moniker with your town has led to several unsolved murders and a high suicide rate.


A WB rep, meanwhile, says the studio has seen reports of the legal action in the media but have yet to receive any court papers.


Holy nutjob, Batman.

*Source: Yahoo.com*

[Mastar]

Wow. I think that the mayor of Batman is just (like with all law suits) after some money.

Strange how he waited until The success of The Dark Knight to make his move huh?

I think that the name similarity between the place and the superhero will actually bring more tourists in. "omg a place called batman. We are so going there" Although.. Batman doesn't exactly seem like an exciting place to visit.

Anyway, people just need to chill out. All the political correctness these days is pissing me off something chronic.

Nice find though Paralyzed King.

[thesilencebroken]

This place is named batman? That makes me wanna murder and loot!

[Thorax tehGREAT]

Sounds like a greedy bastard is after some money. I think that batman has been around longer then some tiny town.

[Whisper]

Now where is the town of Superman?

[Saberwing 9875]

wow... interesting though why they've waited this long...

[Blakem0n92]

I bet San Fransisco is Aquaman.

[Whisper]

Originally Posted by Blakem0n92

I bet San Fransisco is Aquaman.

Because he's gay?

[EpicFishFingers]

I tad trivial, but how much would they get if they win (the town, not Warner Bros.)?

Batman hasn't been on for 70 years, has it??

I guess they waited until Batman was successful enough before they got a cut of the m0n33yz cake.