I love the English tabloids, they're so dirty minded and rudely spoken they sound like... well me most of the time. According to The Sun, Christian Bale wants producers to make two versions of the next Batman movie - so the Caped Crusader can have sex. NOW we know what all that rubber is for.

He told the paper recently: "I do think there is a lot of room for, like, an R-rated Batman. It's a little bit tricky to broach the sex aspect of the story when you want kids to come see this as well. I mean, we still like for a 12-year-old to come see it and enjoy it. I think it would be very interesting, myself, to do two different cuts of it. The (Batman) graphic novel certainly dove into his private life because it's fascinating. He's got to do something sexual at some point. I think it could be an interesting storyline to take somewhere."

This matches with comments he said last weekend in the US that he'd like to see a darker and more R-rated alternate cut of any proposed "Batman Begins" sequels. Gotta say to anyone at Warners if your listening - this is one franchise aching for an 'Unrated Extended Edition' DVD series to complement it (ala "Lord of the Rings").

Thanks to 'Love Those Nipples'.