I am – Hercules!! Empire Online asked “Dark Knight” writer-director Christopher Nolan what he was doing when it phoned him on Wednesday. He said he was working on his brother Jonathan’s script for the next “Batman” movie. The script exists. Which suggests villains have been chosen. (Nolan long ago said The Joker won’t be back for the next one, and neither will Victor Fries.) And does it mean anything that “Batman Begins” co-scripter David Goyer (“Jumper,” “The Unborn,” “FlashForward”) isn’t mentioned? (Jonathan Nolan, who co-wrote "Dark Knight," very recently landed a deal to write a new crime series pilot for CBS and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot.) Empire also asked if it was safe to assume he was directing the next Batman. "I think you can at this point, yes," Christopher Nolan told the site. Warner Bros. intends to release the next Batman movie July 20, 2012. Thanks to “ag 721” for the heads up. Find all of Empire’s story on the matter here. Follow Herc on Twitter!! Follow Evil Herc on Twitter!!