Christopher Nolan's 'Batman 3' To Start Shooting In March 2011?

Add this one to the growing list of "Batman 3" rumors that are surfacing. In a throwaway comment made by Goeff Boucher at the LA Times Hero Complex Blog (via /Film), he mentions that he's going to be interviewing Christopher Nolan this weekend and will ask him about the next installment of the Batman franchise “which starts shooting in March.” Um, say what?

While the film has already been pegged with a July 20, 2012 release, no official production start date has been set, but March does make sense. Does Boucher know something we don't know or was it just a brain fart/mix up with something else? File it under another random "Batman 3" rumor nugget for now and don't expect any official news on the film to come down the line until Nolan and Warner Bros. wrap up promoting "Inception," though Comic-Con would seem to be the right place for them to start revealing what they have in store.

And in case you missed it, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's reps have denied the latest rumor that he'll be playing the Riddler in the the film. Oh well.