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June 27, 2005

344: Take THAT, Katie Holmes!

Holmes dropped from Batman Begins sequel

Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman have been re-signed to star in a second Batman movie, but actress Katie Holmes has been dropped.

Movie bosses are thrilled with the response to Batman Begins -- it took $46.9 million in its first weekend at the U.S. box office -- and have snapped up the film's stars for a sequel.

Bale as Batman was the first to put pen to paper, followed by Caine as butler Alfred and Freeman as Bruce Wayne's business associate Lucius Fox.

But Holmes wont reprise her role as district attorney Rachel Dawes -- reportedly because Warner Bros. is angry her engagement to Tom Cruise has stolen media attention away from the movie.

"Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman," a source said to Web site Pagesix.com.

"[Holmes] won't be in the sequel ... the next romantic interest will be a much stronger actress."

"Warner is happy that people are now focusing on who'll be playing the Joker rather than Katie and Tom."

Posted by ashley at June 27, 2005 03:17 PM

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