Um, I'd kinda like to hear Axl singing on Slither, at least. And maybe By The Sword.

Riddler did seem like a slightly obvious choice for Batman 3, given Nolan's love of puzzle-box storytelling.

Here's what I'd do, were I Nolan:

I know she's tainted in the eyes of the WB suits by that Halle Berry film, but a Catwoman/Riddler combo would make all kinds of sense. Neither of them are "weird" villains, they're both rooted in the real world and so fit into the Nolanverse.

Riddler would allow Nolan to go to town with his puzzle-box scriptwriting, while Catwoman would work as an interesting mirror to Batman. Recast her as the dominatrix-call-girl-turned-cat-burglar from Frank Miller's Year One - a Robin Hood figure, stealing from the corrupt rich - and you've got an interesting prospect. Both Catwoman and Batman are fighting crime, but are they doing it out of a sense of justice or personal gratification?

It wouldn't hurt to have a female character in there, too, since Nolan killed off the only woman in the franchise in The Dark Knight.

So, you have Catwoman targeting the corrupt rich - and going after Bruce Wayne, a billionaire who - as far as she knows - sinks his money into the development of weapons technology. He's profoundly damaged after Rachel's death, picking up party girls like Selina Kyle - but he connects with her, for some reason. She's casing the joint, of course, and uncovers some vital piece of evidence that points to him being Batman, though she doesn't realise its significance.

Meanwhile, you have a John-Doe-from-Seven-type Riddler operating in the background, obsessed with uncovering the mystery of the Batman's identity. Which places Catwoman in danger, and neatly allows her to fulfil the role of the anti-heroine.

Zoe Saldana for Catwoman, obviously.

I'll take my cheque now, please.

I don't want to see a reunion where all parties involved aren't 100% behind it. Given that Axl has called Slash a "cancer" and that he's said that one of them will die before there's a reunion, I'd say that's pretty unlikely.

Frankly, I'd rather have Velvet Revolver touring with a good singer, and Axl happy and playing with his current band - who are good friends who've stood by him for years - than see him and Slash standing at opposite sides of a stage, glaring at each other, just to satisfy fans' need for a reunion.

Yeah, but that presupposes that Slash and co wouldn't want to strip the band back down to just five members. Both Slash and Izzy seem to prefer playing in a guitar-driven setup, without all the keyboards and orchestral doohickeys that Axl likes.

Honestly, the only way I'd accept a reunion is if I don't feel that it's shitting on the current members of the band.  Tommy, Dizzy and Pitman in particular, since they've stood by Axl since, what, the late Nineties? The other guys have arrived later in the day, but Bumblefoot is such a stand-up guy that if he was forced to step aside - in favour of a guy Axl's described as "a cancer" - it'd really sting.

Best-case scenario for a reunion, IMO, would be if Tommy stepped aside for Duff, and Axl subbed in Slash for DJ (who, let's be fair, has only been in GN'R for a year).

Izzy's too unreliable to tour (and I personally think Matt's kind of a tool, so I'd rather keep Frank). Still, he'd be around for guest spots and songwriting.

Bumble doesn't seem to have an ego on him, so Slash would be able to take his precious "lead guitar spot" - and Fortus' onstage acrobatics would pretty much make up for the fact that every time Slash moves he gets zapped by his pacemaker.

But, really, I think the Duff thing was a chance one-off. It's not a portent of anything, and I prefer the notion of Axl touring with his current band, who he's friends with, than Axl and Slash glaring at each other from opposite sides of the stage on some retirement-fund tour.