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Hoffman distances himself from Penguin
Published Monday, Nov 10 2008, 04:50 GMT | By Michael Thornton
Rex Features
The actor was rumoured to be playing Gotham City villain the Penguin in the follow-up to The Dark Knight, but has distanced himself from the part.
"To be quite honest, I don't know whether I would be a good Penguin. I think I'm more interested in seeing someone else do it," he said.
Other stars to have played the Penguin include Danny DeVito in 1992's Batman Returns and Burgess Meredith in the 1960s Batman television series.
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