Due to the success of the "Batman Begins" film, Warner Bros. has signed actors Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman for a second movie. However, Katie Holmes, who played attorney and love interest Rachel Dawes, will not return, according to a report at imdb.com.

Apparently, Warner Bros. is upset with the actress, feeling her recent engagement to superstar Tom Cruise distracted the media from focusing on the film. That made the decision to seek another actress easy.

"Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Bale, Caine and Freeman," said a source to 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."

The first to be signed, of course, was Bale to return as Batman, followed immediately by Caine, who will continue as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and Freeman as Lucius Fox, head of Wayne's businesses.

Warner Bros. is reportedly very happy with the performance of "Batman Begins." In its initial weekend, the film earned $46.9 million, adding to a total of $71 million since its opening on Wednesday, June 15. While not Spider-Man franchise-level numbers, the film has very strong word-of-mouth going for it and is felt by pundit and fan alike to be revitalizing the Caped Crusader's future in the movie theater.