Two months ago, Australian artist Josh McMahon created fan art for his hypothetical ?Batman 3,? casting ?Veronica Mars? starlet Kristen Bell in the role of the Joker?s accomplice, Harley Quinn. The images soon spread like wildfire across the internet.

(Ah, those carefree days of ?Batman 3? rumors. Remember when we thought anything could be real? Before we talked to David Goyer and confirmed it was all ?B.S??)

Bell admitted to MTV?s Kim Stolz that she hasn?t yet seen the image. But man oh man, is she honored to be thought of.



?Jeez. Thank you,? she enthused from a weekend red carpet. ?That?s awesome.? As it turns out, McMahon might have hit on something with his hypothetical cast. No, not a real casting announcement ? but a real fan.

?I wanted to play Harley Quinn since I was a little girl,? Bell said of a character that first popped up when Bell was 12. ?She?s a fantastic comic book character.?