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Killjoy Aaron Eckhart Settles at Least One Scurrilous 'Batman 3' Casting Rumour
Posted by STV at 2:00 AM on September 5, 2008
After a handful of outlandish Batman 3 casting rumors recently trickled online in a impressionistic stream of semi-consciousness, we may have found one that not only can't be attributed to a fanboy crack binge, but may actually be... true? And for the six of you who haven't yet seen The Dark Knight, spoilers follow, so consider skipping ahead: Aaron Eckhart, whose Two-Face/Harvey Dent ended up as killed as any TDK character got without going through the necessary franchise terminus of burial/cremation/being chopped into pieces, confirmed this week that, yes, his villain is dead, and no, he will not be returning in any forthcoming Batman sequels. That is, Eckhart added, if there are any Batman sequels to be made at all — at least with Christopher Nolan overseeing things:
I'll be a happy audience member this time. And what's gone on with Heath and everything... I think Heath was the one that was going to come back. And since he can't... (Pauses) You know, Chris hasn't said that he's going to make another one. ... I'm sure they drove the Brinks truck up to his house and dumped money on his lawn. But I think Chris wants to go out and make other movies, too. And he should. He's an independent filmmaker at heart. He's got a lot of ideas.
Now that's a fittingly bleak rejoinder to post-TDK gossip, though it should be mentioned that any Brinks visit was as much a reward for Nolan's current success as it was a down payment on his soul through 2011 — the presumed release date for the Dark Knight follow-up that (barring catastrophe) will be made by the same creative team in the years ahead. Hope you enjoyed your holiday, Mr. Nolan — now get to work! Cher's expecting your phone call!
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Juancho
Posted 2:27 AM 5/9/08
I loved Eckhart as Dent (the whole storyline), but one of the few flaws in The Dark Knight for me was the Two-Face getup and the resolution. It was just a bit distracting.
There's going to be a third one, Chris Nolan or no. They probably would give Goyer a full shot at it.
The Batman rogues gallery is so full of freaks (Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Mad Hatter, etc., etc.) that the only villains left who could be done realistically are the Riddler, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy.
I can see a lot of possibilities in reimagining the Riddler, especially into this storyline they've weaved of banks/organized crime.
Juancho
hummingpenguin
Posted 2:11 AM 5/9/08
I definitely got the impression that they intended the Joker to come back, maybe in a puppetmaster role for a villain like Harley Quinn. I really hope Jolie isn't Catwoman. Talk about trading down.
hummingpenguin
TurdBlossom
Posted 2:43 AM 5/9/08
Mr Freeze could be done somewhat realistically as well..doesn't ones thyroid gland control body tempeture?
TurdBlossom
enriquez the water bottle
Posted 2:41 AM 5/9/08
the only villains left who could be done realistically are the Riddler, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy.
If all three aren't in the third one, then probably Riddler and Catwoman.
enriquez the water bottle
juniperjenny
Posted 3:43 AM 5/9/08
Oh man! I hate when they kill villains off in a single movie arc. It just isn't comic book! I've been talking up the Harvey's still alive but in a top-secret cell at Arkham theory all over town, and now I feel like a fool. Sob!
I love Harley Quinn, but you can't make a Harley movie without Poison Ivy drooling over her.
juniperjenny
Caroline Meeber
Posted 4:56 AM 5/9/08
Mr. Zsasz was briefly alluded to in the previous installments.
Caroline Meeber
Miss d
Posted 11:29 AM 5/9/08
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Miss d
Posted 11:29 AM 5/9/08
*yawn* other than being fanboy porn DK3,/i> will really seal this as just another franchise gone mad...
Miss d
kylo4
Posted 12:15 PM 5/9/08
I hope they don't do the Riddler next movie, he's too close to the Joker.
At this point I want another movie but don't at the same time. The Dark Knight was so great and so epic I've almost forgotten Batman Begins exists. I just don't want someone else to screw it up if Nolan doesn't take it.
kylo4