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Batman III Casting Rumors
It would seem to me as though everybody is reading a lot into a single comment made by Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight. When asked if the new batsuit will stop dogs, he replies that it will stop cats. That is apparently a huge indicator to the geek populace that Catwoman will be the next villian to encounter the Batman. I think that it was a comment made in passing but I could be wrong. Man, do I hope that I’m wrong. I love the stress that Selena Kyle brings to Batman’s life.
We all know that a movie that has made as much money as The Dark Knight will have a sequel; in this day and age, it’s a foregone conclusion. There’s no script, title, or villian, but that’s not stopping a certain well known actress and soon to be founder of the New U.N. from lobbying for the part of Catwoman.
Remember Julie Newmar? She was one of the actresses who played Catwoman in the Batman television series. Apparently she’s talking about how Angelina Jolie is jonesing to play the part of Catwoman in the next Batman.
Ms Newmar, 74, said: “Angelina would own the part. My industry friends tell me she has already made enquiries about the role. I can understand how it would pique her interest. Catwoman is Batman’s one true love.”
She added: “She’s tremendously popular with women because she’s both a heroine and a villainess.”
Personally, I don’t know any women who like Angelina Jolie. My wife despises her so if she’s in the next Batman movie, I’m going to have to come up with some Grade-A trickery to get her to go see it with me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure that there are some women out there that love her but I don’t know any. Come to think of it, I don’t know many women…
I don’t think that Angelina Jolie is a bad actress, she’s very talented in my opinion, I just don’t like her in the role. I would much rather see Kate Beckinsale play the part. She proved that she can pull off the leather/PVC thing in Underworld (not that Jolie can’t) and she’s actually a good actress. Plus, she’s not so big of a star that she’ll overshadow the production thus giving nerds a false sense of security that being a geek is cool. (If you doubt, just check out this article.)
I’ll go see the movie regardless of who is in it. I’m a fan so I really don’t care. I just want a good movie but if Catwoman is the villian, I hope that they don’t use the costume that’s been showing up in the comics over the past few years. The early 90′s version is much better.
While I’m making casting suggestions, if the much-rumored Wonder Woman movie ever decides to get made, might I suggest Kate Beckinsale for that role as well?
I need to be a casting director…
The Dark Knight Reviewed
Ever since I saw the ending of Batman Begins where we are shown a playing card with a joker on it, I have been highly anticipating this sequel in the Batman franchise. I am a huge fan of the Batman comics and have always thought that the Joker was one of the best villains. Now we have a movie that pits the madness of the Joker against the madness of the Batman. What’s not to get excited about? (Yes, I know that Tim Burton did the Batman vs. Joker thing back in 1989. I was excited for it back then too.)
The Dark Knight is probably the best movie based on a comic book that I have ever seen. There was so much that was good about it that what was bad is inconsequential. Here are a few of my thoughts on the movie. Warning! Minor spoilers ahead!
- The thing that I love about Batman is that he’s just a regular guy. He doesn’t have any super powers; just a bunch of money and an affinity for technology. Plus, he’s an extremely adept detective. He’s not indestructible or infallible. He can be broken just like the next guy. He’s good at avoiding such occurrences though. I like that. He’s also got to have some serious mental illnesses to do what he does. That adds to his mystique in my mind. He’s not perfect, he’s just trying to do a job.
- I’m not a Heath Ledger fan. I have to say though that he did an amazing job as the Joker. When I first saw him in an early trailer, his performance scared the crap out of me. It’s mentioned in the movie that some people just want to see the world burn. Ledger’s Joker was one of those people. He was extremely disturbing yet very fascinating at the same time. This is how I want my Joker in the comics. This Joker made the Joker from The Killing Joke look like an pansy. I loved it!
- Aaron Eckhardt was amazing as Harvey Dent. I’m not familiar with any of his previous roles but he sure nailed this one. I thought that he was great as the crusading DA trying to clean up Gotham. I also thought it was completely tragic how the most evil man in Gotham turned one of the best men in Gotham into the evil Two-Face.
- Speaking of Two-Face, he looked awesome; just exactly as I would expect him to look if I met him on the street. He looked much more realistic than Tommy Lee Jones did in Batman Forever. This is the best Two-Face to ever be captured on film.
- I love Christian Bale as Batman. He is actually one of the few men to wear the suit that can fill it out. He is also a convincing Bruce Wayne. In past Batman movies, I have either liked the lead actor as one character or the other but never as both. Bale does a great job as both Batman and Bruce Wayne.
- Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon was brilliant casting in Batman Begins and it was brilliant casting in The Dark Knight. He is good in every role I’ve ever seen him in. I can’t wait to see how they treat his character in the inevitable third installment.
- What’s with casting Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes? Is it just me or does she look like Droopy? I guess she’s better than stroke victim lookalike Katie Holmes from Batman Begins but I would have cast a different actress. However, I was pleased to see what they did with the character.
Well, there are a few of my thoughts. My wife, didn’t like it as much as I did because it was a very dark, very disturbing movie. I felt that it was a great portrayal of Gotham’s denizens and would like to see the comics follow this direction for a few years. In fact, I have no doubt that they will.
This is an all-around great movie that you should go see. Even if you don’t like “comic book movies” you should go see this. Well, what are you doing? Go see it!
Who Is Better?
I was going to post an idea that I’ve been kicking around in my head for the past few days but then I discovered a really cool movie that I wanted to share instead. It’s better than my idea because Batman says “I’m Batman” in it. It’s in the same vein as the Mac vs. PC commercials so I think that a few of our readers will especially enjoy it.
Get Ready To Be Excited
**DON’T READ THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE VERY COOL IMAGES OF THE NEW TWO-FACE**
I’m a huge Batman fan. I have always loved the comics and cartoons and I thought that the movies were great until Joel Schumacher got his grubby, Batman destroying fingers on them. I can’t express the relief that I felt when Christopher Nolan actually did a good job with Batman Begins.
Now it looks like there’s going be another success in the Batman universe with the upcoming movie, The Dark Knight. The trailers have been very impressive and the images that have come out have looked good. To be honest, Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker scares the crap out of me. I can’t wait for this movie!
Batman vs. Sub Zero
Yeah. You heard me. Do I have your attention? How about now?
Yeah, that’s right, unlike Capcom, Mortal Kombat decided that the heroes of the Marvel Universe were too weak, and probably still too divided since Civil War, so they’re going to enter the DC Universe.
Finally, Batman will be able to destroy Sub Zero. Don’t even try to say that he won’t either because you know that he will. How many times has he put Mr. Freeze in Arkham? Sub Zero will be a walk in the park for the Caped Crusader.
