^This is the kind of fanboying thats really really annoying.
The point is it doesnt make sense from both the actor's and director's point of view to get cast without knowing the character. There's no reason the actor shouldnt know, and there's no reason the director wouldnt tell him.
I think that's a bit strong really...
It all comes down to whether or not you believe that Tom Hardy is lying in the interview. None of us are in a position to judge whether or not he's telling the truth, so there's no need to get aggressive over this.
The way I see it, there's no reason not to believe him. Regarding these films (Nolan's batman films) - we've experienced secrecy in the past, but never outright lying. What we don't know, we tend to just not know - rather than be left labouring under a delusion. As has been stated before, actors REGULARLY accept a role in a film without reading the script or having a clue what their full commitment is (beside months required/rough pay decisions) - ESPECIALLY if the film concerned is a large franchise that is already well established. I remember reading that Chow Yun Fat had no idea what role he'd have in Pirates of the Caribbean, and I know for a fact that Naomie Harris was in the same position because she told me so herself.
Remember as well that he's just worked with Nolan on the biggest original film (ignoring Avatar) since the Matrix. If the director says; "I want you for Batman 3, shooting around about this time, are you in?" - I think I'd hurry to sign on the dotted line, wouldn't you?
Remember none of the other actors have received their scripts yet either. This is all standard practice.
HOWEVER. If he truly has no idea who he's going to play, I'm going to suggest, based on that knowledge, that he's not playing a major villain. If he genuinely has no idea what role he's playing - it's surely more likely to be a minor character - like a 'Harvey Bullock'/'Rachel Dawes' level character. Remember that Nolan approached Heath Ledger in
specific conversation about the Joker. I think major roles like a significant villain would require more information being given to the actor for the sake of deciding if they're a good fit for the part/if they have ideas they can bring to the table.
Perhaps he really is just playing a small supporting role. This could be why big casting announcements are taking longer to come to us??
I think some people are finding it difficult to believe that Hardy doesn't know what role he's playing because they have spent the last few weeks believing he'll play a big villain role - and can't fit the two ideas together.
Again, mostly speculation.
After all, he
could be lying. I just don't see why he would. Chris Evans didn't bother lying when it came to Captain America, nor have any other actor I've ever known to be in the process of casting gossip.
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