The Dark Knight Rises Casting Call (All Villains)

[cerealkiller182]

Yea but see, having your face covered makes it harder to act IMO. Think about it, you have to convey emotion and feelings without anyone ever seeing your face. You need a credible actor in the role, not just a wrestler.

Voice inflection and body language are easilt acceptable especially for someone like Bane who tends to be very stone faced in the first place.

 

[Crook]

You wouldn't have to. Bane's mask completely covers his face. When Spider-man or Darth Vader speak in the movies no one complains about who is under the mask. Spider-man is not Tobey in every shot of him speaking. A lot of it is him, but some is Tobey dubbed over a stunt man....and it's seamless.

-R

I prefer to actually see the man behind the mask, at least once in a while.

 

[sabetoonth]

it is? i knew about vader but spidey? and i think that an actor under the mask is better, its tobey undr the spider's mask most of the time, i just think that they should get an actor who can deal with the mask and make a great performance.

 

[Robin91939]

it is? i knew about vader but spidey? and i think that an actor under the mask is better, its tobey undr the spider's mask most of the time, i just think that they should get an actor who can deal with the mask and make a great performance.

It's not all about getting an actor who can deal with the mask and still deliver a great performance, (ex: Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin) the obstacle is the size of the character. Bane is a 6'8" 400 pound hulk. Not many actors have remotely that size and can act the part. That's why people want the dubbing. Have an actor like Nathan Jones who can provide the physical performance, body language, etc, and then dub a more talented actor with a spanish accent to dub the lines. It could easily be done...if Brad Pitt can be mad into an 80 year old man, Gollum could be brought to life and interact with the characters of Middle Earth, etc than this could be done, too. It worked with Abe Sapien in Hellboy, Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Darth Vader in Star Wars, etc.

And as far as wanting to see Bane's face? No. We don't see Bane's face. It's supposed to be a mystery. We shouldn't know who he is.

-R

 

[Crook]

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Since when?

 

[Robin91939]

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Since when?

Can you show me the comic panel that we've seen Bane's face? Not in flashbacks when he was a child in prison, but as a grown man? I know that Bruce Timm showed his face at the end of the episode "Bane" in Batman: The Animated Series, and that Schumacher even gave him a face and a name (Antonia Diego) in Batman & Robin, but I don't think that in the comics we've ever seen his face as an adult.

I'm fairly confident that we haven't and I feel that, that is how it should remain if he is included in the films. Keep him with a bit of mystery. We can know where he is from, that he was an inmate who underwent hellish experiments, and that he is a mercenary from South America, etc...but we don't need a name...a face. That makes him more of a man, and less of a monster/threat. His story, if a main villain could be told through his dialogue or flashbacks of his time in prison as a little boy. I don't mind sympathizing with him- but I don't want to see the pain of Bane's past in his eyes...

-R

 

[gwynplaine]

edit.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Secret Six shows his face all the time, but Im pretty sure they have before hand too.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

In the Knightfall arc you see Bane's face quite regulary. When he is alone with his goons talking about Batman. I haven't got any pics on my Laptop though, but you do definitely see his face a lot.

 

[Robin91939]

I never remembered seeing his face in the comics. But I haven't read anything with the Secret Six, and I haven't read "Knightfall" since the 90's. But I guess I stand corrected. Still, as a personal preference I'd rather not see his face, or hear any name assigned to him.

-R

 

[CinematicESP]

The Riddler: Jeremy Davies
Black Mask: Joaquin Phoenix
Hush: Josh Brolin
Catwoman: Christina Ricci
The Penguin: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Harley Quinn: Brittany Murphy
The Ventriloquist: Paul Giamatti
Poison Ivy: Christina Hendricks

 

[Cunning Stunts]

i said in oters i do howeve make mistak, bad grammar is like a pet peave, it bugs the hell outa me when people say Spidey-man!

Dude, you misspell every other word. You have no real grounds to be attacking people for their grammar.

 

[Matt.S99]

The Riddler: Jeremy Davies
Black Mask: Joaquin Phoenix
Hush: Josh Brolin
Catwoman: Christina Ricci
The Penguin: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Harley Quinn: Brittany Murphy
The Ventriloquist: Paul Giamatti
Poison Ivy: Christina Hendricks

I may be the only one besides you who wouldnt mind ricci as Catwoman, but she is a little too small and especially if we want something mroe faithful to the source material, she isnt the way to go.

 

[stellastarmaker]

The riddler- JOHNNY DEPP
Black Mask-JOHN MALKOVICH
Hush- HUGH JACKMAN
Catwoman- FAMKE JANSSEN
Poison ivy- DINA MEYER
Mad Hatter- DOUG HUCTHINSON
Killer croc- VING RHAMES


ERM WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

 

[Johnny Drama]

The riddler- JOHNNY DEPP
Black Mask-JOHN MALKOVICH
Hush- HUGH JACKMAN
Catwoman- FAMKE JANSSEN
Poison ivy- DINA MEYER
Mad Hatter- DOUG HUCTHINSON
Killer croc- VING RHAMES


ERM WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

No
No
No
No
No
Erm No

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Ving Rhames is a frickin bad ass. He would be perfect for Croc. But no Hush, no Hush EVER in a Batman film. He has gotta be one of the most pathetic villains in comic history. He has had some interesting story-lines recently, but that can't make up for his origin and motives to be a villain.

 

[stellastarmaker]

Ving Rhames is a frickin bad ass. He would be perfect for Croc. But no Hush, no Hush EVER in a Batman film. He has gotta be one of the most pathetic villains in comic history. He has had some interesting story-lines recently, but that can't make up for his origin and motives to be a villain.

Hush would work if you adapted him for the film

 

[Doc Holliday]

I want to cry every time someone says that Johnny Depp should play or is playing the Riddler.

 

[Jay#1]

poison ivy- michelle williams
riddler- johnny depp
catwoman- penelope cruz


YES!!!!!!

 

[Matt.S99]

Are those the only 3 casting choices you have?

 

[nmcgough42]

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[stellastarmaker]

poison ivy- michelle williams
riddler- johnny depp
catwoman- penelope cruz


YES!!!!!!

johnny depp or guy pierce yes!
penelope cruz and michelle williams why!

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Riddler-Guy Pearce
Catwoman-Marion Cotillard/Angelina Jolie
Black Mask-Jason Issacs/Viggo Mortenson/Josh Brolin
Penguin-Bob Hoskins/PSH
Mad Hatter-Andy Serkis
Deathstroke-Viggo Mortenson
Bane-Javier Bardem
Joker-Paul Bettany/James Franco

 

[stellastarmaker]

Riddler-Guy Pearce
Catwoman-Marion Cotillard/Angelina Jolie
Black Mask-Jason Issacs/Viggo Mortenson/Josh Brolin
Penguin-Bob Hoskins/PSH
Mad Hatter-Andy Serkis
Deathstroke-Viggo Mortenson
Bane-Javier Bardem
Joker-Paul Bettany/James Franco

andy serkis for mad hatter defo

 

[Johnny Drama]

The Riddler - Johnny Depp or Sean Penn
The Punguin - Paul Giamatti
Harley Quinn - Kristen Bell
Poison Ivey - Rose McGowan
Black Mask - Jaoquin Phoenix or Jeremy Piven
Bane - Javier Bardem