The Dark Knight Rises Casting Call (All Villains)

[panda_eater]

Mr. Freeze-Stanley Tucci

 

[Bads316]

Bullock

Riddler

Oswald

Selina

 

[Landfill]

i think Casey Affleck is a great choice for the riddler.

 

[Bads316]

Afflecks a great shout! He blew me away in Jesse James

 

[Landfill]

he was pretty good in gone baby gone too.

 

[Landfill]

i also think phillip seymor hoffmans a great choice for penguin

 

[Bads316]

Gone Baby Gone hasnt been out over here yet - looking forward to it.

 

[Nepenthes]

yeah make sure you see it in the cinema

 

[Ziggyman]

...I saw a pic of Michael Ian Black...And I must say...He looked quite Jokerish!

...Go to his IMDb page...

 

[Matt.S99]

Gone Baby Gone hasnt been out over here yet - looking forward to it.

Its an amazing movie, be sure to check it out. Monaghan and Affleck are awesome in it.

 

[Laderlappen]

And Amy Ryan.

 

[Kargo Warrior]

Agreed both on Gone Baby Gone being excellent and Cassey as The Riddler.

He strikes me as a pretty creepy guy...the type of a silent guy who wont argue with you but will shoot you in the head 2 seconds after you've turn your back.

Plus he has the acting chops and variety to succeed Heath successfully.

I really wont mind any choice as long as it's a fine actor,even if his choice is pretty weird at the time of the casting...kinda like Heath's case.

 

[Katsuro]

Casey Affleck would be an interesting as hell choice for Riddler. I could see it being the kind of thing Nolan would go for. He's not the obvious first choice, and he would add an interesting bit of character to the Riddler. I like it.

 

[OwlBoy]

With all this talk of the next villain being a rather unpopular choice has anyone given thought to casting someone like Blockbuster? or Firefly? Both are well known characters from Batman's Rogues Gallery that haven't been shown on screen in any real way.

 

[tyler-durden]

Nice to see so many people like Cassey Affleck for the Riddler

 

[Nepenthes]

Hell I'd take Casey Affleck for the Joker

 

[Ace of Knaves]

jimmy saville for the penguin.

 

[HereToComment27]

The third Batman movie in this series (if another one is truly needed) should have a theme of redemption. As left off from The Dark Knight, Batman’s image has been destroyed to comply and to save Harvey Dent’s image as Gotham’s White Knight.

Villains for the movie

Mr. Freeze/ The Riddler as the main antagonist(s)
Mr. Freeze is one of Batman’s most tragic villains in his rouge gallery. Mr. Freeze could work well into the theme of redemption. The Riddler could also serve well into this theme.

The Riddler could fit well into Nolan’s realistic take on Batman. I believe that the Riddler’s origins should not be explained, but rarely mentioned (much like the Joker’s). Only one name is given, towards the end: Edward Nigma. Also, have his intentions to basically want to destroy the Government, because of his hatred for it (which is never explained). He is not displayed as a killer, but a cyber-terrorist who hacks into various networks, and shuts them down.

Also, have him download stored files containing information on Gotham City and present this knowledge to the mob. Make him a cyber-terrorist, like I suggested, and this is possible. He leaves riddles/clues on various computers, laptops, and other devices capable of being hacked into, of his next crime. As the film progress, he becomes more dangerous, via his laptop.

This would work well, having all major systems, including Wayne Enterprises (maybe) shut down, causing mass chaos.

Actor I prefer/recommend-Crispin Glover

Also, Mr. Freeze can be displayed as ‘realistic’ in Nolan’s Batman universe. Victor Fries could be a Cryogenic expert working for Wayne Enterprises. However, when Wayne Enterprises shuts down Fries’s operations and refuses to fund his further research into developing a cure for his wife Nora, who is currently in the hospital with a rare blood/cancer disease, he steals an experimental exoskeleton suit and a liquid nitrogen compartment from the Weapons Development Department from Wayne Industries, and vows to kill the Board Members of Wayne Corps.

The Gun could be but a simple rod of metal that sprays liquid nitrogen from a compartment located on Freeze’s back. And the suit could resemble Mark II of Iron Man’s armor from the recent movie Iron Man, yet, a bit simplified. Call it an experimental exoskeleton design and you have Mr. Freeze with his suit and gun. Simple, realistic and it could work well.

Actor I prefer/recommend-Eric Bana (I know I am going to get a lot of critical response for this choice, but I stand with it)

Secondary villains

Catwoman/the Penguin/Rupert Thorne/

Catwoman could fit nicely into a film such as this. She could be a vigilante that steps into Batman’s role as a hero amongst Gotham, in the Bat’s absent. She could state her origin to Batman (not shown) and state that her alias was hacked (by the Riddler, unknown to her) and she decided to take the role of vigilante intent on taking down the mob. She uses her traditional bullwhip, along with retractable ‘claws’ on her gloves. She also steals constantly and is an expert at stealth and martial arts. Selina Kyle becomes a friend of Bruce Wayne, but Catwoman becomes the new love interest of Batman.

Actress I prefer/recommend-Rachel Weisz or Kate Beckinsale (Both are beautiful actresses that both know how to kick ass in tights)

The Penguin could also fit very well into this new, more modern age. He could be an English arms dealer, named Oswald Cobblepot, who realizes that Gotham’s government is falling (due to the recent hacks by the Riddler) and begins providing for the arising mob. He supplies to various families, such as the Falcone and Thorne families. He does not have to be shown much, but make him a threat because of what he deals out to the mob. Give him a role about the length of Detective Flass in Batman Begins, although, make him a bit more sinister.

Actor I prefer/recommend-Alfred Molina (I doubt he would consider playing another villain after Doctor Octopus, but he is still my main choice)

Rupert Thorne could have a role about the same length of time Salvatore Maroni or Carmine Falcone had. A short, but substantial role. Show Thorne as taking total control over the mob. He is in deals with Cobblepot/The Penguin and the Riddler and make it as if he has a desire to control Gotham, and with Gotham’s major systems failing, including the main Government, he nearly succeeds. This way, Gotham reverts back to being ‘controlled by criminality’ making a desire for the Batman to return and redeem himself.

Actor I prefer/recommend-Brain Cox (I read somewhere else that someone recommended him and I agree)

Tell me what you think. I am new here, yet read the forums a lot. I hope you all enjoy what I have pieced together.

 

[vicariou5]

Since I was hugely inspired by this thread Im gonna go ahead and post this here as well.

BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY
A PHOTO-MANIPULATION
BY VICARIOU5​

This was my first time really doing a photo-manipulation at this scale. It was completely done on photoshop and the project took me about a weeks worth of intense labor. Exhausting and frustrating but I really enjoyed working on each charater bringing them to life from their comic counterparts and the end result...Well I'd rather you decide!

I grounded my feet in the "Nolanverse" but took some heavy liberties on some of the outlandish characters, but in doing so I used the comic incarnations as a guide and so some of the characers are pretty much a realistic translation of how they have appeared in the books and in no way reflect upon how I envision them in this current Nolan franchise.

Each character was meticulously worked on until my notion of perfection. The only character I didnt touch was Batman.

First Im gonna post a medium resolution version and below that Im gonna post a High resolution version BUT, that Hi res version has Not so subtle watermarks protecting my art, as I already have people who have shown interest in buying this as a large poster.

I cannot put a cost on my labor but i can auction the poster and if this were to end up on ebay in the near future i want to make sure its by my hands.

BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY PHOTO MANIPULATION​

BY VICARIOU5-2008​

HI RES VERSION ...with watermarks ​

Spoiler

Now then...I used some the popular casting ideas and and some of my personal picks to fill the shoes of the rogues .​

I'm sure some of you might wanna know who's playing who, so below is a list of villains manipped above with the significant actor.​

Not all of the rogues were casted, some with full face masks or weird conditions are not going to have an actor listed next to them...Use your creative freedom and imagine.​

CAST​

From Left to Right-​

DEADSHOT (Daniel Day Lewis)
BLACKMASK
HUSH
FIREFLY
PHANTASM
SCARFACE & VENTRILOQUIST (Paul Giamatti)
TALIA AL GHUL (Kate Beckinsale)
RA'S AL GHUL (Liam Neeson)
KILLER CROC (Vin Diesel)
POISON IVY (Charlize Theron)
TWO FACE (Aaron Eckhart)
BANE
BATMAN (Christian Bale)
JOKER (Heath Ledger)
HARLEY-QUINN (Kristen bell)
SCARECROW (Cillian Murphy)
THE RIDDLER (Jude Law)
CATWOMAN (Angelina Jolie)
MR. FREEZE (Daniel Craig)
THE PENGUIN (Philip Seymour Hoffman with a prosthetic nose)
CLAYFACE
DR. HUGO STRANGE (Alfred Molina)
MAD HATTER (Steve Buscemi)
VICTOR ZSASZ (Tim Booth)
DEATHSTROKE
MANBAT​

ENJOY.​

-Vicariou5-​

 

[Brian Braddock]

^^^I admit I got a kick out of seeing that.

Good job.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Are most of these characters not gonna make it. Yeah probably, but whatever

The Riddler- Jason Flemyng
Catwoman- Michelle Monaghan
Mr. Freeze- Stanley Tucci
Poison Ivy- Emily Blunt
Bane- Matthew Willig (body), Javier Bardem (voice)
Penguin- David Suchet
Talia Al Ghul- Kate Beckinsale
Black Mask- Mark Strong
David Cain- Mickey Rourke
Mad Hatter- Andy Serkis
Killer Croc- Kevin Durand
Rupert Thorne- Maury Chaykin
Deadshot- Timothy Olyphant
Hush- Ethan Embry
Ventriloquest and Scarface- Paul Giamatti
Caluclator- Steve Buscemi
Calendar Man- John Malkovich
Great White Shark- Sam Rockwell
Lock Up- Johnny Messner
Tally Man- Colin Salmon
Harley Quinn- Anna Faris
Deathstroke- Daniel Craig

 

[nolan's roll'n]

The Joker-Johnny Depp
Black Mask-Daniel Day Lewis
Catwoman-Angelina Jolie
The Riddler-James McAvoy
Bane-Javier Bardem
Harley Quinn-Christina Ricci
Penguin- David Suchet
Poison Ivy-Charlize Theron
Talia Al Ghul-Rachel Weisz

 

[MrQuinn]

I really like the Giamatti Ventriloquist and Buscemi Hatter above. Vin Diesel as Croc doesn't seem so bad either.

 

[tyler-durden]

Ben Foster - The Joker
Casey Affleck - the Riddler
Charlize Theron - Catwoman
Amy Adams - Poison Ivy
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - The Penguin
John Malcovich - Hugo Strange
Daniel Day Lewis - Mr. Freeze

 

[Matt.S99]

Im on the wall with Adams as Ivy. I think she would do grea,t but her voice is a little too high pitched and shes a little too cute for ivy.