The Dark Knight Rises Casting Call (All Villains)

[Caped Crusader]

Please, don't even bother casting The Mad Hatter. We don't want to give WB any inclination to put him in a Batman film.

 

[Slipping_Halo]

He'd be one of those quick catches in the beginning of a movie. Still great for a cameo and all that. No big deal.

 

[CLARKY]

has anyone some ideas for Hush?
none mentionned him.

 

[American_Idiot]

Please, don't even bother casting The Mad Hatter. We don't want to give WB any inclination to put him in a Batman film.

Why? He and the Joker can be equally campy, but if done right, equally creepy.

has anyone some ideas for Hush?
none mentionned him.

I can see Ray Liotta as Hush/Thomas Elliott.

 

[SINISTER SMILE]

i know ive spoken of this but i think pearce might actually do a better joker..if not him defoe cassel orrrr daniel day lewis

 

[SINISTER SMILE]

look at pearce then pics of joker..then the BEHOLD joker that is dead..i think he would look good for the roll maybe even doing a look similar to the dead guy

 

[American_Idiot]

look at pearce then pics of joker..then the BEHOLD joker that is dead..i think he would look good for the roll maybe even doing a look similar to the dead guy

Who is the dead guy anyway?

 

[SINISTER SMILE]

the guy everyone wants to be the joker but he cant cause he died so long ago

 

[Poeman]

but who is he name

 

[Postman]

Joker-Benecio Del Toro

Dr. Hugo Strange- John Malkovich

Black Mask-Peter Stormare

Two Face-Ralph Fiennes
Needs two pictures to show both sides of Harvey.

 

[iambilly81]

no love for clayface...... i think he would be interesting to see on the big screen, unless they put sandman in the spiderman movie... then it would be like copying an idea.

 

[SINISTER SMILE]

ok first off clayface would ruin the whole realism side that nolan put in the movie..which by the way makes it so much better then the last 4..i wanna see ralph fines, liev shalfghaf (what ever his last name is) or the guy who used to play jag on the show jag

and i would love to see the blackmask as a new mob boss maybe taking over falcone's empire but not have the mask be permenant..just a black kobuki mask something freaky yet subtle we dont want any forever or batman and robin style costumes..were going for realism..but with escelation more and more nut cases r going to be doing there own personas

 

[Oniwago 18]

This thread has some really inspired casting, and some that just don't sit well with me. The thing is, there's already been an amazing cast assembled, and they're all talented actors, with maybe the exception of Holmes, though she did just fine.

What they have done is proven that multiple villains can work together, but not in the overly-campy "Hey, we all hate Batman, so let's fight him together! Huzzah!" kind of way that Schumacher loved so very, very much.

There's no doubt in my mind that Martin Short is the Mad Hatter, but I really don't want to see him. Although I have no doubt Nolan and Goyer could pull it off, I can't see him translating as any more than a pseudo-replacement for the Scarecrow.

Christopher Lloyd would fit well with the cast already in place, and he really needs to pull himself out of the chasm that he's dug for himself lately (read: Stacked). He would be a terrific choice for the icy persona of Fries, but there's something really itching me to see him as the meticulously timed Clock King, including that Clockstoppers-like device he had in his second TAS appearance. It's just far-fetched enough to provide an interesting hyper-reality to the films.

I could see the Ventriloquist and Scarface as one of many people to fill in the vaccuum that Falcone was sure to have left. Rick Moranis, for anyone who's seen Little Shop of Horrors, is as great a casting as I could hope to see. Not sure who would be Scarface, though I like the idea of Kevin Pollack. The Ventriloquist would be another person that would fit well into the "altered perception of the world" category, like Scarecrow. I can see them doing a very Calvin and Hobbes-like trick with this. Everyone else sees Moranis holding a puppet. Moranis sees a living, breathing entity parading around him, and talking only through him. It would make for a great cinematic end to have Scarface be destroyed, leaving Moranis alone for the first time. It could actually make you feel bad for the Ventriloquist at the same time you felt justice was served with the destruction of Scarface.

I would rather not see Penguin as the drooling monster he was in Burton's movie, not that DeVito wasn't great, and that it wasn't an amazing movie, but we've seen that before. My choice would definitely be Bob Hoskins. After seeing Unleashed, it's hard to see him as Mario anymore, and anyone who's seen that Don Quixote movie they made a while back knows he's got the acting chops to pull it off.

As for Hugo Weaving and/or Willem Dafoe. I'd really like to see either of them in this, though I'm leaning more towards Hugo. He's just a great dramatic actor. I could see him as either the Riddler, or Fries. Either choice would make me ecstatic.

Joker, I could see Jason Lee doing him, I could see Crispin Glover doing him, I could even see Hamill doing him, but there's no point in fighting over who he's going to be. Nolan and Goyer have not let me down so far, and I doubt they'd set all this up so meticulously only to be a big letdown. We're going to get a top-notch. Joker-worthy performance no matter who they choose.

 

[cerealkiller182]

^^^wow, that is sucha good idea for ventroliquist, might even make it interesting although no way is he a top villain, he should be around the lines of Zasz in the new one except with lines. Maybe see him in session with Quin or see him caught by batman in the begining of one of the movies or maybe just joker's cellmate

 

[American_Idiot]

Nice ideas Oniwago.

Try imagining Christopher Lloyd as Cornelius Stirk. He has the look; we've all seen how creepy he can be in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and how digusting he can be in Dennis the Menace; take away the humor and you have Stirk.

 

[Joker831]

The Joker- Tim Roth

Harvey Dent/TwoFace- Liev Schrieber

http://www.wnyc.org/studio360/images/Scale/liev21.jpg

The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot- David Suchet

Edward Nygma/The Riddler- Jeff Goldblum

Selina Kyle/Catwomen- Angelina Jolie

 

[Joker831]

Victor Fries/Mr.Freeze- John Lithgow


The Mad Hatter- Robert Englund


Arnold Weskler/The Ventriloquist- Paul Giamatti


The Clock King


Harley Quinn- Brittany Murphy

 

[Joker831]

Dr.Hugo Strange- Jeremy Irons


Others if used in movies
ClayFace/Matt Hagan- (Voice): Ted Levine

Mayor Borg- Sam Neill

Cornelius Strik- Christopher Llyod

Hush- Ray Liotta

Boss Maroni- Joss Ackland

Poision Ivy- Shannon Elizabeth

Bane- Nathan Jones

 

[tamron]

Edward Nygma/The Riddler- Jeff Goldblum

Amen to that! Goldblum would be a GREAT Riddler.

 

[DACrowe]

The Joker: Mark Hamill

Two-Face: Guy Pearce

Harley Quinn: ????


If we get to these characters:

The Riddler: Crispin Glover

Poision Ivy: Jennifer Connelly

Bt I cannot stress Hammill enough.

Yep.

 

[Big Boss Inc.]

Jesus Christ! Angelina Jolie as Catwoman? What's wrong with you people? She shouldn't be anywhere near the Batman universe.

Why not just cast Pamela Anderson as Batgirl?

 

[The Crow]

My choices:

The Joker - Crispin Glover. I know it's a popular pick, but I've wanted him to play the part for years.

Harvey Dent/Two-Face - Billy Zane. He's been my pick for as many years as Glover for Joker.

The Penguin - Paul Giamatti. Just thought of it one day. He seemed like he could play the part well.

Selina Kyle/Catwoman - Eliza Dushku. I've been bashed before about this one, but I think she has the look and the acting skills to pull it off.

Those are really the only other villains I want to see in the films, so I've never given others much thought.

 

[SINISTER SMILE]

billy zane is a great two face choice!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Two Face-Ralph Fiennes
Needs two pictures to show both sides of Harvey.

Now I think about it....He could be great. he was amazing in schindler's List and Red Dragon.

 

[American_Idiot]

Jesus Christ! Angelina Jolie as Catwoman? What's wrong with you people? She shouldn't be anywhere near the Batman universe.

Why not just cast Pamela Anderson as Batgirl?

So Angelina is a bad actress now?

billy zane is a great two face choice!

Not bad. Although I always thought he'd be the perfect Lex Luthor.