The Dark Knight Rises Casting Call (All Villains)

[The Crow]

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

Yeah, I would have liked him as either character. I always thought he'd get snatched for Lex first... But uh... Nope.

 

[JMadisonIV]

I posted this in the Riddler thread below, and I'll post it here as well:

I think that the Nolan and Goyer TOTALLY dropped the ball when it comes to a truely Inspired choice for The Riddler, by using him already.

Linus Roache.

He should not have played Thomas Wayne for this very reason.

 

[TheJuice]

Eric Roberts as Joker

 

[American_Idiot]

Eric Roberts as Joker

Eric Roberts doesn't look like that anymore. Here is a recent picture of him:

You may remember him seeing him recently in the Killers video "Mr. Brightside". Sorry, but I have to disagree with you in a big way if you think he could play the Joker.

 

[TheJuice]

Eric Roberts doesn't look like that anymore. Here is a recent picture of him:

You may remember him seeing him recently in the Killers video "Mr. Brightside". Sorry, but I have to disagree with you in a big way if you think he could play the Joker.

Nothing that Hollywood make-up can't fix. Plus, the guy does play a good pyscho path.

 

[Two-Face]

I posted this in the Riddler thread below, and I'll post it here as well:

I think that the Nolan and Goyer TOTALLY dropped the ball when it comes to a truely Inspired choice for The Riddler, by using him already.

Linus Roache.

He should not have played Thomas Wayne for this very reason.

Nah, I like him as Thomas Wayne, he was perfect.

 

[Castigleone]

I have thought about Harvey Dent(and Two-Face) and Joker the most, since David Goyer would apparently put them in his sequels. For the Joker, I have most often thought of The Killing Joke, and considered Crispin Glover. However, recent posts about his voice quivering(which are probably right) made me rethink my choice. Now, I think that Tim Roth would be good, and better than Jason Lee. Also, Harley Quinn is a great character, and I think that Natalie Portman would be awesome. I don't think she'd have to grow her hair out first. I saw a picture of her from V for Vendetta with a shaved head. It shouldn't be a problem, since most of the time her head is covered, and in her 'origin', she could just wear a wig. Or not, it wouldn't matter either way.

Harvey Dent(and Two-Face in movie 3) would ideally be cast as Liev Schreiber. Now, I don't know if there are talks with him going on, or anything, but I've had this opinion ever since I read Batman: The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. Dent is a man who believes in the law for the most part, but his 'other side' is more than willing to cross the line. I believe that, after seeing the Manchurian Candidate, Schreiber would play the Gotham DA perfectly.

As for other villains, I think that Hugo Weaving would be a great Riddler. I would think that though Hugo is older, his voice would match the character better than Guy Pearce's would.

Mr. Freeze shouldn't be just anyone-older-with-a-shaved-head, like Kingsley, Malkovich, or Stewart. We have to believe that he was once a scientist, and he has to have the look of a tortured soul because of his wife, and his body. Therefore, I think Ralph Feinnes(uh, spelled right? The guy from Red Dragon) would take the cake. Just because Mr. Freeze is bald doesn't make him old, though many people have a tendency to draw him that way.

And Selina Kyle. Boy, Angelina Jolie would do good, but I think Rebecca Romijn would do equally as well. Plus, I think that she'd be more willing than Angelina after the X-MEN films and the Punisher. I also think that she's a better actress, but that's just me.

 

[American_Idiot]

Nothing that Hollywood make-up can't fix. Plus, the guy does play a good pyscho path.

There's just many many people I'd rather see cast as the Joker. Eric Roberts would be just above Christian Slater at slot 75 or so on a list of the 100 People Who Could Play Joker.

Mr. Freeze shouldn't be just anyone-older-with-a-shaved-head, like Kingsley, Malkovich, or Stewart. We have to believe that he was once a scientist, and he has to have the look of a tortured soul because of his wife, and his body. Therefore, I think Ralph Feinnes(uh, spelled right? The guy from Red Dragon) would take the cake. Just because Mr. Freeze is bald doesn't make him old, though many people have a tendency to draw him that way.

True, Ralph could do it, and I'm sure he'd do a fine job; it's just that Patrick Stewart encompasses everything I've come to love about the character. He has the look and looks the age of Freeze in both the comics and TAS, his voice is reminiscentof TAS Freeze and is how I picture his voice sounding when I read his dialogue in comics, and could convincingly play a brilliant scientist.

 

[TheJuice]

Colm Feore as Mr. Freeze

 

[American_Idiot]

Colm Feore would be good for Freeze.

 

[Nick Kal]

My choices:

The Joker - Lachy Hulme

Two-Face/ Harvey Dent - Lieve Schriber or Guy Pearce

The Riddler - Jude Law or David Hyde Pierce

The Penguin - John Rhys-Davies or Bob Hoskins

Catwoman - Charlize Theron or Angelina Jolie

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Two Face: Ralph Fiennes

The Riddler: Eric Stoltz

The Penguin: Joe Pesci

R'as Al Ghul: Liam Neeson.

Mr. Freeze: Christopher Lloyd

The Mad Hatter: Steve Buscemi

 

[The Riddler]

I've seen separate threads for the casting of individual villains and/or villains who haven't been used in the prior Batman films, but how about a thread where we list any and every villain and who you'd like to see play them in one thread... Assuming this Bat-franchise goes on as long as the Bond series, cast any villain you'd like from A-list villains such as the Joker and Two-Face to obscure villains such as Abbatoir and Steeljacket.

Here's my ideal cast for future Bat-villains...

perfect, except for posion ivy.

 

[Muze]

Nathan Jones look more like Killa Croc to me; or he would if he had a lot of fake scales on his body.

Cole Hauser for Harvey Dent (Fiennes has already played a disfigured psycho in Red Dragon and Pearce's frame is too small to make him a believable physical threat to Bale)

and, if Vince Cassel doesn't get the nod to play the Joker, then i'd like to nominate him for the Riddler spot. hopefully, the character would be a little bit more cerebral but still creepy in this new Batman series.
or William Fichtner as the Riddler
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0177971/Ss/0177971/3?path=pgallery&path_key=Fichtner,%20William

and for something even more non-traditional, Thandie Newton as Poison Ivy
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0296572/Ss/0296572/2301_D094_00026.jpg.asset_rgb.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Newton,%20Thandie

i just think she has that delicate plant look to her.

 

[That-Guy]

Laura Elena Harring is the ideal Selina Kyle, IMO.

 

[Two-Face]

Joker: Benico Del Torro or Jude Law

Catwoman/Selina Kyle: Angelina Jolie

Two-Face/Harvey Dent: Guy Pearce

Posion Ivy/Pamela Isley : Charzile Theron

Penguin: Joe Pesci

 

[scifiwolf]

Great thread. I might as well stick in my two cents.

Joker: Well, I dunno. I don't really like anybody who's been mentioned.

Two-Face: Undecided. Guy Pearce - He's in the top because of an existing relationship with Nolan and he does have the acting chops to pull it off. Johnny Depp - A personal favorite of mine. After seeing his invention of Jack Sparrow and reinvention of Willy Wonka, he's just a proven character actor.

Every other character would be in cameo or reserved for later movies. Some are just pointless to mention because they clash with the direction in which WB is taking the franchise.

Catwoman: Angelina Jolie - No contest. Hotter than Hell, great actress, and she can certainly kick ass on screen.

Mad Hatter: Martin Short - He owns this role. It was almost as if God read a Batman comic and said, "you know, I wanna make a guy just for that character."

Penguin: Paul Giamotti - David Suchet and Bob Hoskins are interesting, but I think Paul fits the role a little better. Of course, I'm using TAS's Penguin as my template. I think the concept of the sweet, well-mannered man with a short temper is the way to go for Penguin, and I see Paul Giamotti nailing that.

Ventriloquist: Undecided. Austin Pendelton - He has a perfect, semi-whiney, pathetic-sounding voice to pull the role off. His cameo in My Cousin Vinny still kicks my ass whenever I see it. Great stuff. Rick Morranis - Rick could make this role his. I think he could do something unexpected and original with it, but still keep the essence of the character.

A note about Ventriloquist: I think he'd be a good replacement for Falcone. I know some would want another mob boss, but I'd like to see Ventriloquist. There's a lot that can be done with him in a short amount of time to give him depth and make audiences realize he's not just some random boss. Plus, I'd like to see Gotham presented, as much as possible, as a city full of potential Arkham residents.

Ok, that's it for now.

EDIT: Forgot to mention Riddler. I had been leaning toward Jude Law, but the mention of Hugo Weaving sent my brain into a tizzy. Either one would be perfect; they're both my top choice.

 

[The Dark Prince]

I love all the casting calls for the villians but if Nolan is going to do this right he needs to make sure he has a Harley Quinn along with the Joker. Also I think that if he wants to setup for a possible third movie by going ahead and picking out his Two-Face. Go ahead and introduce a young Harvey Dent, the bright DA attorney, and towards the end show the incident in the court room with Boss Maroni. Hopefully somewhere in the storyline they bring back Cillian Murphy. I believe he is the only person nobody is talking about. Along with M.Freeman, they stole the show.

 

[TheJuice]

I think Sam Rockwell would make a better Joker than Gearhead.

 

[American_Idiot]

There's already so many options for the role of the Joker; that's not the case for Gearhead, whom Rockwell does bare a stiking resemblence to.

 

[Nick Kal]

Joe Pesci as Penguin? It'd be like the Animaniacs' Goodfeathers.. Heh..

 

[Katsuro]

Wow, so many good choices it's hard to pick which i like the most. Here's what i think:

THE JOKER: Mark Hamill.
He has the voice, no question about that, and if he lost a little weight he could gain the look.

Someone in another thread made these and it's obvious Hamill could play a really creepy Joker. If not him, i'd have to go with maybe Tim Roth.

TWO-FACE: Liev Schrieber or Guy Pearce

CATWOMAN: Angelina Jolie
Without a doubt Jolie. She's hot and she kicks ass. Someone earlier mentioned Eliza Dushku and i remember a while back she was rumored to be in talks to play Black Cat in Spider-Man 3. If Jolie doesn't do catwoman, i wouldn't mind seeing Dushku fill that role instead.

THE RIDDLER: Hugo Weaving or Edward Norton
Two of my favorite actors, they would both be great as The Riddler. Mr. Anders... i mean Batman!

HARLEY QUINN: Brittany Murphy

PENGUIN: Bob Hoskins

MR. FREEZE: Ben Kingsley

MAD HATTER: Martin Short

 

[Castigleone]

You know, over the last day or so, I've been thinking about my post about the Riddler. If they were to have him at any point in the franchise, I said that Hugo Weaving would be perfect, and that Guy Pearce would be a close second. I've changed my mind. When I think of the Riddler, it reminds me of Batman: Hush, so although Hugo Weaving would be good, he's a little too old, and I think he's to big for a guy who's physically no real threat to Batman(not that combat skilled, right?). I think that Guy Pearce would be bettar, since he's younger, and I think that he's good as that very intellegent man who get's a little lost in thought( after watching the Time Machine again).

Also, if you don't know, here's how David Goyer would write the rest of his Batman Begins Trilogy. In sequel 1, Batman would get helpfrom Gordon and the Gotham DA Harvey Dent to take down the Joker. In the end of the film, he'd be caught, but not killed like he was in Burton's film. In sequel 2(movie 3), the Joker would go on trial, and during the trial, throw acid onto Harvey's face(not Sal Maroni). I think that the Joker would escape and wreak havok on Gotham, I'm not sure, but the film's featured villain would be Two-Face.

These are just basic outlines from a quote of David Goyer.I hope that this will make people think more about key characters like Joker and Dent. Also, I never read anything about Harley Quinn, but that doesn't mean that she(or other villains) won't be in the direct two sequels.

 

[william_blake05]

I'd like to see a sequel NOT get bogged down with too many villains. We don't want the franchise to descend into a vaudeville circus show.
With that in mind, let's hope they dont throw villains in for the sake of it. Joker obviously would work well, as would Two-face, but its doubtful they'll include some of the sillier Batman villains.

Brian Cox would make a worthy addition as a mob-type criminal. He's one mean bastard on film, along the lines of Wilkinson's performance.

Personally about 95% of the casting picks for Joker are SOOO far off (Depp? Law? KEATON for frick's sake?)
Psychopathic comics: Rockwell, Roth, Malkovich.

 

[That-Guy]

No offense to the people who want Jolie... but am I the only person who notices that she gets named for EVERY female comic book character out there? Jolie should be Catwoman. Jolie should be Talia. Jolie should be Wonder Woman. Jolie should be Ava Lord. For Pete's sake, there is more than ONE actress in Hollywood, folks. I like her too, but this is getting as bad as when everyone was petitioning to have Jude Law play Superman, Batman, the Joker, Namor, Iron Man, etc.