The Dark Knight Harvey Dent Threads Merged

[DV8]

Crudup would've made a great Wolverine. I now want him for Clayface...unless he gets Iron Man.

tru dat

 

[Steelsheen]

The Pyscho remake sucked (or form what I heard). Seriously, WTF were they thinking? You can't remake Pyscho.

well i was commenting more on Vince's performance than the movie itself .i guess what other people hated about it was that its a near duplicate of the original, which honestly was one of the things i liked about it, so its doubled edged sword. the original cant be beat no doubt about that. but i kinda liked the way the film ended with hearing Mother's voice completely taking over Norman Bate's mind-- you get to see and hear it, instead of some shrink talking about it.

 

[Steelsheen]

Crudup would've made a great Wolverine. I now want him for Clayface...unless he gets Iron Man.

YES CLAYFACE!!!

 

[Eddie Dean]

I think that when thinking Harvey, we have to think of someone who would be just as good at playing Batman himself . . . some of the folks that were mentioned for the part in the past were:

Matthew McConaoughladhy
Billy Crudup

I don't think anyone else is really worth mentioning, now that I think about it

Eion Bailey would be good also.

 

[AnimeJune]

The Pyscho remake sucked (or form what I heard). Seriously, WTF were they thinking? You can't remake Pyscho.

If he got Dent, I wouldn't mind, I love Vince, but there are so many better picks for the part.

Agreed - most of the suggestions made on this board are all actors who have the potential to be a great Dent, but we all have our personal preferences.

I just saw Vince Vaughn in The Breakup, and was so unimpressed with his performance that I honestly can't see him in the Two Face role, at least right now. Give me a few months and a better Vaughn movie and I might change my mind, but for now, Vince is last on the list.

 

[AnimeJune]

You said it! We're talking about friggin BATMAN!! Not a guest starring role in Party of Five . . . .

Patrick Dempsey says:

"UhWHAAAAT? You almost made me spill my beer! I'd never be on Party of Five, although I'd totally hit Jennifer Love Hewitt if she asked me to. Or if I told her I was gonna. Whichever."

 

[The Chairman]

C'mon, AnimeJune, Dempsey's a B - list actor at best. He doesn't have the most impressive resume in the world, and he's really not all that amazing an actor. He's got the look, but that's it. He doesn't scream intense at all. He just screams calm, cool and charming Dr. McDreamy.

 

[AnimeJune]

C'mon, AnimeJune, Dempsey's a B - list actor at best. He doesn't have the most impressive resume in the world, and he's really not all that amazing an actor. He's got the look, but that's it. He doesn't scream intense at all. He just screams calm, cool and charming Dr. McDreamy.

B-list? And what is Liev Schriber - whose biggest film so far is the Omen remake?

Resume isn't the only factor in how good an actor is - there are thousands of brilliant actors out there who just didn't have any luck and have to wait tables while they perform in local theatres.

Granted, if you haven't seen him in as many films as I have, and you haven't seen him in anything intense, that's perfectly fair for you to doubt his ability. But I have, and I think he would be an excellent Two Face.

 

[The Chairman]

Schreiber proved himself to be a great choice in The Manchurian Candidate, and that wasn;t evne that great of a movie, certainly not as good as the original. The Omen was unfortunate, especially since no one can replace the grest Gregory Peck.

Dempsey also seems to clean cut for Dent, we need someone who's more intense looking. Dent's a nice guy at the start, but we also have to get the vibe that he can easily snap at any given moment.

 

[Joe Kerr]

i think that lando calrissian should play two face, jk

 

[Doc Holliday]

Do you mean Billy Dee Williams?

Yeah, he really did a pretty good job in B89, it's just that I'm sure lots of people wouldn't be happy with a black Two Face.

 

[Dark Knight]

my top five for Dent/Two-Face....

1. Guy Pearce- he would be perfect for the role and he is a solid actor and has the right look and has worked with Nolan before. Has solid range and quite honestly would need a role like this at this point in his career...if Nolan offered it to him...he would be dumb not to take it.

2. Jake Gyllenhaal- some say he is to young...but his acting would take away those fears. He has proven his range and he was Nolan and Goyers second choice for Batman/Bruce. That says something. Watch Donnie Darko and then you would think that was a semi yet younger version of a Dent portrayel. He has the skills to pull it off....no doubt.

3. Joaquin Phoenix- we all know he has range and he brings the intensity as well. He can play light and dark characters with no problem. He would be a solid choice as Dent. Has the facial looks to play Dent and facial features for the transformation to tragic Two Face.

4. Liev Schrieber- more of a semi known actor who has done well in the roles he has done. Has been a solid supporting actor most his career and would probably due really well as Dent, because of his more unkown status as an actor. Has the facial features to play a light character and then would probably own as Two Face when he goes bad....his voice, eyes and eyebrows..would due Two Face justice onscreen

 

[Nightwing1977]

i agree with you that cusack hasn't shown the murderer side yet, but please to god tell me where schrieber has? aye? because he hasn't

You don't have to see Liev play a murderer type. It how he behave.

to the ***

You know, calling someone that don't look good on your record. Don't ever call people names like that again. In fact, don't flame anyone, ok? :

 

[Shoemeister]

I firmly hold the belief that Liev Schreiber wouldn't even be considered for this role if he didn't look like Tim Sale's art. He has a mediocre career, and only one of his roles has been critically applauded - The Manchurian Candidate. People cite that movie as proof that Schreiber can play dual personas, but that's not the case. He played normal or emotionless. There's been no sign he could pull off the evil side of Two-Face.

Hmmm, wrong wrong and WRONG. You Schreiber haters are just completely misinformed, misguided and... well, wrong.

Liev Schreiber won a TONY AWARD (Broadway's version of the Oscars) for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play in 2005 in the revival David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play Glengarry Glen Ross (which happened to also win Best Revival of 2005). He gave a brilliant performance for the role of Richard Roma, a guy who is all about being deceptive, and TWO-FACED (read the damn play, it's incredible.)

Schreiber was also nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of a young Orson Welles (hell of an honor to play the man himself!) in the 1999 HBO movie RKO 281.

Not to mention he's received critical acclaim for his work in The Sum of All Fears, The Manchurian Candidate (as you well know) and even his directorial debut for Everything Is Illuminated.

The guy has plenty of range, is a highly regarded actor, knows how to tell a good story and certainly appreciates one (he was originally going to be a screenwriter). He's in the perfect position to become an even bigger star now despite the mediocre reviews that The Omen is getting, since the majority have no problem with his performance.

Face it. The guy's got the chops and, yes, the look. The point is that he's an ideal fit. He's critically acclaimed and highly lauded for his work. The man went to Yale, he's got plenty of class and is devoted to his craft. Therefore, I say to all you haters (and AnimeJune for all this Dempsey s***) :

SCHREIBER, DAMMIT!
LIVE WITH IT PEOPLE. HE IS HARVEY DENT.

​

 

[Ronny Shade]

no he is not timid or uncomfortable as an assasin, he is uncofortable going back to his home, and has a tough time telling everone where he has been, he is cool with being an assasin

the dictionary meaning of timid, is 1. lacking self-confidence or shy, 2. fearful and hesitent

cusack is nither of these in that movie, or most of his movies, uncofortable yes, but he seems to not back down when that thug is always trying to kill him in the movie

He was hesitant throughout that entire film.

Listen, I'm not trying to naysay Cusack. I've been saying that his strength is in his hesitnace and uncomfortableness. The scene where he was a calm and decisive assassin (in the beginning) wasn't the strongest part in the movie.

None of this means he can't do it.

 

[AnimeJune]

Hmmm, wrong wrong and WRONG. You Schreiber haters are just completely misinformed, misguided and... well, wrong.

Liev Schreiber won a TONY AWARD (Broadway's version of the Oscars) for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play in 2005 in the revival David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play Glengarry Glen Ross (which happened to also win Best Revival of 2005). He gave a brilliant performance for the role of Richard Roma, a guy who is all about being deceptive, and TWO-FACED (read the damn play, it's incredible.)

Schreiber was also nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of a young Orson Welles (hell of an honor to play the man himself!) in the 1999 HBO movie RKO 281.

Not to mention he's received critical acclaim for his work in The Sum of All Fears, The Manchurian Candidate (as you well know) and even his directorial debut for Everything Is Illuminated.

The guy has plenty of range, is a highly regarded actor, knows how to tell a good story and certainly appreciates one (he was originally going to be a screenwriter). He's in the perfect position to become an even bigger star now despite the mediocre reviews that The Omen is getting, since the majority have no problem with his performance.

Face it. The guy's got the chops and, yes, the look. The point is that he's an ideal fit. He's critically acclaimed and highly lauded for his work. The man went to Yale, he's got plenty of class and is devoted to his craft. Therefore, I say to all you haters (and AnimeJune for all this Dempsey s***) :

SCHREIBER, DAMMIT!
LIVE WITH IT PEOPLE. HE IS HARVEY DENT.

​

*applauds* He'd be a great Harvey Dent.

I'm still for Dempsey, but I'll hardly be tearing my hair out should Liev be cast.

 

[Nightwing1977]

Hmmm, wrong wrong and WRONG. You Schreiber haters are just completely misinformed, misguided and... well, wrong.

Liev Schreiber won a TONY AWARD (Broadway's version of the Oscars) for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play in 2005 in the revival David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play Glengarry Glen Ross (which happened to also win Best Revival of 2005). He gave a brilliant performance for the role of Richard Roma, a guy who is all about being deceptive, and TWO-FACED (read the damn play, it's incredible.)

Schreiber was also nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of a young Orson Welles (hell of an honor to play the man himself!) in the 1999 HBO movie RKO 281.

Not to mention he's received critical acclaim for his work in The Sum of All Fears, The Manchurian Candidate (as you well know) and even his directorial debut for Everything Is Illuminated.

The guy has plenty of range, is a highly regarded actor, knows how to tell a good story and certainly appreciates one (he was originally going to be a screenwriter). He's in the perfect position to become an even bigger star now despite the mediocre reviews that The Omen is getting, since the majority have no problem with his performance.

Face it. The guy's got the chops and, yes, the look. The point is that he's an ideal fit. He's critically acclaimed and highly lauded for his work. The man went to Yale, he's got plenty of class and is devoted to his craft. Therefore, I say to all you haters (and AnimeJune for all this Dempsey s***) :

SCHREIBER, DAMMIT!
LIVE WITH IT PEOPLE. HE IS HARVEY DENT.

​

OWNED!!!!

 

[Ox Elf]

I didn't know Liev played Richard Roma. I'd have liked to have seen that.



though I doubt he was better than Pacino

 

[AnimeJune]

I didn't know Liev played Richard Roma. I'd have liked to have seen that.



though I doubt he was better than Pacino

He'd have to be playing the part of Pacino to be better than Pacino - because all Al's been doing these days is playing minor variations of himself.

 

[Dark Knight]

The Pyscho remake sucked (or form what I heard). Seriously, WTF were they thinking? You can't remake Pyscho.

If he got Dent, I wouldn't mind, I love Vince, but there are so many better picks for the part.

Yeah....i say no way to Vaughn as Dent. If anything he should be considered a Joker candidate because of his physical appearance and sick and twisted comedic side. However, i really don't want Vaughn anywhere near these bat films.....have you seen him lately without makeup? He was on ESPN last night as a guest on the hot seat for some reason....and the man has multiple bags under his eyes! It's nasty.....he looks like the Emperor from Star Wars! He needs to stop partying, drinking and start getting some rest! Sheesh...

 

[Shoemeister]

He needs to stop partying, drinking and start getting some rest! Sheesh...

Out of the question. What are you, nuts?

 

[StorminNorman]

B-list? And what is Liev Schriber - whose biggest film so far is the Omen remake?

Resume isn't the only factor in how good an actor is - there are thousands of brilliant actors out there who just didn't have any luck and have to wait tables while they perform in local theatres.

Granted, if you haven't seen him in as many films as I have, and you haven't seen him in anything intense, that's perfectly fair for you to doubt his ability. But I have, and I think he would be an excellent Two Face.

Even though I fear having something thrown at me I gotta side with ANTHONY.

Also for the record Lievs biggest film has been Manchurian Candidate

 

[StorminNorman]

Vaughn could very easily be the best Dent candidate out there - he could also be the worst. I have seen Vince Vaugn in many movies in many different roles playing many diffent types of characters and he could totally nail both sides of the character - however he could also completely miss both sides as well. I see him as a wild card, however I would have no problem with him at all if he was cast.

That being said, SCHREIBER DAMMIT!

 

[Joe Kerr]

Do you mean Billy Dee Williams?

Yeah, he really did a pretty good job in B89, it's just that I'm sure lots of people wouldn't be happy with a black Two Face.

Why??? cuz hes black... i see how it is, next thing you know you'll be callin' him a traitor...

 

[AnimeJune]

Vaughn could very easily be the best Dent candidate out there - he could also be the worst. I have seen Vince Vaugn in many movies in many different roles playing many diffent types of characters and he could totally nail both sides of the character - however he could also completely miss both sides as well. I see him as a wild card, however I would have no problem with him at all if he was cast.

That being said, SCHREIBER DAMMIT!

To me, the choice is simple.

Liev Schreiber = Handsome

Patrick Dempsey = Handsome

Vince Vaughn = Ugly.

No point in messing up a face that already looks like it was molded by a drunken sculptor out of peach-coloured Play-do.