The Dark Knight Jett finally gives us something to talk about! (ie Harvey Dent)

[DeFett]

Seems Jett knows who Dent is but seems he is not allowed to say anything.

Better check out Latino Review see if they have anything. - edit, nope nothing

 

[Nepenthes]

Next month we'll be hearing an official announcement...

How'd the last movie that turned a white suit into a black one...

Katsuro why do you bother?

 

[jimmy]

Katsuro why do you bother?

Sweet: Paul Ruebens as Pee-Wee Herman as Harvey Dent as Two-Face!

 

[Miranda Fox]

I like Jett and everything but this stuff is starting to give me a big headache.

It would be truly the funniest thing ever if it ended up being...Guy Pearce. t:

 

[Milkman95]

Well, he knows who it is based on that comment - obviously it could be crap, since everything that Jett has said so far really hasn't happened. Heck, even the reliable Latino Review took a dump with the whole script review thing.

I hope he's telling the truth because I didn't want Norton, Foxx, or Bailey anyway.

 

[Two-Face]

I like Jett and everything but this stuff is starting to give me a big headache.

It would be truly the funniest thing ever if it ended up being...Guy Pearce. t:

Yeah secretley Nolan casts Guy Pearce as Dent and internet posters saying "Woah, Nolan was talking to Pearce along" I would be very happy if Pearce got it.

 

[Miranda Fox]

Well, he knows who it is based on that comment - obviously it could be crap, since everything that Jett has said so far really hasn't happened. Heck, even the reliable Latino Review took a dump with the whole script review thing.

I hope he's telling the truth because I didn't want Norton, Foxx, or Bailey anyway.

I think overall I'd prefer to be surprised, although I've nothing against those choices.

Given the secrecy surrounding this project, I'm inclined to think that these names coming out so late isn't a good sign at all as far as whether they have the role or not. Nolan managed to keep who was playing the Joker *completely* secret and that role was very much well sort after by actors as well as being talked about everywhere. It's not impossible that they've kept quiet a role like Dent at all.

Yeah secretley Nolan casts Guy Pearce as Dent and internet posters saying "Woah, Nolan was talking to Pearce along" I would be very happy if Pearce got it.

I did come across a Prestige interview with Nolan where he went out of his way to praise Guy (rightfully, I might add) for his performance in Memento. The timing was...odd to me. So, there's good grounds to think it could end up being him.

 

[outsider101487]

But hell who knows...Cillian Murphy wasn't my choice for Scarecrow (Jeff Goldblum) but he knocked it out the park. So why can't a black actor, Latino actor, or Asian actor, whoever impress me just the same? Get my drift? I'm willing to be openminded and give them a chance, but see why I'm objective towards Foxx is he's use to playing this slick, cool, jive-talking characters, but he hasn't had a character that is in your face and is a total freak that could shoot up a shopping mall in a second. Clive Owen, Liev Schrieber, Joaquin Phoenix, and Guy Pearce all have played roles where they are generally scary bad-ass people you would not want to doublecross or mess with.

Not that I'm for Foxx getting it, but according to Nolan's logic with Ledger (who had never done a role like Joker), Foxx fits. He's got a chance to surprise audiences and prove himself as a very well-rounded actor by playing a character completely different than his past film roles..

I'm just saying, it kinda makes sense..

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

Not that I'm for Foxx getting it, but according to Nolan's logic with Ledger (who had never done a role like Joker), Foxx fits. He's got a chance to surprise audiences and prove himself as a very well-rounded actor by playing a character completely different than his past film roles..

I'm just saying, it kinda makes sense..

Well, Heath has only sold me on Joker because of his talk about playing Joker like "A Clockwork Orange." Of course we'll see if he actually becomes "a shark" and other buzzwords and sentences he's used to describe how he's going to play Joker.

Foxx to me doesn't have what Clive Owen had in "SIN CITY" or "INSIDE MAN." I mean watch him as Dwight in "SIN CITY." He is a charming yet precarious. He's smooth yet lethal. He's a loaded gun ready to fire. He's a knife ready to stab someone in the back.

Also, watch him in "INSIDE MAN" where he tells Denzel Washington to get his gun out of his face. The guy is a loose cannon and that's someone who should play Harvey Dent/Two-Face.

Like I said Foxx could play Harvey Dent really well, but as for Two-Face I don't think he could pull it off. Edward Norton I could see however pulling off both. He's played really deranged characters who can break at anytime in a split second. To me Norton is more cut out for the role than Foxx and Bailey.

 

[MechaOrga]

Holy Crap so , did jett just hint that the part has been cast and its no one he has mentioned (norton, foxx, bailey)?

oooooooooooookay......

I really hate that he can't tell us. Its because he wants to go the set and get special treatment when the movie is coming out like interviews and such....can't blame the guy, i would have done the same thing....

Time to check other sites guys and gals for the breaking news. If its cast, it'll leak.

cough*Law or owen got it*cough

 

[JackBauer24]

I know I shouldn't let personality get in the way of who would be good for the role... but Foxx is a racist a-hole. Don't want him to get it.

The other two... meh... not really suited.

 

[Maxwell Smart]

but Foxx is a racist a-hole.

What?

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Time to check other sites guys and gals for the breaking news. If its cast, it'll leak.

cough*Law or owen got it*cough

My money is on Jude Law.

 

[outsider101487]

Well, Heath has only sold me on Joker because of his talk about playing Joker like "A Clockwork Orange." Of course we'll see if he actually becomes "a shark" and other buzzwords and sentences he's used to describe how he's going to play Joker.

Foxx to me doesn't have what Clive Owen had in "SIN CITY" or "INSIDE MAN." I mean watch him as Dwight in "SIN CITY." He is a charming yet precarious. He's smooth yet lethal. He's a loaded gun ready to fire. He's a knife ready to stab someone in the back.

Also, watch him in "INSIDE MAN" where he tells Denzel Washington to get his gun out of his face. The guy is a loose cannon and that's someone who should play Harvey Dent/Two-Face.

Like I said Foxx could play Harvey Dent really well, but as for Two-Face I don't think he could pull it off. Edward Norton I could see however pulling off both. He's played really deranged characters who can break at anytime in a split second. To me Norton is more cut out for the role than Foxx and Bailey.

I said nothing about Foxx being good or not for the role, but the casting logic seems the same as with Ledger. It was even reported shortly after Ledger was cast that he wasn't, then later corrected (I don't have a link, but I definitely remember reading conflicting reports). So is this Jett statement false? Who knows.

Anyway, I do not want Foxx at all, and I'm in total agreement with you about Clive Owen. I love him in Inside Man, Sin City, and Children of Men, and have been a fan of him being Dent from the beginning. To me he just fits the part, as do Pearce and I guess Phoenix. All three are better choices than the three that Jett stated, but now (IF this statement is true) I guess they are out.

Whatever, after this announcement it's only going to be more waiting until some location shots, production stills, and teasers come. This choice better be damn good 'cause we are in for some very slow months afterwards..

 

[DeFett]

More from Jett

(re: Phillipe) He's not gettin the part, but how is RP "teenybopping?" The man is over 30 for pete's sake! What teen-flick has he been in of late?

As far as who will be Dent, I have no earthly idea -- really. Look, I tell y'all what I hear as I've done for almost 9 years. There's no "smokescreen" from me, Nolan, or WB as I've said. It's not like they've focused on one guy for every role. There are discussions about so and so actor. It leaks -- sometimes on purpose to gauge interest. It's leaked by actors and even agents (surprise!).

I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing for years. #1, I lobby for the continuation of GOOD Batman films. And #2, I try to give the fans some sort of voice and let them know what is going on.

I must be doing something right of late, the hate email has picked up again!

 

[Darkest Knight]

Get em Jamie. I hope Foxx pull this one down.

 

[kingdomhearts]

I can accept Bailey for Two-Face but in all honesty I dont really trust this rumors. Not all of Jett's sources are reliable.
Im also down with Guy Pearce and many critics say he is the saving grace of Factory Girl because the movie is bad but Pearce is the one that stands out making the film watchable.

 

[Keyser Sushi]

Look you can like Foxx and whoever else for Dent and I'll keep the people who I want for Dent. Foxx, Denzel, Samuel L., Will Smith, Laurence Fishburne, and Taye Diggs and whoever else are all talented African-American actors, but I don't want them for Dent. If they got picked I wouldn't just skip out on the movie, I'll be there opening day to see it, but I still wouldn't be happy that I'm not seeing the definitive Dent.

It's not about race or who could play it better. It's just there are some people in the comic-book world and universe who want to see "Their Dent." Obviously, you and others couldn't care less who gets picked which is fine because you have that right, but others have certain people and ideas of who they want as Dent and how he should be portrayed like me.

But hell who knows...Cillian Murphy wasn't my choice for Scarecrow (Jeff Goldblum) but he knocked it out the park. So why can't a black actor, Latino actor, or Asian actor, whoever impress me just the same? Get my drift? I'm willing to be openminded and give them a chance, but see why I'm objective towards Foxx is he's use to playing this slick, cool, jive-talking characters, but he hasn't had a character that is in your face and is a total freak that could shoot up a shopping mall in a second. Clive Owen, Liev Schrieber, Joaquin Phoenix, and Guy Pearce all have played roles where they are generally scary bad-ass people you would not want to doublecross or mess with.

If Foxx gets it than good for him. If Norton or Bailey get it than good for them. I just want the part to get casted and Latinoreview or Aintitcool.com to do a script-review of the movie already.

Dude, WTF??!?!? Seriously. I was agreeing with your point - that TAS Dent is white, not black or mulatto as others have suggested. What's the matter with you?

 

[Castlewood]

I'm done with BOF, and Jett.

The last OFFICIAL thing we heard was on August 20, when we heard it was called ''The Dark Knight'', and that Ledger was the Joker.

From August 20 to now - January 13 - almost SIX MONTHS later - a half a YEAR - we've been getting nothing but ''So and so MIGHT get this, or so and so MIGHT get that,'' and absolutely NOTHING is solid.

''Take this with a grain of salt.''
''Take that with a grain of salt.''
''Lachey Hulme.''
''Paul Bettany.''
''Jamie Foxx.''
''Ryan Philippe.''
''Phillip Seymore Hoffman.''
''Ed Norton.''
''Denzel Wshington.''

Why should I even bother going to BOF's newspage everyday if I keep seeing stupid, uninformed nonsense like this? The answer is: I shouldn't.... so therefore, I won't. I'm done with 'em.

 

[Darkest Knight]

but Foxx is a racist a-hole.

No he isn't.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Ledger hasn't sold me on Ledger being Joker.

Nolan has sold me on Ledger being Joker.

The same goes for Two Face, whoever Nolan picks, I'll trust it's a good choice.

 

[TheBat812]

I'm done with BOF, and Jett.

The last OFFICIAL thing we heard was on August 20, when we heard it was called ''The Dark Knight'', and that Ledger was the Joker.

From August 20 to now - January 13 - almost SIX MONTHS later - a half a YEAR - we've been getting nothing but ''So and so MIGHT get this, or so and so MIGHT get that,'' and absolutely NOTHING is solid.

''Take this with a grain of salt.''
''Take that with a grain of salt.''
''Lachey Hulme.''
''Paul Bettany.''
''Jamie Foxx.''
''Ryan Philippe.''
''Phillip Seymore Hoffman.''
''Ed Norton.''
''Denzel Wshington.''

Why should I even bother going to BOF's newspage everyday if I keep seeing stupid, uninformed nonsense like this? The answer is: I shouldn't.... so therefore, I won't. I'm done with 'em.

Don't blame him if there's nothing more concrete to announce or that he's allowed to announce. The only reason he's giving us these names is either because they are legitimate or because fans have been complaining about the lack of info and he wants to keep us talking.

 

[General Vulcun]

I think what Jett's saying is that he doesn't know who's playing Harvey Dent, but he knows enough about those particular actors to know they would never be Harvey Dent.

P.S. TempleFugit...so you go to BOF EVERY SINGLE TIME to expect facts?!

When will people get this thru their head, BOF is a rumour site. When interviews with the cast and crew come in, he'll post them. When press releases come in, he'll post them. When his sources find out "which character is being played by who", then he'll post them. But first and most importantly, BOF is dedicated to keeping Batman fans inside the loop with everything that's going on with the next Batman film. And guess what? The next rumours down in Hollywood are these 3 actors, so guess what? He's reporting them.

I for one like rumours...A LOT. To me, it doesn't matter if they're legit or not, they're just fun to discuss, and get people thinking about the "what IFs" regarding actors in certain roles, and plotlines and what they might look like on the big screen.

It's funny how you went to BOF every day, expecting FACTS every single time, when BOF's disclaimer says that all "news" is rumour and should be taken as such.

IMO, BOF's doing a great job and should keep up the great work.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Jett does cover himself by specifically saying at times "take this with a grain of salt" so I have no problem with that. What bothers is me that in October, Jett said that the role of Dent was cast and to check the trades daily(at that time) as the news will be popping up shortly. How was he so off with that piece of news? He stated it with such certainty.

 

[General Vulcun]

He wasn't off. There *really was* supposed to be an announcement, but something happened that made Nolan and co. bring the announcement to a hault. If it was Dent casting, then they obviously lost their first choice (to scheduling, or just flat-out "I don't want the DAMN role"), but if it wasn't casting at all, then who knows what made them back off.

I guess we'll have to amuse ourselves with theories of what really happened to make them back off.