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I've wanted to talk about the new Batman movie for a while, but there hasn't been enough useful information to go off of. It's no secret that I love comics and movie adaptations of comics, but it's the director that has me excited about this movie. When it comes to great writer/directors, Christopher Nolan is in my top 5 (the others being The Scott Brothers, J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon). Everything he does is such a mental trip. And in the last 5 to 7 years, it has seemed like all of his movies are can't miss hits (Memento, the Batman series, The Prestige, Inception). So, that's why I'm getting geeked for The Dark Knight Rises.
Here's what we KNOW:
The Joker is NOT coming back. There were rumors that Nolan planned to use some of the late Heath Ledger's deleted scenes to piece together some Joker scenes for the next movie. This is not happening. There might be some audio cameos, but that's it. From a story perspective, the Joker is locked up in Arkham Asylum.
The Riddler is NOT the lead villain. Sorry JGL fans. While is was true that Nolan was so impressed with Joseph Gordon-Levitts performance in Inception that he wanted to put him in the new Batman movie, it just didn't work out. Not only will JGL not play the Riddler, it looks like the Riddler won't even be in the movie. Ironic, considering that most Batman fans say Jim Carrey's performance as the Riddler was the only thing that SAVED Batman Forever.
There is no Robin. Nolan is firmly against bringing the "Boy Wonder" into this universe.
Harvey Dent/Harvey Two-Face is not returning. There were rumors that he survived the fall and was going to strike against Batman again, but it did not fit into the story arc. From a story perspective, Harvey Dent is dead, the Joker is blamed for the murder, and no one knows that he was Two-Face. I don't really like that. Two-Face was a major Batman villain, and he got about 30 minutes of screen time. He deserved more.
Nolan is casting two female leads. One will be Bruce Wayne's love interest, the other will be a lead female villain. This has everybody guessing, and has a lot sites releasing casting and plot information with absolutely NO evidence or reasoning. No one knows who these girls are going to play.
And that's where I come in:
From what I've been able to find out, there's going to be a male villain and a female villain. Since I have no way to know what direction they're going to go, I'm going to use the process of elimination to give some suggestions as to who I think would make a good Batman villain. We already know who it isn't. Let's look at who it could be.
Talia Al-Guhl
This is the most obvious choice for me. Obviously, she's a villain; she's the daughter of Ras Al-Guhl (Liam Neeson in Batman Begins). And in the comic book storyline, she is a love interest of Bruce Wayne. She would probably be the easiest villain to insert into this new movie.
Possible Actress': Ashley Scott, Olivia Wilde, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marion Cotillard, Rachel Weisz
Harley Quinn
Dr. Harleen Quinzel was the doctor at Arkham Asylum assigned to give a psychiatric evaluation to the Joker. Instead, she fell in love with him, and when she found out what Batman had done to him (beating him to a bloody pulp) she went crazy herself, put on a jester costume and became Harley Quinn: evil villain, Batman hater, and long-term girlfriend to the Joker. This would be the second easiest character to insert. You don't really need to bring back Joker to have Harley Quinn out there, doing her best to kill Batman and exacting her own revenge.
Possible Actors: Kiera Knightly, Kristen Bell, Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts
Hugo Strange
Professor Hugo Strange is actually one of Batman's first recurring villains (the Joker and Catwoman came along almost a year later). He's your standard evil super-genius, and I think it's pretty easy to fit him into the new movie. Nolan doesn't want to venture into the supernatural, so I think this would be a good move as far as "realistic villains".
Possible Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Kingsley, Tom Hardy
Mr. Zsasz
Victor Zsasz was once a billionaire businessman, but went into depression after his parents died. After losing his fortune to The Penguin (who should NEVER return as a live action villain), he planned on killing himself, until he accidentally killed a homeless man trying to rob him. He then became Mr. Zsasz, serial killer bent on "liberating people from their useless existence". He marks a tally on his body for each kill he makes, saving one spot on his body for Batman.
Once again, he's a realistic villain, so it wouldn't be hard to do, but the big issue is finding someone who could actually pull off a psychopathic role like that. Also, Victor Zsasz has a cameo in Batman Begins. He's in court, being accused of killing enemies of Carmine Falcone. At the end of the movie, when Ras Al-Guhl attacks Gotham City, he escapes from Arkham Asylum, and according to the story arc, he's still at large.
Possible Actors: Jason Statham, Ben Foster
That's my opinion, but I'd love to hear yours. Let me know what you think.
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