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Ether_Snake said:
Shut the hell up.
Johnny Depp being looked at for Riddler in Batman...
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Shut the hell up.
Greatness Gone
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Do you know how stupid you sound? :lolEther_Snake said:
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Ether_Snake said:
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Ether_Snake said:
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Holy shit I just started choking on my lunch from reading this. I'm in tears.
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it's funny this comes up, because i was thinking - since the joker was ostensibly supposed to be in batman 3 - that they could get depp to play him this time around. i know that sounds like blasphemy, but depp has the eccentricity, and with joker's make-up the difference wouldn't be that drastic.
dusting off riddler though... meh. i'll trust they'll do something creative with it. but i was hoping the next movie would be sort of different and focus on batman being tracked down as a criminal, rather than another eccentric villian that steals the show.
dusting off riddler though... meh. i'll trust they'll do something creative with it. but i was hoping the next movie would be sort of different and focus on batman being tracked down as a criminal, rather than another eccentric villian that steals the show.
fistfulofmetal said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110889&highlight=heath+ledger+joker
Same thread, different person, 2 years ago about Heath Ledger...
Nameless said:
EDIT: What about Keifer Sutherland as The Riddler? He was good in a similar role in Phone Booth.
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If only Joseph Gordon Levitt's acting skills were anywhere near Heath's. He looks exactly like Ledger.
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Scullibundo said:
I don't know if his acting skills is as good as ledgers as he has never given a performance near what ledger did with joker...
HOWEVER, he is a great actor tho...dont doubt him on that....and he could pull it off imo.
davepoobond
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i think i can trust Nolan to make the good decision.
davepoobond said:
Agreed because I really really didn't like him picking Ledger to play the Joker. Now every time I read Batman comics when I read a Joker dialogue I hear Ledger's voice. Good call guy. I'm still hoping that Black Mask will be the next big villain in the third movie.
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could someone make the idea of the riddler returning for a batman movie sound more appealing for those of us, like me, who don't know much about the character outside the one played by jim carrey (which was goofy).
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Greatness Gone said:
With that lineup, more like all girl cast AMIRITE.
AndersTheSwede
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Wasn't there some blog post by someone working on the movies that said Catwoman and Penguin were both NOT going to appear in the Nolanverse?
Tim the Wiz
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As long as Nolan is behind it, I'm fine with it.
AndersTheSwede said:
In the first movie we use Ras Al Ghul and The Scarecrow, who had not been in the movies before, and had not been in the sixties TV show before. And there are dozens if not hundreds of other characters that fit that bill. Everyone says its gotta be The Penguin or Catwoman well I completely disagree.
http://www.hecklerspray.com/batman-3-catwoman-the-penguin-to-remain-unemployed/200815249.php
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joshuagor44 said:
Excellent, thanks for the link. Good to get confirmation.
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joshuagor44 said:
Do you have a link to the full article quoted by that blog? That's a second-hand source, and he seems to be misinterpreting the quote here, unless there's more to it than that. They aren't saying they won't use Catwoman or Penguin, just that they don't have to.
The blog writer seems a bit uneducated himself, going on to claim that there are "hundreds of various Batman villains that could be used in Batman 3," so I'm a little wary of the source. Hundreds? Really? ...no.
edit: Okay, I found it, and there's nothing even close to a confirmation that there won't be Penguin or Catwoman. Here is the actual story. Just that one quote suggesting they don't have to go that way if they don't want to. Well, no shit! ;P
Scullibundo said:
Have you seen Mysterious Skin? Gordon-Levitt can act like a motherfucker. Don't underestimate that guy because he was the goofy ass kid in Third Rock From The Sun. He has some serious acting chops, as he will no doubt properly demonstrate within the next few years. Keep your eye on him.
Having said that, as I've been saying for a while now, my two top choices for the Riddler are Johnny Depp and Michael Emerson. You've got your choice from a superstar chameleon in Depp, who'd undoubtedly sink himself deeply into the role and make something unique out of it, or a very solid, low-profile character actor who's basically already playing the part of the Riddler on Lost. And did someone say Emerson doesn't look the part? Really?
If absolutely nothing else, the man looks the part. And as I alluded to earlier, if you think about it, Emerson basically is the Riddler in Lost. He's extremely intelligent and calculating, continually makes cryptic, undecipherable remarks, knows considerably more than he lets on, constantly manipulates those around him through very clever wordplay, and often leads the survivors on wild goose chases. There wouldn't need to be a drastic shift in acting style, since the way he acts on Lost is perfect for the part.
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Emerson is almost too easy. Like you said, he's already playing a very similar character on Lost. The genius behind the Joker casting was that it was easy to forget Heath Ledger was in there at all, because he'd never done anything quite like it. It would be hard to forget about Ben, watching Emerson play the Riddler.
Frankly, the same is true of Depp, to a degree. It would depend on how he approached the character.
Frankly, the same is true of Depp, to a degree. It would depend on how he approached the character.
They actually do make up news from message board posts...
http://boards.ign.com/dvd_general_board/b5041/167546019/p1/?82
http://boards.ign.com/dvd_general_board/b5041/167546019/p1/?82
Ford Prefect
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Johnny Depp playing the role of a strange person? HOW DARING AND FRESH
Seriously, though, if PSH was announced to be in the movie for only 10 seconds I would be excited.
Seriously, though, if PSH was announced to be in the movie for only 10 seconds I would be excited.
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Actually.... I think that's a much better Riddler than Depp. I would love to see an evil Tennant...G-Fex said:I really wish they wouldn't plan this stuff too early just seems they want to cash out on it and let Nolan take his time to make another good Batman movie. On the topic of John Depp, sure he's good but I personally don't like him and if Wikipedia's right I'd really really really rather have David Tennant.
Look at him he's perfect!
it's just cool to have a hard-on for certain actors and think they'd be perfect for every role in hollywood it seems. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, etc. Looks like gaf has added Joseph Gordan Levitt to the list as well.JasonMCG said:
Heath Ledger's casting was sort of a lightning in a bottle. People shouldn't think you can take any actor and have them play completely against type with nearly as much success as Ledger did with the Joker. I think they should be a little more conservative in their casting of the Riddler, though I honestly don't think casting Depp in such a part is that conservative at all, since it's impossible to predict what he'll come up with.
I think it should be similar to the casting of Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Aaron Eckhart was already well-known for his duplicitous, two-faced roles in Thank You For Smoking and In The Company of Men, and his casting as Dent turned out beautifully because it's a similar type of character.
Ooh, what a non-conformist you are. I doubt you could actually make a decent argument against any of them, especially Gordon-Levitt who I'm doubting you've seen very much of. If people are hyping him it's because he gets so much dumbass hate from the likes of you.
I think it should be similar to the casting of Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Aaron Eckhart was already well-known for his duplicitous, two-faced roles in Thank You For Smoking and In The Company of Men, and his casting as Dent turned out beautifully because it's a similar type of character.
demon said:
Ooh, what a non-conformist you are. I doubt you could actually make a decent argument against any of them, especially Gordon-Levitt who I'm doubting you've seen very much of. If people are hyping him it's because he gets so much dumbass hate from the likes of you.
I say they shouldn't have a whimsical villain in the next round.
The Joker was so perfectly random but extremly effective and boiling with rage underneath. Another whimsical villain would just be.. whimsical.
For the next movie (assuming they have to make one. Which will happen). Have one new villian, a hard hitting one. Maybe one that talks very, very little and never show emotion.
Have that one and then you bring back Ras Al Ghul for the finale.
The Joker was so perfectly random but extremly effective and boiling with rage underneath. Another whimsical villain would just be.. whimsical.
For the next movie (assuming they have to make one. Which will happen). Have one new villian, a hard hitting one. Maybe one that talks very, very little and never show emotion.
Have that one and then you bring back Ras Al Ghul for the finale.
BocoDragon
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Or... you were just trained by TDK's unexpected success to expect sucess next time... but Johnny Depp could be as surprisingly lame in this as he was in Wonka.Sleeker said:
Personally I think Batman 3 will not match TDK at all... but feel free to bump me for some 2010 crow if needed.
oh suck me. I just get a kick out of people throwing certain actors' names around whenever ANY role is up for grabs, regardless of whether or not they'd actually be a good fit. Apparently no matter what movie is coming out, Joseph Gordan-Levitt is the best choice for the lead role according to gaf. I mean gimme a break. I've seen JGL in three movies, and he is a good actor, but to me he still has too much of an adolescent vibe for some of the roles I've seen people say he should play. I feel like he needs to let some more adultness set in before he takes on certain roles. Kinda like DiCaprio up until recently.Zeliard said:
I was gonna mention this. Depp can screw up roles too, ya know. His Wonka was just creepy. I'm getting kind of tired of seeing him in bizarro roles.
demon said:
You're exaggerating, man. People bring Joseph Gordon-Levitt up for roles they think he'd be great in, same with Depp and Bale. All three are talented actors, so it's no surprise they'd come up quite a bit in these discussions, but I see other people brought up all the time. Plus, Gordon-Levitt hasn't really done a great mainstream flick yet, so his name probably comes up more than usual because people want to see more of him in the spotlight.
As far as Depp, the guy basically went ignored throughout the 90s despite putting out several very good performances in some very good films, so I don't see why people are hating on his surge of popularity the past few years. It balances out his inexplicable lack of commercial appeal in the 90s. Hopefully we've seen the last of Captain Jack Sparrow, though.
He shouldn't have made (and single-handedly carried) more than one Pirates movie.Zeliard said:
He said it would be "tricky." That does not totally rule out The Penguin appearing in BB3, but I doubt it's gonna happen. PSH would be pretty awesome, though. But yeah, Johnny Depp as The Riddler would be amazing. The hype for this movie will be GARGANTUAN if they land an already established, A-list actor like Depp.
I'm still waiting on a Deadshot appearance, though. He has great potential in the Nolanverse.
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msdstc said:
I've seen all the movies mentioned. I'm a fan of Joseph Gordon Levitt, but I still wouldn't put him close to heath. I also wouldn't recommend The Lookout as an example of his acting ability. Everybody has this hard on for that film and it was incredibly overrated.
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