Faces For The Rogue's Gallery
After that last post, I got to thinking about who else could play Batman villains. Scarecrow, Ra's al Ghul, and Zsasz have all been taken care of (even if Zsasz only had a brief cameo), and Joker's been cast for the next one, but who else could there be?
Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Lucas, and Liev Schrieber are all rumored for Two-Face, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman has been rumored for Penguin. But what about Catwoman, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, or Poison Ivy? Or maybe some less-famous villains like Bane, Killer Croc, the Mad Hatter, Deadshot, Clayface, or Clock King? (Keep in mind I mean the cool cartoon Clock King, not the crappy comics one.)
They'd probably go with the A-list comic talent first. The next two Batman movies already have dibs on Joker and Two-Face, and they'd probably go with Catwoman, Penguin, and Riddler next. Phillip Seymour Hoffman might make a good choice for Penguin, while they'd probably go with someone like Angelina Jolie for Catwoman. The Riddler might be a tougher choice, and the actor that plays him will have to depend on how David Goyer and Chris Nolan decide to depict Riddler. If they go with the wacky Frank Gorshin/Jim Carrey "leotard covered in question marks" version of Riddler, I could see Robin Williams in the role. But if they go with the more cerebral "green business suit" version of Riddler, I'd probably go with Robert Englund. He already voices Riddler in the new cartoon, so he'd be a natural fit for the role. And what if they decide to slip Harley Quinn in the new movie somewhere? I'm a big Harley Quinn fan, and I'm a proponant of casting Brittany Murphy as her.
I assume that after the next two Batman movies come out, it'll be some time before they start working on the one after those. Besides, that break will give them plenty of time to do Flash and Green Lantern movies, and perhaps Superman and Wonder Woman sequels if Warner Brothers so desires. So perhaps I shouldn't really worry about casting other villians until the Joker and Two-Face movies are released. But I'll be all over the topic when they announce the villain for Batman 4.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Lucas, and Liev Schrieber are all rumored for Two-Face, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman has been rumored for Penguin. But what about Catwoman, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, or Poison Ivy? Or maybe some less-famous villains like Bane, Killer Croc, the Mad Hatter, Deadshot, Clayface, or Clock King? (Keep in mind I mean the cool cartoon Clock King, not the crappy comics one.)
They'd probably go with the A-list comic talent first. The next two Batman movies already have dibs on Joker and Two-Face, and they'd probably go with Catwoman, Penguin, and Riddler next. Phillip Seymour Hoffman might make a good choice for Penguin, while they'd probably go with someone like Angelina Jolie for Catwoman. The Riddler might be a tougher choice, and the actor that plays him will have to depend on how David Goyer and Chris Nolan decide to depict Riddler. If they go with the wacky Frank Gorshin/Jim Carrey "leotard covered in question marks" version of Riddler, I could see Robin Williams in the role. But if they go with the more cerebral "green business suit" version of Riddler, I'd probably go with Robert Englund. He already voices Riddler in the new cartoon, so he'd be a natural fit for the role. And what if they decide to slip Harley Quinn in the new movie somewhere? I'm a big Harley Quinn fan, and I'm a proponant of casting Brittany Murphy as her.
I assume that after the next two Batman movies come out, it'll be some time before they start working on the one after those. Besides, that break will give them plenty of time to do Flash and Green Lantern movies, and perhaps Superman and Wonder Woman sequels if Warner Brothers so desires. So perhaps I shouldn't really worry about casting other villians until the Joker and Two-Face movies are released. But I'll be all over the topic when they announce the villain for Batman 4.
posted by Matt Sutton at
6:07 PM
6 Comments:
What about Egghead, King Tut, and Louie the Lilac? Remember those?
:)
They're not in the comics, and they sucked. :P
Hey, if they were on the tv show, then they're cool! You got a thing against Vincent Price and Milton Berle?
I'm not knocking the actors. I'm knocking those stupid characters.
I liked Egghead.
I don't mind Egghead, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he was an egg-cellent villain.
You're really good with the casting ideas. I especially liked Brittany Murphy as Harley.
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