Posted on 02/15/2007 2:00:47 PM PST by pcottraux
Eckhart Joining 'Dark Knight' Cast
Aaron Eckhart is in final negotiations to play Harvey Dent/Two Face in "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros. Pictures' sequel to "Batman Begins."
In Batman lore, Dent is the district attorney of Gotham City and an ally of Batman. After half his face is disfigured by acid, Dent becomes the insane crime boss known as Two Face. He chooses to do good or evil by flipping a coin. Tommy Lee Jones played the character in 1995's "Batman Forever."
"Knight" sees Christopher Nolan back in the director's chair with Christian Bale reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also returning. Heath Ledger joined the cast last summer, signing up to play the sardonic and murderous villain the Joker.
The script was written by Nolan's brother, Jonathan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. Producing are Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan.
Eckhart is riding high these days thanks to his acclaimed performance in "Thank You for Smoking," which nabbed him Golden Globe and Spirit Award nominations. He next stars opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in "No Reservations," the U.S. remake of the 2001 German feature "Mostly Martha." The film will be released by Warners in July. He is also starring in the "Untitled Alan Ball Project," Ball's directorial debut.
Eckhart is repped by CAA and Hirsch, Wallerstein, Hayum, Matlof & Fishman.
I apologize as this is my second Batman/Dark Knight thread posted within a few days. I honestly didn't see this announcement coming so quickly.
For anyone who's interested, Katie Holmes is not going to be in the sequel. A few days ago it was announced that her character will be played by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
"Heath Ledger joined the cast last summer, signing up to play the sardonic and murderous villain the Joker."
Dang. Broke-back Joker.
"I wish I knew how to quit crime..."
Ironically, there was a big rumor that Jake Gyllenhaal (the other gay cowboy) would be playing Harvey Dent. Oh, and that girl replacing Katie Holmes...that's his sister.
Hmmm...no one else interested? And here I was thinking this was big news.
Man, that would have sucked. I didn't like either of those guys before Brokeback.
Gyllenhaal I don't like, Ledger I'm indifferent towards. I actually was pretty disappointed right after the Joker casting, but with time I've come to accept it and now I'm really interested in seeing what he's going to do with the role.
There's a whole host of names that were rumored for Two-Face over the past seven months. Jaime Foxx, Guy Pearce, Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, and Edward Norton are just a few.
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