Casting choices for the next Batman villian? *Spoilers*

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#1 Scarker
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After seeing Heath Ledger's display of the maniacal terrorist, the Joker, I was thinking about how they could even possibly top that with another amazing actors. What casting choices would you recommend to Nolan for, say, the next Riddler? Or even The Penguin? Throw suggestions for Catwoman and Bane if you want.

Riddler - Hugh Laurie plays his character quite well, and I could see him creating complex puzzles for Batman to try to solve.

Another suggestion - Michael Emerson plays the villian role on LOST very good and could be a Riddler

What do you guys think?

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#2 Naim1225
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Both of those choices seem pretty good to me! Well-done.

How old is the Riddler supposed to be in the comics?

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#3 sammyjenkis898
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Whatever Christopher Nolan does I'll be happy with.
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#4 Tuky06
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I just noticed... Hugh Laurie is Stuart little's dad! :o

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#5 EVOLV3
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Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.
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#6 sammyjenkis898
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Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.EVOLV3

:lol:

No..

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#7 Xxgood-timesXx
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riddler....bad choice.
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#8 PainKiller_25
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Danny Day-Lewis as The Ridler !!!!!
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#9 peeviness
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Didn't Nolan say it would be a villain never done in another batman movie before?

My best guess is Catwoman, due to the scene where Fox tells Wayne that his new suit would work well against cats. And no, I don't have a casting suggestion :|

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Didn't Nolan say it would be a villain never done in another batman movie before?

My best guess is Catwoman, due to the scene where Fox tells Wayne that his new suit would work well against cats. And no, I don't have a casting suggestion :|

peeviness

If you think it's a villain that's never been done in a batman movie before, why would you guess a villain that's been done in a batman movie before?

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#11 EVOLV3
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[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.sammyjenkis898

:lol:

No..



:| Why? He was good.
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#12 sammyjenkis898
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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.EVOLV3

:lol:

No..



:| Why? He was good.

No he wasn't. He was way to cheesy.

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#13 1005
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Penguin is my choice and i'd definately like to see the Catwoman make an appearance. But perhaps make her a rival to Batman more than a love interest?

Angelina Jolie could be a good Catwoman i think. She's attractive, done action scenes before and isn't a bad actress.

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#14 ReaperV7
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nuff' said lol

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Didn't Nolan say it would be a villain never done in another batman movie before?

My best guess is Catwoman, due to the scene where Fox tells Wayne that his new suit would work well against cats. And no, I don't have a casting suggestion :|

peeviness
Catwomen was in Batman Returns
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#16 doubleajunkie
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[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.sammyjenkis898

:lol:

No..

Yeah, no way. Jim Carrey was weird as the riddler before; somebody else should be chosen.

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#17 xscrapzx
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Its too bad they can't bring back the joker, because he is still alive.
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#18 Dark_NoobSaibot
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how about.... MAN BAT? 8)
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#19 EVOLV3
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[QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.sammyjenkis898

:lol:

No..



:| Why? He was good.

No he wasn't. He was way to cheesy.



Which made his character great

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CnHO0LdJ4Ck
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#20 xscrapzx
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They just better not bring back Robin.
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#21 sammyjenkis898
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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.EVOLV3

:lol:

No..



:| Why? He was good.

No he wasn't. He was way to cheesy.



Which made his character great

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CnHO0LdJ4Ck

Not really. He wasn't like that in the comics. He would never fit in with the next Batman movie.

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#22 DivergeUnify
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They just better not bring back Robin.xscrapzx
Yeah, I can't see that working out with Christian Bale's character.
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#23 Nintendo_Ownes7
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Mad Hatter (I don't know any suggestions but if somebody has a suggestion for him please give it and show a picture)

also Tc since people are posting pictures might want to put a 56k warning.

The Mad Hatter would be a great villian going by how the new movie series is going he would be perfect because he is Obsessive Compulsive, Highly Delusional, and suffers from Psychotic Manic Depression, He is also sometimes Dangerously Homicidal.

I had to look this up because I haven't read the Comics I watched the Animated Series, and the Batman Movies.

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#24 sammyjenkis898
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They just better not bring back Robin.xscrapzx

They're not, Christian Bale already said so.

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#25 Honenheim
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[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]Bring back Jim Carrey as the Riddler.sammyjenkis898

:lol:

No..

I agree, jim was only part as the comic relief-ish-villain .....nothing more.

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#26 Dark_NoobSaibot
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Jim was good.
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#27 crazygamer1
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I'd like to see Clayface and/or Killer Croc come into the picture, doesn't really matter who plays them, CG em'. Or I'd say someone like Philip Seymour Hoffman to play Penguin. Catwoman would be cool as a side character, but not a main storyline and not that I have a suggestion (I'd prefer a virtually no-name actress to step into the role) for who should play Catwoman but, NO WAY should Angelina Jolie play Catwoman to whoever suggested she would be a good choice. If Heath hadn't have died, I'd really like to have seen Harley come into the mix, Poison Ivy too (Just for god's sake not Uma Thurman portraying her.) All in all, I'll be happy with whatever Chris Nolan does, he's not disappointed at all so far, I really like the choices he's made to this point.
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#29 Fortier
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Topher Grace as Bane.

Zac Efron as Dr. Freeze.

Guaranteed Oscar for Best Picture.

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#30 Dark_NoobSaibot
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Harley Quinn...would be good if The Joker aka Heath Ledger didn't die...Harley would be so quirky
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#31 SaintLeonidas
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[QUOTE="xscrapzx"]They just better not bring back Robin.sammyjenkis898

They're not, Christian Bale already said so.

yeah, he said he wouldnt return as Batman if they added a robin character.

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#32 cool_baller
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They should have Nightwing!
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#33 Oleg_Huzwog
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Ben Kingsley as the Ventriloquist/Scarface
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#34 killer_is_me
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Bane should be in it.
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#35 ednyc
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Actually the fact that The Joker died is a good reason for Harley Quinn to be in the next flick. Revenge is always a good motivator and remeber as a nut case she will want pay-back since the Batman "killed" her Puddin'. As for the actress, she needs to be someone in her early 20's since Harley was a psych-intern at Arkum when she meets The Joker. My suggestion for the actress would be Evan Rachel Wood (an actress that does indies mainly) since she is 21 and is that age when a psych graduate would be interning. By being younger than Heath, you keep continuity with the animated series and later the comics as to her age and why she was a "student" and lacked the mental discipline to keep from getting influenced by someone like Joker. Add the fact that Harleen helps the Joker to escape Arkum in the comics, she could be tied into the the movies by having her be a, if not "THE" reason Joker manages to escape (like she's done in the comics) and Scarecrow's gas could be the reason she was pushed over the edge turning her from being Dr. Harleen Quinzel and becoming Harley Quinn. At the end of the movie Harley could be used as a reason to bring in Poison Ivy at the end of the next flick since the two eventually become allies in the comic books. Since each of the new flicks has had two villans, there is no reason why the other Villan could not be a "traditional" villan like The Riddler or the Penguin. Depp would be a good Riddler, as long he doesn't play him as a Jack Sparrow knock off. He needs to play him with a similar air of danger/evil that Heath brought to the Joker. As for the Penguin, I agree there is no option other than Philip Seymour Hoffman who could basicly play the Penguin as the result of his role from Scent of a Woman going down the really, really, really wrong path. Jack Black is out of the question. As for Catwoman, she shouldn't be portrayed as a villaness per say. She should be portrayed as a egocentric doing what she wants, when she wants, to get what she wants, for whatever reason she wants, similar to the nature of a cat. And yes, she needs to lick The Batman. Maybe even strect when she leaves him on the ground the way cats do when standing up after a knap and scratching him with something on the fingers of her gloves that would leave a scratch on the Batsuite (has happened to me with my girlfriends cat when she has fallen asleep on my back while I was sleeping and then waking me up with her nails which she has done a ton of times only I don't have a Batsuite to protect me). She may even be tied in at the end of the next movie by capturing a villan and leaving them for the Batman or the police to find if Poison Ivy isn't brought into the series. Maybe have her leave the person going after the samething tied up, covered with catnip, and surrounded by cats in a jewelry store (after all cats like sparkly things). This would leave the police confused of how come she did something good like turning in a criminal while commiting a crime herself. Gordon might even tell Batman that she does things that makes no sense for a normal criminal and has the police profilers stumped since shes done everything from stealing something and maybe keeps it or maybe gives it back, captures a cop or a criminal to torment or just cuddle up to them while their tied up and maybe lets them go or brings them to the police She could be played by Christina Ricci since she has a head shaped similar to some breeds of cats and has a lighter build compared to Angelina in the same way that a cat has a lighter looking build compared to similar sized animals. Finally, when i think of the average cat, I think of a small/petite animal. Angelina being an average height woman of 5'8". Christina would be a better fit to what a cat should be, since she is in fact a very petite 5'1". If Catwoman had been portrayed in the Comics and cartoons as a large cat of prey, or even a bobcat, that rely more on their strength rather than agility like small domestic/ferral cats do, then Angelina would be the better fit. I left out stealth since all cats use stealth when hunting. Sorry for being long winded, Ed
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#36 sammyjenkis898
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Why in the hell was this bumped? It's almost 10 months old.
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#37 MrLions
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Jim carry.
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#38 MrLions
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[QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

No he wasn't. He was way to cheesy.

sammyjenkis898



Which made his character great

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CnHO0LdJ4Ck

Not really. He wasn't like that in the comics. He would never fit in with the next Batman movie.

Comics shmomics I still wanna see him again. :cry:

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#39 MrLions
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Why in the hell was this bumped? It's almost 10 months old.sammyjenkis898
:lol: wooo.
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#40 AtomicBaconBits
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[QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

No he wasn't. He was way to cheesy.

sammyjenkis898



Which made his character great

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CnHO0LdJ4Ck

Not really. He wasn't like that in the comics. He would never fit in with the next Batman movie.

Yeah.Nolan's depiction of the batman is far too serious for Carrey's interpretation of The Riddler.

EDIT: Wow,this topic is a tad old....

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#41 omfg_its_dally
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If it follows the same format as BB and TDK there will be a mob boss and two main villains. Batman Begins had Falcone, Ra's al Ghul, and Scarecrow and The Dark Knight had Maroni, The Joker, and Two-Face. My guess is that the next film will have Black Mask, Riddler, and Penguin. Possibly Catwoman will make an appearance since Rachel Dawes is out of the picture.
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#42 LostProphetFLCL
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Harley Quinn...would be good if The Joker aka Heath Ledger didn't die...Harley would be so quirkyDark_NoobSaibot

Yes, Harley Quinn is a great character and needs to be brought in. She also hasn't been in any of he previous Batman movies. I have no suggestions as who should play her though, unfortunately.

Anyways, it would be awesome to see the Mad Hatter. Perhaps Depp could play him.

The Riddler could also be good too. Yes the character was done before but so was the Joker so Nolan can stop being stubborn. I guess Johnny Depp would also be a nominee to play him but I really am intrigued by the Hugh Laurie suggeston.

If all 3 of those villains ended up in the movie that would be amazing.

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#43 123625
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I don't know about casting, but I think the Vantriloquist (villian) would be perfect for a third movie.
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#44 metalpower08
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What about someone to play Black Mask. I kind of think he fit well with Nolan's world, ecspecially with the overriding mob theme.

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#45 swatsickle
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Edward Norton should be the Riddler.

Anything with Edward Norton is complete win.