MTV.com recently spoke with Aaron Eckhart about his upcoming role as Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight. ”I am excited,” says Eckhart. ”Christopher Nolan is an amazing director. It’s another movie that’s a dream come true.”
Eckhart explained the comparisons of Bruce Wayne to Harvey Dent, Gotham City’s youngest district attorney whose face becomes deformed on one side after a criminal throws sulfuric acid on him. ”Batman is a complex character, and Two-Face comes a little bit from the same world,” explains Eckhart. ”But [at the same time] he’s apart from it. I’m looking for the tension between the two, the similarities between the two. I want to find what’s similar to Batman and then find what’s opposite to him.”
It is unclear whether Harvey Dent will actually become Two-Face in the movie or if The Dark Knight will simply set the character up as the villain for the third film. ”I’m Harvey Dent…then I go into Harvey Two-Face,” says Eckhart. As for the rumor that The Joker himself will be the criminal to scar Dent and turn him into Two-Face? ”I think I’ll be killed [if I comment on that] - I’m not even sure I can say as much as I have,” jokes Eckhart. ”There are snipers looking at me right now!”
Warner Bros. has hired writing team Kiernan and Michele Mulroney to write a feature script for DC comic fave Justice League of America. Fans of the series have long clamoured for a feature version of the superhero team which has included mega-superheroes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Flash.
Warner Bros. once scrapped plans for Batman vs. Superman, instead deciding to revive the once flailing franchises. With the success of Batman Begins and Superman Returns and planned sequels for both, it is uncertain if two of DC’s most famous characters would be included in the film and if Christian Bale (Batman Begins) and Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) would reprise their roles in an ensemble piece. The news also questions plans for film versions of Wonder Woman and Flash.
Another problem facing a potential JLA film is the various producers involved in the Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman films. ”The Justice League of America has been a perennial favorite for generations of fans, and we believe their appeal to film audiences will be as strong and diverse as the characters themselves,” said Warner prexy of production Jeff Robinov.
Writers Keiran (brother of actor Dermot Mulroney) and Michele Mulroney previously worked on Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the upcoming Mirrors starring Keifer Sutherland.
Thank You For Smoking star Aaron Eckhart has been tapped to take on the role of Harvey Dent (aka Two-Face) in the upcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight. The District Attorney turned maniacal villain will join The Joker played by Heath Ledger in destroying Gotham City. The role of Two Face was originally played by an over-the-top Tom Lee Jones in Batman Forever.
In addition to Eckhart and Ledger, the cast includes Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Michael Cane reprising their roles from Batman Begins. One actor not reprising their role is Katie Holmes who previously announced she would not return as Batman love interest Rachel Dawes. No news yet on a possible replacement for Holmes.
Smallville executive producers told an audience at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fitction Convention that Warner Bros. has made Bruce Wayne off-limits as making an appearance on the popular CW show. “It’s not our fault. We’ve tried and tried, but because of the feature-film franchise, they’ve made that kind of off limits. Unfortunately.”
Other DC comics heroes have made appearances on Smallville including Flash, Aquaman and Green Arrow.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
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