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Frosstbyte · 07-25-2008, 11:47 PM

Please for the love of all that is holy don't make Angelina Jolie Catwoman. Watching her in Wanted was almost painful.

I finished what I was doing, so now I can add to this post, which was kind of...abrupt the first time.

I basically think there is a very strong incentive to find someone who can do Ledger's Joker justice. Speaking of another A Knight's Tale alumn, I heard it thrown about the Paul Bettany was considered as another candidate for the Joker. It'd be different than Ledger's, sure, but I can see it. And I think it'd work. While letting the character die with Ledger is very poetic and all, the character is far too vibrant and important to the Nolan mythos for me to think that it's worth it to not try damn fucking hard to find someone else.

Which says nothing for the fact that a return to Arkham gives them a chance to bring back the Scarecrow in a meaningful way, and also to introduce some new lovely villains as RB mentioned earlier in this thread.

I think introducing Catwoman is tempting, because she'd fit very well into Nolan's grey, contemporary Gotham city, but the trouble really is finding someone to play her convincingly both in terms of appearance and in terms of attitude. The looks have to be there, but having Catwoman be like Katie Holmes's Rachel Dawes would just kill the movie. I almost wonder if looking for someone a little older might not be a bad idea, instead of trying to pick between hot, vapid starlets. Maybe Carla Gugino, Linda Fiorentino or Jennifer Tilly? Not totally sure. Theron has potential, since her performance tends to vary a lot based on her direction. With Nolan at the Helm, he could probably make it work. The rest of the girls on your list aren't cutting it for me so much.

That being said, unlike Nicholson's Joker, I'm pretty sure you could port Pfiefer's Catwoman over to Nolan's world without a whole lot of trouble, which kind of makes her a less interesting character to reboot.

Heck, let's just throw irony in the blender and cast Michelle Williams. Quasi-widow of Ledger, Dawson's Creek alumnae, what do we have to lose?

07-25-2008, 11:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	Please for the love of all that is holy don't make Angelina Jolie Catwoman. Watching her in Wanted was almost painful. I finished what I was doing, so now I can add to this post, which was kind of...abrupt the first time. I basically think there is a very strong incentive to find someone who can do Ledger's Joker justice. Speaking of another A Knight's Tale alumn, I heard it thrown about the Paul Bettany was considered as another candidate for the Joker. It'd be different than Ledger's, sure, but I can see it. And I think it'd work. While letting the character die with Ledger is very poetic and all, the character is far too vibrant and important to the Nolan mythos for me to think that it's worth it to not try damn fucking hard to find someone else. Which says nothing for the fact that a return to Arkham gives them a chance to bring back the Scarecrow in a meaningful way, and also to introduce some new lovely villains as RB mentioned earlier in this thread. I think introducing Catwoman is tempting, because she'd fit very well into Nolan's grey, contemporary Gotham city, but the trouble really is finding someone to play her convincingly both in terms of appearance and in terms of attitude. The looks have to be there, but having Catwoman be like Katie Holmes's Rachel Dawes would just kill the movie. I almost wonder if looking for someone a little older might not be a bad idea, instead of trying to pick between hot, vapid starlets. Maybe Carla Gugino, Linda Fiorentino or Jennifer Tilly? Not totally sure. Theron has potential, since her performance tends to vary a lot based on her direction. With Nolan at the Helm, he could probably make it work. The rest of the girls on your list aren't cutting it for me so much. That being said, unlike Nicholson's Joker, I'm pretty sure you could port Pfiefer's Catwoman over to Nolan's world without a whole lot of trouble, which kind of makes her a less interesting character to reboot. Heck, let's just throw irony in the blender and cast Michelle Williams. Quasi-widow of Ledger, Dawson's Creek alumnae, what do we have to lose? Last edited by Frosstbyte; 07-26-2008 at 01:13 AM..