The Dark Knight Rises Is Getting Kinda Crowded
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to join Chris Nolan’s third Batman flick. “in talks” meaning it’s gonna happen because Nolan wants him for some specific role, and it’s just a matter of contracts. So that’s two actors from Inception that Nolan has brought over to Dark Knight Rises.
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?So… what the hell? As you all recall, JGL was rumored to play the Riddler for a long time. Could he be the Riddler this time? Could he play Edward Nygma, so that whoever’s directing the fourth Batman flick (since Nolan says he’s done after Rises) has a ready-made villain? Or could he be Heath Ledger’s replacement as the Joker? Frankly, I find the idea of a Joker cameo pretty likely, and not just because of that comparison pic above. Remember, Scarecrow showed up in The Dark Knight. At any rate, I think we can all agree that casting Joseph Gordon-Levitt as anything other than a supervillain would be a waste, right? (Via Deadline)
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