Batman Begins is a good film. No really, it is. The reason? A well-judged balance of character development, meaty story and some real gritty action, combined with very little CGI and an absolutely bitchin’ Batmobile. Oh, and Michael Caine’s quite good too.
Now, as thoughts turn to a sure-fire Batman sequel, the rumour mill has already begun to spin with possible casting rumours and plot lines, even if the first film has barely entered the cinemas.
And if anyone was paying attention, then they will have noticed that a certain villain was mentioned at the end of the movie, which would pave the way for one of Batman’s most infamous adversaries to make a long overdue comeback. You know the one we mean… what do you mean no? Don’t make us spell it out for you: the bad guy. Him.
Anyway, the big question currently kicking around Hollywood (we
would assume) is this: who is to play this archetypal villain? Well,
AICN (always one for an exclusive scoop) already has some dirt to dish
on this. According to the British ‘celeb’ magazine Now, Christian Bale,
apparently the worse for wear after a night of "consuming vast amounts
of alcohol" (points to anyone who can name that film quote), let slip
that director Chris Nolan was already flitting around with casting
ideas. In particular, there was one name he was interested in.
The name? Why, they only want none other than the one-man laughing factory that is Sean Penn to play the Joker.
An ironic choice, to say the least, given the fact that Sean Penn (DVDs)
isn’t exactly renowned for his sense of humour (anybody who watched his
‘comedy routine’ at the last Oscars will no doubt be aware of this).
However, as AICN are quick to point out, if the rumours are true, then
it could be seen as a masterstroke of casting— this certain bad guy is
only… amusing when it suits him, and has a leaning to homicidal,
psychotic tendencies, something Penn is renowned for (in his movies).
And we couldn’t agree more.
Penn, however, is apparently not too sure whether to take the role,
on the grounds that the last person who played the role is a close
friend, and would therefore feel it to be somewhat inconvenient of him
to do so.
However, it is still extremely early days, so this is still strictly
rumour. But it would be good to see the master of comedy in his element
as he tickles our ribs with his well-judged mixture of politics,
philosophy and custard pie routines.
(Please, Sean, don’t hurt us. We’re only kidding…)
[story by James Hickey]
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