David Bowie, Guy Pearce and 2 Other Christopher Nolan Disciples More Worthy of Batman 3

The news that Inception star Tom Hardy will be involved in Christopher Nolan's next Batman adventure should come as a surprise to exactly no one. Like many other directors, Nolan seems to love working with actors with whom he's worked in the past (see also Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, Christian Bale). In the event that Nolan is running short on suggestions, Movieline is here to help. Ahead, the four other former Nolan performers who should wind up in the next Batman.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Previous Nolan film: Inception

Joseph Gordon Levitt comes with a caveat: In no way would I want to see him play The Riddler. I love Levitt and would very much enjoy seeing him in this next film, but I'm not convinced that he can play a comic-book-style villain. Why? Exhibit A: G.I. Joe. There is no Exhibit B. Yeah, yeah, apples and oranges, but let me put it this way: Why is it that there have been other bad movies but we can sill come out of it saying, "You know, that wasn't very good, but [insert actor's name here] nailed it"? Why weren't we all saying that about Levitt after G.I. Joe?

David Bowie

Previous Nolan film: The Prestige

Now here's your Riddler. There's not even a need to make new costumes, just have Bowie drag out some of his old Ziggy Stardust outfits and you're golden.

Guy Pearce

Previous Nolan film: Memento

I've never understood why Pearce isn't a bigger star after his one-two punch of L.A. Confidential and Memento, but regardless, he'd be perfect as Gotham's post-Harvey Dent district attorney. Even better, how about he's a by-the-book guy whose father was also a D.A., something that causes some tension among colleagues. Also, he suffers from the lack of short-term memory -- which makes his job difficult.

Christian Bale

Previous Nolan films: The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Prestige

I know, I know: Bale plays Bruce Wayne, so he's already a part of the film. I'm talking about the second Christian Bale from The Prestige. See, there's your new villain: A clone of Batman himself! Then again, they did sort of already do this in Superman III. Though, I'd love to see an evil Batman sitting at a bar, flicking peanuts at other patrons.



Comments

  • The Winchester says:

    Why no Berenger?

  • Ashamed to have watched GI Joe says:

    "Why is it that there have been other bad movies but we can sill come out of it saying, “You know, that wasn’t very good, but [insert actor’s name here] nailed it”? Why weren’t we all saying that about Levitt after G.I. Joe?"
    GI Joe was a God-Awful film - nobody nailed any performances in that film. (I saw an interview where Sienna Miller claimed that Steven Spielberg thought she was "striking" as the Baroness, but I find that difficult to believe at best.) There were a handful of good actors working with him in that crapfest who's performances were also rotten b/c the movie is horrible: Christopher Eccleston, Jonathan Pryce, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. It's unfair to dismiss Joseph Gordon-Levitt's ability to play villains based on that atrocity alone. He may not be Riddler material, but given good material and direction there's no reason to believe he couldn't knock a villain role out of the park.

  • bobby c says:

    i heard for a long time shia labeouf was considered for robin. i think joseph gorden levitt could be a good sidekick character as thats what he was in inception. hes not even 30 yet. and he still looks like he could pass for 22 so he could make a good robin in my opinion. i also think michael c hall would be a fantastic villian

  • SaltySue says:

    Whomever he chooses I just hope it doesn't get bogged down with stars. Unlike Inception the Batman films will gain crowds and money on it's name alone, so Nolan doesn't need a big name like DiCaprio to attract anyone. I hope he sticks with choosing actors that are right for the part and not to simply have big names attached to his film.