Guess who's making an appearance in
The Dark Knight?
We already knew Harvey Dent (played by
Aaron Eckhart) would be a central figure in the
film, but we also know there's more to Harvey Dent than just being a district
attorney.
Here's a great clip from next month's Batman movie
that should set the record straight once and for all about what
Christopher Nolan plans to do with Dent in the
film:
Prior to the summer movie season kicking off, I worried
that the one thing that could possibly derail The Dark Knight was too many
villains. It ruined Spider-Man 3 and if you look at Batman Begins,
you could certainly argue that the third act was a bit crowded; maybe Liam
Neeson could've come back later, since Nolan spent 90 minutes setting up a
showdown with the Scarecrow.
And the reason it worries me is that The Dark Knight
is the Joker's movie. He's the best villain in comic book history, and one of
the best villains in literature, and in the hands of
Heath Ledger, he certainly looks like the best
movie character of the year. The Joker doesn't need help carrying a movie and he
certainly doesn't need a distraction. It remains to be seen how much of Two-Face
we'll get, but if he's any kind of villain at all, he should warrant his own
movie. And if he's not, why is cluttering up the Joker's moment in the sun?
Maybe they can juggle all of this perfectly. I'm just
saying they don't really need to.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:15AM
Reader Comments (2)
I hope that the plan is simply to introduce Harvey Dent as a character, and as more then just a villain so that come next movie we see him as his conflicted character. We know that he wasn't always bad, and we become invested in both sides of his character. I really hope that what we see here is at the end if not the very end of the move.
Yeah, why was I wanting the credits to roll just then? I think they have given us the first seven minutes, and now...
The last 30 seconds?
Hmmm.