Thursday
04Sep2008
Aaron Eckhart Says Two-Face is Dead
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 12:59AM 
I think $500 million is the limit for being accused of disclosing movie
spoilers, so I think we're safe when we say Two-Face is dead.
Actually, we didn't say it.
Aaron Eckhart did, confirming that he was a
one-and-done for
Christopher Nolan's Batman series, which, in my
estimation, is kind of a waste. His villain turn lasted three scenes in
The Dark Knight, four if you count when
he's just really, really angry in the hospital.
But in an interview with
Coming Soon, he answered the very direct
question, "Is Harvey Dent alive?"
"No. He is dead as a door nail," replied Eckhart. "I'm not coming back. I
think unfortunately,
Heath [Ledger] was supposed to go on and that
didn't work out. I'm nobody. I'm a cog. I have no say over this sort of stuff."
Eckhart adds that despite a few roles in major films and even a Golden Globe
nomination for Thank You For Smoking, the role that's getting him the
most recognition has zero chance of sequelization.
"I like that for the first time in my career I'm getting fan mail from kids and 8-year-olds. 'My name is Bill. I really liked the film.' I've never had that before. I think that's fun. I think someone told me they're going to be Harvey Two-Face for Halloween which is cool. I said to two kids the other day, 'Did you see Batman yet?' Then I come to find out like two seconds later they've seen it four times. People are really going back to see it. My parents saw it I think 12 [times] so far. They're sick that it's going out of the theaters."And I'm sick that Nolan didn't do as much with Two-Face as he could. It's a shame; he's a great character, but he did get a raw deal in the third act of The Dark Knight.
Reader Comments (9)
Yeah, Nolan transformed Two Face too late in the film so he had to compete against the man show-down with The Joker.
A better choice would have been converting him sooner and killing him sooner or not killing him at all to carry over into the third.
On the whole I am against the carrying over as you should never carry over significant plot element to another film. Each film should be complete within its own frame work. I don't think Two Face was very interesting either. One mintute he was good the next minute he was evil. It's much more interesting to mix good and evil at the same time.
There are a lot of strange choices of over and under elaboration in The Dark Knight. I'm not sure if they come from trying to conform to studio demands on running time but in that case its better to show more of less than less of more.
Aaron Eckhart as Joker 2.0?
Great point Spud. Nolan kind of left it open for the Joker to return, and our memories are so hazy in this universe. Someone could pick up the mantle...
But whooooooooooo?
Two-Face should be in the third film after all Scarecrow was in BB and TDK (briefly).
Sarah Palin IS Harley Quinn in...
wouldn't it be nice if the Bats franchise invented a new villain? The Shoemacher movies proved that once you dip into the secondary tier, you're on the fast track to camp city. I don't want to see The Penguin, Mr Freeze, The Riddler or any of the rest of them. Anyway, with the death of Maggie, the series is set up for a new, strong, female presence in the series--if not Catwoman (more camp), someone more interesting
I'm not seeing how you can get "campy" with supposed second-tier characters, especially when your first movie focuses on characters like Raz and Scarecrow. Joker, Two-Face, Riddler, Penguin, and Catwoman are all fairly upper-tier. Any of those characters will appeal to a mainstream audience, but you can have more character developement and emotional exploration with lesser known, unexplored characters.
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since I discovered this Eric carlson left Clackamas Walmart.
Why are they hideing a bodydouble and poisoning people.
Eamon brings up an interesting point, however why recycle villains that have been used in every film and television adaption of the franchise? I suggest we bring in a bad guy that hasn't been used yet. The villain Bane comes to mind, and I'm talking about the Bane from the comics. The character is fairly complex and would meld with the current series dark settings.
if done right the riddler can become a very interesting villain in this darker adaptation of the series. imagine a puzzle master who has become obsessed with the ingenious exploits of the Joker.....