Comments on: Caine says No Depp in Next Batman

By: Gigan300

Gigan300 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:48:50 +0000

Depp IMO is overrated. Hes a good actor,but I don’t see him as the Riddler. If you ask me David Tennant would be PERFECT for the role.

By: sterculius

sterculius — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:07:14 +0000

If they’re going for any kind of continuity between 2 and 3, then in MY opinion the Riddler is the next logical villain choice.

One of the Riddler’s biggest hang-ups is trying to figure out the true identity of Batman, and after the whole hullabaloo in Dark Knight of Batman revealing himself to the press/Joker lest people die, then that would no doubt peak a soon-to-be Riddler’s interest as to who batman really is…perfect lead in.

As for what exactly the story is, im sure it’ll be great as always, but I hope that IF they use the Riddler they focus more on his egotism and riddles, and not trying to make him like Frank Gorshin’s or Jim Carrey’s portrayal.

In my mind, a Chris Nolan Riddler would not be unlike John Doe from Se7en.

By: micksimus

micksimus — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:50:29 +0000

I agree with Coatesey – Matt Damon could be awesome as The Riddler. He can play manic, crazy, out of control but has also proved in the Bourne films that he can handle the physical aspects of providing a worthy foe to the Dark Knight.

By: SlashBeast

SlashBeast — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:50:51 +0000

The Joker in The Dark Knight didn’t really know how to “fight”, and he DID rely heavily on his henchman. Most of the time he got the upper hand on Batman in combat through trickery.

By: SlashBeast

SlashBeast — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:44:09 +0000

That the truth. None of the actors who portray villains in the recent Batman films are big names in the least to the general public. They’d never be able to sell a movie based on their name. Actors such as Depp can sell movies, it’s reality.

By: SlashBeast

SlashBeast — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:42:27 +0000

Again, unknown to the general public. Most people knew vaguely of him, but not many.

By: SlashBeast

SlashBeast — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:41:31 +0000

Just like Heath wasn’t the best fit?

By: Coatesy

Coatesy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:34:04 +0000

One thing I liked about Ledgers Joker was that he could fight and didn’t just rely on henchmen so with that in mind rather than more obvious choices for the Riddelr like Depp (who would be amazing) or Crispin Glover (who would be terrible), how about Matt Damon? I know your initial reaction will probably be to laugh and that its a terrible call but the more I think about it the more I think it could be a cool idea!

By: thematticus

thematticus — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:21:21 +0000

Heath Ledger was coming off an Oscar nomination when he was cast. What is you definition of unknown?

By: thematticus

thematticus — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:19:33 +0000

No. No Crispin Glover. He is very over rated and all every geek was saying last film was Crispin Glover has to be the Joker. Johnny Depp is a MILLION times more capable of producing an original take on the character, just as Heath was a million times better at producing an original take on the joker. I know Glover is a strange guy who seems like a comic villian in real life, but if you actually stop and think about it, it’s not really the best fit. Would it do? of course. But why settle for something okay when you can get someone great?