Just when you thought you had seen the last of casting announcements for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, Batman-on-Film (The Dark Knight fan site) has reported that William Fichtner has officially joined the cast. Fresh off Will Ferrell's Blades of Glory, Fichtner is best known as a mainstay in the Bruckheimer universe -- he played the antsy astronaut who squares off against Bruce Willis in Armageddon, and had roles in Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down as well. His face might also ring a bell as the slightly psychotic government agent on Fox's Prison Break. So far there aren't many details about his role in The Dark Knight; other than the vague title of "bank manager," which may or may not even be accurate, considering the unofficial nature of the source. If that is his role, it's not exactly the most dynamic sounding part, but you never know. The film is currently shooting in Chicago, and Erik gave us the heads up for the first set photographs online (most of the photos were related to an opening action sequence in a bank, so that is probably where Fichtner's character comes in) and just today we got our first, if somewhat blurry look at Heath Ledger as The Joker. There hasn't exactly been a shortage of fan scrutiny over every casting choice in the film, and while it seems like some of the choices have been met with universal approval, there has been plenty of debate on other roles, proving yet again that you can't please all of the Batman fans all of the time. Considering that Fichtner's role, if it is what it is, seems pretty "controversy-free," I doubt there is going to be that kind of attention this time around.
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4-20-2007 @ 1:06PM
Dwayne Conyers said...
Well, he is good looking enough, I reckon. But why keep rehashing the done-to-death Batman franchise when we could get a hottie like Kate Beckinsale to do Wonder Woman?
That's only my opinion... I could be wrong...
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4-20-2007 @ 2:04PM
The Jeremy said...
Fichtner is intense in most of his roles, and that's a good thing. He's like the trans-atlantic flipside of the same coin with Christopher Eccleston on the other side. And like with Eccleston, I think Fichtner would have been a better choice for The Joker. I wish I would have thought of that earlier.
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4-20-2007 @ 2:49PM
Cath said...
In whatever role they cast Fichtner, he will steal the show. He was also amazing in Invasion where he could go from bland to totally sinister with a mere thought.
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4-20-2007 @ 3:10PM
TvLover said...
Never mind the fact that he played a blind guy in Contact and stole the show there too...
Never a better line than:
"Nice to smell you again Mr. Pitts..."
This was said to James Woods' character Mr. Kitts.
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4-20-2007 @ 3:41PM
bgdc said...
Fitchner rules. He's my second favorite character actor working today. I about had a geekgasm when he and Cheadle had a scene together in Crash.
Fitchner can do anything...totally underrated, excellent actor. I really hope he hits it big one day as he so deserves it.
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4-20-2007 @ 5:24PM
Jeremy Lacey said...
Bale and Fichtner were also in Equilibrium together.
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4-23-2007 @ 4:56PM
Giz said...
Fichtner is one of the finest character actors working today, if not the *the* finest. I certainly hope this role is more substantial than his role in Blades of Glory. It's a shame to waste him in small parts. But he will, undoubtedly, walk off with any scenes he is in.
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4-24-2007 @ 12:54AM
S07 said...
Fichtner was great in "Go." I hope everybody has seen that. Classic.
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