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Two-Face might not be dead. Mickey Rourke bringing everything to Iron Man 2

Liam — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:18:12 +0000

On the red carpet for the Golden Globes last night both Aaron Eckhart and Mickey Rourke gave MTV some short but intriguing quotes about Batman 3 and Iron Man 2.

Those who have seen The Dark Knight (everyone I suspect) will know what happens to Two-Face at the end of the film, and Aaron Eckhart confirmed to SHH last September that his character was “dead as a doornail.” However, last night he told MTV:

“I think Harvey — if he’s not dead — is in a serious coma,” stated Eckhart, “and I’m not sure he’s coming out. They might pull the plug on him.”

So Two-Face has gone from being completely dead to being semi-alive. Does Aaron know something we don’t?

Now for Iron Man 2. Last week is was revealed that Mickey Rourke was in talks to play a villain in the sequel, and MTV had the chance to ask him about it before he won best actor award for his role in The Wrestler.

Rourke said he’d bring “everything I can bring” to a role in the eagerly anticipated film. “I’ll bring it all,” added Rourke.

Well that’s good to know.

Aaron Eckhart Joins Battle: Los Angeles

Liam — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:20:13 +0000

Aaron Eckhart, who was recently seen as Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight, has joined Battle: Los Angeles. This will be the first time Eckhart takes the lead in an action movie, and I am sure having a large role in the biggest film of the year had a little something to do with it.

From THR:

The story, written by Chris Bertolini, revolves around a Marine platoon’s encounter in the battle on the streets of Los Angeles against an alien invasion. Eckhart will play the platoon leader in the film, which has yet to set a start date.

Aaron Eckhart On Two-Face. Joker Would Have Been In Third Film

Liam — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:02:51 +0000

Aaron Eckhart, who played Two-Face/Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight, has revealed that despite speculation Two-face is dead, and he says that Heath Ledger signed on for a third film. From ComingSoon.net

CS/SHH!: Is Harvey Dent alive?
Aaron Eckhart: No. He is dead as a door nail.
CS/SHH!: So he’s not coming back?
Eckhart: He ain’t coming back baby!
CS/SHH!: I was hoping he would.
Eckhart: No. I asked Chris [Nolan] that question and he goes, “You’re dead” before I could even get the question out of my mouth. “Hey Chris, am I?” “You’re dead!” Alright, cool.
CS/SHH!: That’s not a problem in comic book movies. You could still come back.
Eckhart: I think in contract negotiations it’s a problem.
CS/SHH!: So you were never signed on for another film?
Eckhart: No, 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. I’m sure that there’s so many other characters that they could whip together. I heard Angelina Jolie was going to be Catwoman or something like that. I thought that was a great idea. I’d like to be in that one.

I suppose we now know why Nolan wanted to finish off the Two-Face storyline instead of ending it when the Joker got captured. It is a shame that they had plans for The Joker to be in the third film but obviously they can no longer happen, unless they recast (which I hope they don’t).

Here’s Your First Look At Two-Face!

Liam — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:13:44 +0000

We got a new trailer for The Dark Knight earlier today, and with it came some new scenes. Wonderful scenes might I add. The people over at Cinema Blend have took a screen shot of a frame at exactly 2:03. There we see Harvey Dent played by Aaron Eckhart, nothing new here…oh wait…OMG LOOK AT HIS FACE!

We can conveniently see the unscarred side of his face, however we can see a little bit of scarring. This is our first look at Two-Face, even though it isn’t very revealing, but then again who wants to be spoiled now?

The Dark Knight Viral Marketing Continues!

Liam — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:33:33 +0000

Its has become apparent now that there are usually a few weeks of nothing and then all of a sudden lots of viral marketing for The Dark Knight appears everywhere. There has been updates to existing viral sites, new viral sites and a new edition of The Gotham Times. There is also more, which I will allow SuperHero Hype to tell you:

UPDATE #1: The official Gotham Times website has updated to this new issue of the newspaper. Also, IBelieveinHarveyDent.com has received an update.
UPDATE #2: Talked about in the newspaper’s new issue, MaidenAvenueReport.com is also online.
UPDATE #3: GothamCableNews.com, Dana Worthington.com, CitizensforBatman.org and SaintsWithunsChurch.org have launched as well.
UPDATE #4: Be sure to e-mail some of the above sites to see what kind of replies you get!
UPDATE #5: GVAFoundation.org has been updated with a message from Dana Worthington.
UPDATE #6: Joker’s back too! Fans are receiving this text message from recruiting@rent-a-clown.com:
Hey clown! Long time, no crime spree! Well, put on your floppy shoes and answer this question: are you ready to get to work? (ReplyY/N)
If you reply Y, you’ll get back:
“Glad to see you’re still alive and kicking. I’ll be in touch before Poisson d’Avril.”
So, looks like we’ll hear from The Joker before April Fools’ Day (April 1).
UPDATE #7: GPDIAD.com has updated with officers of the month, while you can now call GothamCab.com at 1-877-530-2227 to hear a message about how they’ve shut down, something that was also mentioned in the new Gotham Times (the cabs were being used for mafia delivery jobs). As before, you can enter Breitup’s badge number (6773) when prompted at the end of the message for more.

New Dark Knight Images And Interviews

Liam — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:13:24 +0000

The New York Times sat down with Christopher Nolan and a few other people involved with The Dark Knight, and talked a bit about the movie. The discussions involved Nolan’s view on the film, the death of Heath Ledger and we also get a few spoilers along the way. There are a couple of other interesting bits. Apparently Warner Brothers tried to get Nolan to direct Troy, which Wolfgang Petersen ended up directing. That would have been something to watch, however I’m glad he ended up doing Batman Begins. You can read the whole article by clicking here, however beware of spoilers!

The article is accompanied by some new images, which you can see below.

IBelieveinHarveyDent.com Is Now Live!

Liam — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:17:00 +0000

Viral marketing for The Dark Knight is back! IBelieveinHarveyDent.com viral site is now live!

Gotham City is collapsing from a runaway crime wave and Harvey Dent can save it. But he has to run for District Attorney first, and the only way he’ll run is if he sees an outpouring of public support. So, let’s all get out there and show Harvey Dent he’s got support to take back Gotham! Let’s get those videos and pics coming!
We can do anything — the bigger and more creative, the better.
Be creative. Harvey Dent wants to see that we want change — and that we are ready to work for change. Harvey wants to see that people are ready to throw out the old, to break out of habits, to really do something new and different! Because that’s what taking back Gotham will take.
We’ll feature the best examples of great videos and pics on the site.

Basically its getting the public to promote the movie themselves, but yay for Batman viral sites!

You can visit the site by clicking the banner below.

Aaron Eckhart Talks ‘The Dark Knight’, Two-Face And His Scenes With Heath Ledger

Liam — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:54:55 +0000

Since the death of Heath Ledger over a month ago, marketing for The Dark Knight has been rather quiet, which was expected. However, I hope it doesn’t last too long as I’m sure the fans are anticipating the next viral website to pop up with clues to chase and new images to find. Note to Warner Bros: After you have finished merging with companies, slowly start some marketing for The Dark Knight again please. Thanks!

Anyway, actor Aaron Eckhart spoke to MTV Movies Blog about a couple of things, while not giving too much away.

On similarities between Batman and Two-Face:

“Well, they’re both crime fighters,” he said. “They both care about law and order. They both care about Gotham City. Although they come from different backgrounds, they share certain things. Pausing, he added, “[Things that] I cannot tell you about.”

On Batman’s female friend Rachel Dawes:

“I can’t comment on anything. I’m sorry. You gotta ask, but literally, if I ever want to work in this town again, I cannot say anything to you,” he teased, smiling. “[Chris Nolan] is a good man, but he’s a tough man.”

On working with Heath Ledger:

Eckhart says there can be no debate – Ledger’s work will “blow [you] away.”
“I had a wonderful time working with Heath. I had the chance to watch him shine in this movie,” Eckhart said. “I am glad that I was able to be in the same room and watch him work.”