Jonnny Depp To Play Ridler? (Opinions)
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I think it has the potential to be good is handled right but I think it would be easier to screw up than to get right.
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I love Johnny Depp but I feel like he is a tad overused at this point. I would prefer that they go after a B lister and let them really make the character their own. The Riddler is always played goofy, I'd like a 180 degree turn in this one, I was the sociopathic Riddler that really gets under Batman's skin like we've seen a couple of times in the comics. Whereas Joker is hand on most of the time, The Riddler's power really comes from afar, he is a hand off kind of villain and uses intellect instead of blunt force.
Deckard
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Depp is a great actor and could pull it off but I'm not so sure he's the right guy to play the Riddler. I'd almost like to see them cast an unknown or at least a little known actor in that part.
I agree with TheMike about the character. I want to see the exact opposite of Carrey's Riddler. Someone really devious and smart. Someone to help really put the Detective back in the Dark Knight.
I agree with TheMike about the character. I want to see the exact opposite of Carrey's Riddler. Someone really devious and smart. Someone to help really put the Detective back in the Dark Knight.
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I honest don't think he'd be good.
Reinhardt
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i love Johnny Depp, and would love to see him as the Riddler, but would almost rather Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin.
Voorhees27
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I would hope if Nolan adds Ridler to the 3rd film it will be someone more dark and menacing. So that being said I wouldn't want to see Depp play this part and Depp is one of my favorite actors.
I think Depp could pull it off, but it wouldn't be the kind of surprising and shocking performance that we saw from Ledger.
Because we've seen so many of Depp's movies at this point, we can pretty much imagine what his Riddler would be like without ever seeing any footage.
Me, I'd much rather be surprised by the performance. I'd rather get a totally unconventional choice.
I remember back when they announced Ledger, I shook my head for days. "That guy? From the gay cowboy movie? That's gonna be the Joker? Is the whole world taking crazy pills?!"
And then the movie came out. And Ledger totally blew me away.
I guess the difference is ... in Tim Burton's Batman universe, actors were matched to their parts based on the public's perception of them. So if you asked back in the 1980s: who'd make a great Joker ... almost everybody would have said Nicholson. Same with DeVito as the Penguin or Pfeiffer as Cat Woman.
So if we were still in Burton's Batman universe, Depp would be the most obvious choice for the Riddler. So obvious, in fact, some might even call it "stunt casting."
But Nolan seems to be after something different. Which I really dig. He's casting the best actors he can get. Not the biggest movie stars. And he's asking them to stretch beyond their comfort zones and surprise us with performances we haven't seen before.
Personally, I'd love to see a complete unknown take the reigns as the next villain. As long as they're a great actor, I'm all for it!
Because we've seen so many of Depp's movies at this point, we can pretty much imagine what his Riddler would be like without ever seeing any footage.
Me, I'd much rather be surprised by the performance. I'd rather get a totally unconventional choice.
I remember back when they announced Ledger, I shook my head for days. "That guy? From the gay cowboy movie? That's gonna be the Joker? Is the whole world taking crazy pills?!"
And then the movie came out. And Ledger totally blew me away.
I guess the difference is ... in Tim Burton's Batman universe, actors were matched to their parts based on the public's perception of them. So if you asked back in the 1980s: who'd make a great Joker ... almost everybody would have said Nicholson. Same with DeVito as the Penguin or Pfeiffer as Cat Woman.
So if we were still in Burton's Batman universe, Depp would be the most obvious choice for the Riddler. So obvious, in fact, some might even call it "stunt casting."
But Nolan seems to be after something different. Which I really dig. He's casting the best actors he can get. Not the biggest movie stars. And he's asking them to stretch beyond their comfort zones and surprise us with performances we haven't seen before.
Personally, I'd love to see a complete unknown take the reigns as the next villain. As long as they're a great actor, I'm all for it!
Lewis huh? That's an interesting choice. Would've never even considered him.
Reinhardt
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Wow, Daniel Day Lewis. Good choice. Simply fantastic in everything he does.
I had a crazy idea after coming out of a screening of Dark Knight ... wouldn't it be cool to have the henchman Dent was going to assassinate (the one from the ambulance) "grow up" to be the Riddler? And make the Riddler kind of an accolyte of the Joker? (The characters are sort of similar, after all.)
Cannon probably wouldn't be a huge problem since Nolan hasn't been slavish to the comic thus far.
It'll NEVER happen, but I thought it would be a neat way to go.
Cannon probably wouldn't be a huge problem since Nolan hasn't been slavish to the comic thus far.
It'll NEVER happen, but I thought it would be a neat way to go.
FLOSI
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DDL doesn't really churn out the movies by the dozen. Isn't he VERY selective about the roles he takes?
As far as Depp goes I'd say no. I really like his work but I would rather see someone, I don't know, unexpected? Adrian Brody, perhaps? With Ledger I thought it was an odd casting at first.... Then we were all blown away. I'd like to be pleasantly surprised.
Nocturne
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Personally I wouldn't want to see Depp play the Riddler, he's a fantastically capable actor. But at this point in his career, it wouldn't be the Riddler we were seeing on screen, it would be "Johnny Depp as the Riddler" up there if that makes sense.
Think part of the reason the new Batman films have worked so well because they've stayed away from the Uber big names, letting you see the character instead of the actor.
Think part of the reason the new Batman films have worked so well because they've stayed away from the Uber big names, letting you see the character instead of the actor.
Deckard
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I like the Daniel Day Lewis idea alot.
But I always think of Riddler as a backseat villain, the brains. He comes up with the twisted crazy plans, but I'd like to see someone else as the muscle, Mad Hatter maybe working with him. Or better yet, Hush.
W/e they cast, had better torture and kill Mr. Reese, not for Batman's identity, Riddler should already know who Batman is somehow, but he should kill Reese as an ego thing so he can feel like hes the only one who knows Batman's secret.
But I always think of Riddler as a backseat villain, the brains. He comes up with the twisted crazy plans, but I'd like to see someone else as the muscle, Mad Hatter maybe working with him. Or better yet, Hush.
W/e they cast, had better torture and kill Mr. Reese, not for Batman's identity, Riddler should already know who Batman is somehow, but he should kill Reese as an ego thing so he can feel like hes the only one who knows Batman's secret.
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Depp as riddler would prob. turn out good, but weve seen him play corky dark characters so many times that i think it would be dull....
DDL would be interesting as riddler, but I think Daniel Day Lewis should be cast as Black Mask at some point in the Nolanverse....One of the greatest actors of his generation playing the Anti Bruce Wayne (I picture something like his rage filled, intense persona from "There Will be Blood") opposite Bale..
1) Hes got history with Bruce and Gotham
2) Hes enemies of both Bruce and Batman
3) Dosent have any powers, but is basically a crime lord, so he fits into Nolan's "only real life in my movies" philosophy
4) They could really create a amazing looking character
5) Even though he's not well known outside of the comics, hes a complete badass.......
All this in the hands of DDL and Nolan....Would be great.
DDL would be interesting as riddler, but I think Daniel Day Lewis should be cast as Black Mask at some point in the Nolanverse....One of the greatest actors of his generation playing the Anti Bruce Wayne (I picture something like his rage filled, intense persona from "There Will be Blood") opposite Bale..
1) Hes got history with Bruce and Gotham
2) Hes enemies of both Bruce and Batman
3) Dosent have any powers, but is basically a crime lord, so he fits into Nolan's "only real life in my movies" philosophy
4) They could really create a amazing looking character
5) Even though he's not well known outside of the comics, hes a complete badass.......
All this in the hands of DDL and Nolan....Would be great.
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