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Paperboy  Posts: 25 Joined: 28 Jul 2008     | |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 100 Joined: 29 Jun 2008    |
Awesome, thanks. |
On the Record  Posts: 6110 Joined: 25 Jan 2008     | I just had an insight... Joe Pileggi, better known as Assistant Director Walter Skinner of the X-Files. He has the height, the look, the serious demeanor... He can act very well, and he's not someone would picture when they think of the Riddler, yet once you connect the dots he's almost perfect. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1065 Joined: 27 Aug 2008    |
Mitch Pileggi you mean. (X-Files geek ahoy) That's quite a good call. He was great in the X-Files and would pull this off well. |
On the Record  Posts: 6467 Joined: 24 Apr 2008    | Anthony Hopkins. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 217 Joined: 23 Oct 2008  | My top choices would be: - John Glover (although he may be a little old for the part, but I still think he could pull it off) Johnny Depp would do the job well enough I think, but the two above would be perfect. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2146 Joined: 7 Sep 2008   |
Anthony Hopkins would be perfect at everything.... The Riddler especially, since he already did such a great job portraying Hannibal Lecter. The funny thing is that I've only ever seen 3 movies that had Hopkins in them..... |
On the Record Posts: 6467 Joined: 24 Apr 2008 |
I would love to see what Hopkins did with the Riddler. Ledger took the Joker in a unique direction that made it so special, Hopkins i think could put a very cool twist on the Riddler that would make him so much more dark, and so much more psychological than the Joker. Sure, you could have a non-ham version of Carey... but why not try something new? Toss an experienced head-twister into the ring and give him some brains to play with. I think Hopkins both looks and plays the perfect part. |
Paperboy  Posts: 47 Joined: 22 Sep 2008    | Hugh Laurie would do well, but i feel like he'd just be house with a costume...I mean, half of house is Laurie messing with the heads of his colleagues for his own pleasure, so i feel like that's all i'd see his riddler as. The only difference would be that he wouldn't limp |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 9 Joined: 10 Apr 2008    |
Great call. Willem Defoe would also make a great Riddler. If Gary Oldman wasn't already playing Gordon I would say that he could pull it off as well. |
BANNED  Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008  |
Bit over the hill for that isn't he? User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
BANNED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 | We really can't make any major headway with The Riddler without actually thinking about how hes going to fit into the new movies emphasis on a basis in reality (or as close as they can get in a series about a man dressed like a bit beating up criminals. The problem is that the Riddler's main differentiator is not a strength, its a weakness - at its heart its leaving behind clues to help Batman catch him. So how does that translate into terrifying? User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008  | i think the best way to translate it is to draw on the similarity on the compusions of the two entities Dark Knight worked on this by making batman see the future of himself (in a way) in the joker what if we actually saw batman decend into this madness where he;s not fighting crime because he wants to out of responsibility, but he HAS to, its become an obsession. that coulde work |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1066 Joined: 26 Jan 2008   | I don't know if I'm stepping on anyone's toes here, but I'd have to say me. |
BANNED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 |
And that doesn't make any sense in making a man who tells you he's going to rob a Riverbank - that is, a bank by the river - more threatening. User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 429 Joined: 3 Oct 2008  | If the Riddler is gonna be in the third film, it has to have Robin in it. Either that or a rocket. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2768 Joined: 18 Sep 2007   |
So borrow from history a bit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_killer There's a real-life riddle-issuing criminal who was creepy as hell. Change his focus slightly, so that instead of apparently random killings it's instead a criminal stalk of the identity of the Batman, and that model would easily fit into a Nolan-ised Batman film. -- Steve |
On the Record Posts: 6110 Joined: 25 Jan 2008 |
Where in the nine hells did I get Joe from? You are right fellow X-File'aholic. So we have a nomination and a second on Mitch Pileggi. I call the vote, Mr. Chairman if you would... |
Time Lord  Posts: 10073 Joined: 13 Feb 2008  | Zing! Noel Fielding.
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Red Guard  Posts: 3509 Joined: 18 Sep 2008  | Adrian Brody. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 170 Joined: 26 Sep 2008    |
I could actually see this guy in the role... :-) Although Hugh Laurie might just about do it, I think he has a too friendly looking face. Depp is a damn good crazy-person actor, but he has been in too many films recently and I think he should take a rest before he becomes even more type-cast. Oliphant I couldn't see in the role, though he seems to be skilled I'm not sure it'd suit him and as for Brad Pitt...WTF? Okay he can do crazy and did so quite well in 12 Monkeys, but the guy just isn't Riddler material. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1913 Joined: 24 Jan 2008   | Johnny Depp. End of thread. xD |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1065 Joined: 27 Aug 2008 |
I believe the correct term is X-Phile :P The Mrs. treated me last x-mas and bought me the seasons 1-9 dvd box set (now sitting beside my videos :D). I introduced her to it shortly after and she loves it, we're at the end of season 8 at the moment! hehe I'm picturing Pileggi in The Riddler's outfit, lol. Riddle me this and riddle me that, some bald meat-head's about to catch himself a bat! |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 369 Joined: 16 May 2008    | robert downey |
On the Record Posts: 6110 Joined: 25 Jan 2008 |
ROTFLMAO. Got all 9 seasons m'self, plus the first movie. Already watched them through twice, and currently on a third run-through with my roommate, who has only before seen bits and pieces. Also, while at work (and hardly working), I'm watching Chris Carter's series "Millennium", which so far at least, is even better than Das Files. |
Muckraker  Posts: 336 Joined: 30 Aug 2008  | Val Kilmer.. ha ha, just kidding Johnny Depp would be a good choice, and I also like the Neil Patrick Harris idea. They both can do the wacky yet seriousness of the Riddler. I'm going to throw 2 more names. Ryan Renyolds or Dane Cook. Just to watch the flames... |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 888 Joined: 29 Mar 2008   | i will loooooove to see jack fucking black in a batman movie... but im not shure in what part... and what about ewan mcgregor or jude law? |
Paperboy  Posts: 12 Joined: 2 Oct 2008     | I'm still not entirely convinced that The Riddler is where they should be going with the next batman film. I'm still kind of annoyed that my favorite batman villain, The Scarecrow, has been turned into a second rate thug, particularly in the brief "cameo" in the Dark Knight. I'm intrigued by whoever said Barry Pepper, a guy I genuinely like as an actor but couldn't really imagine doing Riddler. I agree with him that Nolan's been kind of doing that alot with these movies. Taking the director into account I'll throw out a few weird odd pitches myself. -James Brolin- Nolan seems to pick a few guys who've been around the block who've recently come into the spotlight and/or critical acclaim. Coming off of W, this is probably the strangest pick I've come up with, but who knows. I never thought James Brolin would amount to a whole lot better than being a Goonie. -Guy Pearce- This guy was in Nolan's Memento, and the only other memorable thing he's done is Priscilla. I think it's time this guy proves his stuff again. -Rufus Sewell- **shrugs**, I liked Dark City. -Ioan Gruffudd- I don't know if he's in a contract with Marvel or whatever, but I'd like to see him try his hand at villainry, or something not so straight-faced heroic as Hornblower or Richards. But, in keeping with the dark theme of the recent Batman movies (and the comics in general), I'd like to see a revamp of Firefly with Giovanni Ribisi taking a stap at it. |
Beat Writer Posts: 161 Joined: 29 Oct 2008 | Dark Riddler -> Giovani Ribisi ( This guy is a talented actor ) OR The actor who played that weird roommate character in Friends sitcom which Chandler has a hard time getting out ( he was also in Saving Private Ryan, dying in a fight getting stabbed in the heart in the end ). Funny Riddler -> Jim Carrey/Robin Williams/Jake Gylynhall (?) |
Press Junketeer Posts: 429 Joined: 3 Oct 2008 |
No! MATTHEW LESKO!
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Anonymous Source Posts: 2 Joined: 14 Apr 2009 | See I thought I was the only one who thought about Hugh Laurie after watching a couple episodes of house, I even got really bored and made this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksyTdtAVwY |
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Muckraker  Posts: 296 Joined: 25 May 2008   |
Agreed. Sorry for these one word posts, but you really just summarized the two points I wanted to express. ^^; |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 88 Joined: 12 Apr 2009 | Chris Hansen. Obviously. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 462 Joined: 24 Feb 2009   |
I sense you don't want Johnny Depp to play the Riddler. I think Edward Norton would be able to do it (I just saw Primal Fear, for some reason that was the first thing that sprung to mind). |
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People mentioned David Tennant, that'd be interesting but I'd rather John Simm (The Master in Doctor Who/Sam Tyler in Life On Mars)
He can play mentally unstable in a way that I think is fitting for the new Batman films =)