Gary Oldman Joins Batman Begins Cast

By Cmaster2 March 4, 2004 11:18 AM

Here's some more casting news to pile on to the ever growing list of stars in the latest in WB's Batman franchise. Gary Oldman has signed on to play Lt. James Gordon. Production on the Christopher Nolan film has already started in Iceland.

Gordon is a detective on the Gotham police force, according to the trade paper, which described Batman Begins as exploring the origins of the Caped Crusader legend. Oldman, whose genre credits include Bram Stoker's Dracula, Lost in Space and the upcoming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, joins a star-studded cast that already includes Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred, Katie Holmes as Wayne's childhood friend Rachel, Liam Neeson as Wayne's mentor, Morgan Freeman as a former Wayne Enterprises board member and Ken Watanabe as the villain, Ra's Al Ghul. Warner Brothers will release Batman Begins in summer 2005.

The film currently titled Batman Begins is due to be released summer 2005.

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