More BATMAN BEGINS Casting News!

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(HR) Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson and Rutger Hauer have joined the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Batman Begins." Christopher Nolan is directing the latest incarnation of Warners' Caped Crusader franchise, which is being produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Larry Franco.

Wilkinson plays Falcone, one of the leading crime figures in Gotham City, while Hauer portrays Earle, a business contemporary of Bruce Wayne's murdered father who has designs on the Wayne corporate empire.

The actors join Christian Bale as Wayne/Batman; Michael Caine as Wayne's trusted butler, Alfred; Katie Holmes as a childhood friend of Wayne's; Liam Neeson as Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard; Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, a former board member and sidelined employee of Wayne Enterprises; Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon; and Ken Watanabe as the villainous Ra's Al Ghul.

Wilkinson, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "In the Bedroom," appears in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." The actor, who is repped by Gersh and Lou Coulson in London, received an Emmy nomination last year for his work in HBO's "Normal." Hauer recently appeared in the TV series "Alias" and "Smallville" and in the film "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." He next appears in TNT's "Salem's Lot" opposite Rob Lowe and James Cromwell. He is repped by Innovative Artists, Joan Hyler, and Steve Kenis and Co. in London.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 2, 2004 12:57 AM

please tell us that batman begin's gonna be released

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 11, 2004 4:09 PM

july 1st 05

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 11, 2004 10:47 PM

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 30, 2004 9:33 PM

What in God's name is WB/Nolan/costume department doing??? The reduced ears look good in the animated series and the comics... the bat-fanatic in me is trying really hard to swallow this costume. Even though the ears are dwarfed again in recent depictions, the emphasis is laid on batman's "white-eyes" expressions and what has been cut is compensated by the more than exagerated torso while a constant play is conducted on the shadows to give the dark knight a freaking aura that sends the signal that yeah it's time to pee in your pants...Here comes the BATMAN!!! Am I mistaken or is this new supposed costume a carbon copy or lively take of the black and grey + yellow belt of the latest batman animated series? WB is going to destroy all DC characters in the long run...it is inevitable!! To leave on a positive note... I love the new cape fabric.. it's the only asset that could pull it off or perhaps Bale's acting...but that's me being polite