So it's been a while since we heard some updates surrounding The Batman 2, but we did get word
a few months ago that the casting process would be underway in the coming months.
And yesterday the rumours surrounding that casting
process may have begun.
According to a new podcast show starring John Rocha and Jeff Sneider, two actors have been
shortlisted for Harvey Dent in Matt Reeves sequel.
Alongside this, there was some other news which included actors shortlisted to play
Superman and Lois Lane in the DCU, an actor who is apparently being
considered for the Swamp Thing movie and an update on a director for The Brave and the
Bold film.
In this video, I'm going to be discussing all the latest Batman 2 and DC news,
breaking down what I think towards all of it.
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But without further a do, lets dive into all the latest casting rumours and news for
DC.
So at the start of the year it was made known to us that The Batman 2 would be going into
production at the end of the year, and that cating would take place for new characters
over the summer months.
We've had a recent update saying that filming would now begin in the early stages of next
year but it seems that casting will still take place and not be delayed.
And during The Hot Mic podcast with John Rocha
and Jeff Sneider we got a new rumour about who might be playing Harvey dent in Matt Reeves
Batman sequel.
Now it's key to take this news with a grain of salt, because John Rocha did make
it clear that this is just what he's heard from another source and that this is not a
scoop from Jeff Sneider, who is of course more credible
when it comes to films scoops and reports.
But I will say that Jeff doesn't deny this report when John Rocha brought it up and that
does make it have a bit more potential.
Anyway getting into what was said, Rocha claimed
in the podcast that his source told him that Harvey Dent would be in The Batman Part 2
and that the character would become Two face by the end
of the movie.
On top of this, he also said that the two actors in contention to play Dent in the film
are Joel Edgerton and Josh Hartnett.
Now Josh Hartnett has a history with Batman because he was once in contension to play
Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and while that did not happen, the
actor is now starring in Nolan's upcoming film Oppenheimer.
He's had higher profile roles in the past whether it be Pearl Harboor or Black Hawk
Down and I must say, it would really be great to see him make complete a big screen comeback,
and his recent roles seem to be suggesting just that.
When it comes to Joel Edgerton this would again be another great choice, and obviously
the actor has been in some standout roles with The
Thing, The Great Gatsby, Zero Dark Thirty and Warrior.
I myself would personaly love to see Josh Hartnett as the choice and as I touched on,
it would really be great to see him complete a turnaround by getting all of these bigger
roles.
But I'm sure whoever is cast and whatever role it's for, Matt Reeves will make the right
choice.
One thing I will say is that if this news is true and they are going for an actor
who will transform into two face by the end of the film, I do hope that it's being differentiated
to what we've seen before with like say Aaron Eckhart as the character in The Dark
knight.
I'm sure that is a big consideration because Matt Reeves wouldn't want those comparisons
being made.
And I have to admit it did make me a bit skeptical of this source that John Rocha
mentioned.
At the same time I do believe the rumour that Harvey Dent is going to be apart of the film
because multiple sources over the last couple of months including Batman On
Film have hinted towards the character being apart of this project.
At the end of the day, we'll just have to see whether that turns out to be
true, but I do trust that Matt Reeves and his team would take a more unique approach
towards this character and one that fits in line with his version of Gotham.
And if they do follow on with showcasing that transformation into
Two Face, I would expect it to be a bit more complex and different in the film.
We know that Matt Reeves is portraying a more grounded and detective verion of the Batman
world, focussing on connecting characters in complex ways and taking deep dives into
their psyches, so it will be interesting to see
how Harvey Dent or Two Face will appear, both physically and narratively if he's involved.
The depiction of Two-Face has varied over the years,
but recently we've seen him as a more tragic figure, one that is at war with himself and
all the conflictions between taking the path of justice or violence.
And after Matt Reeves The Batman film showed the multiple sides to corruption
in Gotham City and connected that to Bruce Wayne himself, it seems more than likely that
a take on Harvey Dent could fit in this world really well.
My guess would be that we'd see Harvey struggling against the rising criminal element in Gotham,
making it somewhat different to how he's portrayed in say the
beginning of The Dark Knight.
In that film, yes he does eventually struggle, but he starts off as the city's white knight
putting a lot of Gotham's criminals behind bars.
We saw and heard about the good that he had done for
the city even if that good didn't last very long.
So maybe seeing the reverse to that at the start of The Batman 2 with a Harvey Dent that's
trying to help put the criminals away, but struggling with the shear extent of the problem,
is something that could stand out.
And of course, it will be interesting to see if his
disfiguration is shown by the end of the film too.
Overall though, when it comes to these casting rumours, I think they could be really strong
additions, and apart from just looking like Harvey Dent, they are two actors that
have tremendous talent and they could equally create an iconic performance for the character.
Moving on, I wanted to end this video by briefly talking about the other casting rumours and
updates surrounding multiple projects in the upcoming DCU, which is being spearheaded by
director James Gunn and Peter Safran.
The first piece of news involves the first film in the DCU, which is Superman legacy
and Deadline have reported that casting for the lead roles is
now coming to its end.
The article said that following months of watching audition tapes, Warner Bros and DC
are getting closer to finding both their Superman and Lois Lane as a second
round of auditions is set to take place.
For Superman they report that Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet and Tom Brittney are expected
to test for Clark Kent and that Emma Mackey, Rachel
Brosnahan and Phoebe Dynevor are testing for Lois Lane.
It's further noted that the writer and director of Superman Legacy, James Gunn, had waited
for his press tour on Guardians 3 to end so that he could conduct a thorough review
of each tape, and that these names were the ones that rose to the top of the shortlist.
Another piece of news that broke came on the same podcast that reported on the Harvey
Dent Castings in The Batman 2 and this involved Jeff Sneider saying that he heard Bill Skarsgard
was the actor being looked at to play Alec Holland or Swamp Thing.
We know James Mangold is close to taking the director's chair on the film, but it's likely
that we won't hear much on the casting for that until after
the filmmaker has finished working on his Bob Dylan biopic.
James Gunn said that the Swamp Thing movie will investigate the dark origins of the character,
be a much more horrific film, and one where the title character will still
interact with others.
And the final piece of news to come out of the DCU included an update on the director
of the upcoming Brave and the Bold film.
It was said previously that The Flash director Andy Muchietti might be in line to helm The
Brave and the Bold, especially after his response in a recent interview.
Well now, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that
Muschietti is indeed the top candidate to direct that movie with nothing official as
of yet.
It said in the same article that the project doesn't have a completed script yet, so there's
no commitment from Andy until one is complete post the writers strike.
So with those being the main updates for the DCU, we'll have to
see how each of these stories develop and when it comes to the names attached both in
casting and directing, I think I do like most of these choices.
Of course we need to know a bit more about the angle they are taking when
it comes to a storytelling perspective, but the names involved do include some candidates
with a lot of potential.
I would expect us to get the Superman casting around the time of Comic
Con in late july, and when it comes to The Batman Part 2 castings, I would expect the
announcement for those to be similar to the first
film, where Matt Reeves had announced who would play certain characters on social media.
So expect a lot of this to be official announced some time this summer.
As a whole, it looks like its gonna be a busy few months for DC
but ones with plenty of excitement, especially if we're getting a lot of casting reveals
and movie announcements.
But that was my video discussing the potential castings for The Batman Part 2 and the latest
news from the DCU.
It's going to be interesting to see if these castings rumour turn out to
be true or which way they go with it and as I said, we know that we are going to be getting
official announcements for The Batman over the next few months.
So lets see what happens and don't forget to stay tuned to my channel where
I will be sharing news and discussing it, whenever it does come online.
But let me know down below in the comments section what your
thoughts are towards these potential casting choices and the updates surrounding multiple
DC projects.
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