Guy Pearce's Brush With BATMAN

Guy Pearce's Brush With BATMAN

The star of upcoming SciFi actioner Lockout tells CBM he almost got the part as Ra's al Ghul in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. Have a listen to the audio past the jump..

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By ComicBookMovie - Apr 02, 2012 03:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman

CBM Los Angeles correspondents Matt and Kristin from DarkKnightNews.com recently spoke with Guy Pearce at the premiere of LOCKOUT, and got us some great interviews (stay tuned for those).

A fan favorite, Pearce goes way back with Christopher Nolan when they collaborated in a little mindf**ck movie called MEMENTO. When asked if he would be working with the TDKR director again, we got this little tidbit...




The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters July 20th 2012 and stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate.
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DrGreecelove
DrGreecelove - 4/2/2012, 3:47 PM
Ok, Guy as Rahs... That would be ODD. hE would make a fantastic RIDDLER, though!
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/2/2012, 3:47 PM
i could see him as Batman, actually...
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/2/2012, 3:48 PM
Riddler would be cool too!!
AvalonKnight
AvalonKnight - 4/2/2012, 3:55 PM
I saw a mock up picture of hm as batman probably ten years ago. I wish i had that picture as a poster for my wall. It was badass!
Grady
Grady - 4/2/2012, 3:56 PM
Hope he is the new Luthor in the Man of Steel sequal.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 4/2/2012, 3:56 PM
I can see him as Riddler. Would've been great as Daredevil a few years ago though.
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 4/2/2012, 4:08 PM
he's my Victor Freeze fan cast.

good to know he's openb to it! :)
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 4/2/2012, 4:12 PM
Huh, never knew he's been considered for Ra's. Great stuff!
RunDTC
RunDTC - 4/2/2012, 4:12 PM
uh, I thought we already knew this? I did.
headlopper
headlopper - 4/2/2012, 4:16 PM
So I didn't get the job.

This is Emu discrimination!
I'll bet if I was a mammal I'd get serious consideration.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 4/2/2012, 4:21 PM
it's weird, I was talking with some friends yesterday about who Pearce could play in a CBM. spooky.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 4/2/2012, 4:37 PM
He was supposed to be Daredevil, but then he saw that the director was shit. Good call. But he would make a great Matt Murdock.
KALel3412
KALel3412 - 4/2/2012, 4:44 PM
man i hope he gets it after nolan is done. he would have been way better than bale
patriautism
patriautism - 4/2/2012, 4:46 PM
Don't know about Ra's but he would make a kick ass Riddler
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/2/2012, 5:14 PM
^Agree

I heard Nolan´s top choice as Ducard was Daniel Day-Lewis but he obviously passed on the role.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/2/2012, 5:16 PM
Jon Hamm as the next Batman!:)
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/2/2012, 5:19 PM
Guy would be awesome Victor Fries too.
Supes17
Supes17 - 4/2/2012, 5:31 PM
I think he'd be great as Scarecrow or Black mask
Supes17
Supes17 - 4/2/2012, 5:33 PM
They should do it Arkham City style.
maybe the plot can involve Grayson's first days as Robin, parallelling Bruce's story or the end of batman and a new beginning.
Idk, I've always wanted Grayson to take over the mantle eventually
RocketMadnessBoss
RocketMadnessBoss - 4/2/2012, 5:38 PM
Guy Pearce is incredible, but Liam Neeson is on a different level of skill entirely.
RocketMadnessBoss
RocketMadnessBoss - 4/2/2012, 5:41 PM
This made me wanna watch Batman Begins. Which is now what I am doing!
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 4/2/2012, 6:13 PM
I knew he was Nolan's first choice for Harvey Dent, but I never knew he was up for Ras. It would have been very interesting, but Liam Neeson did a great job with the character, so it's no big loss in my opinion.
theredhood6
theredhood6 - 4/2/2012, 6:14 PM
Definitely Jon Hamm. Super agreed.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/2/2012, 6:21 PM
Hisapanhick
Hisapanhick - 4/2/2012, 7:00 PM
That's actually my friend KristEn (you spelled her name wrong) can't believe she's actually doing stuff like this.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 4/2/2012, 7:16 PM
Maybe in a Reboot for Justice League. ...
acidbath
acidbath - 4/2/2012, 7:31 PM
Nice big G...he is a funny guy.
KingEmperor
KingEmperor - 4/2/2012, 7:51 PM
I also read somewhere that Guy Pearce auditioned to play Batman. Though he's an excellent actor, I think he's too young to play Ra's. Also Liam Neeson has a stronger, more commanding presence when it comes to being a mentor/leader of a shadow group.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 4/2/2012, 9:09 PM
^L.A. Confidential is his 2nd best then.
kamikazeturtle
kamikazeturtle - 4/2/2012, 10:22 PM
I remember thinking he would made a great Batman but I was happy when Bale was cast. Now I'm not sure. I love Bale but he growls too much. Guy Pearce might have been better. I guess I could also see him as the Riddler.
DrGreecelove
DrGreecelove - 4/2/2012, 10:38 PM
@SuspenseSmith

Agree with the things you pointed out, especially about the charismatic aura surrounding Pearce, that wouldn't let him easily get into the skin of a more deranged villain (well, I kinda thought the same about Hardy too! and now he is... BANE!!)

...but I have to admit that I am much more optimistic about the casting of Anne hell-no-way (!!!) as the cat lady... I think u should too ! ;)
TheBatman938865
TheBatman938865 - 4/2/2012, 11:47 PM
the time machine was awesome!
Unionjack
Unionjack - 4/3/2012, 3:24 AM
I had read this before and was glad he wasn't cast. NOt right for the role, nolan said he wanted the dark side of bruce adn i think he is now trying to do this with his version of bane!!

Great actor and hopefully he will be cast in a future CBM
superdupont
superdupont - 4/3/2012, 4:22 AM
clearly ! guy pearce could be a perfect matt murdock/daredevil, in the reboot from fox studios !!
Orphix
Orphix - 4/3/2012, 5:07 AM
I think he would make an amazing Dr Stephen Strange!
Seejay
Seejay - 4/3/2012, 5:49 AM
Dr Strange, yeah, I can see that. He is talented. Perhaps not the "comic-book-handsome-hero" type, but he should do a CBM film.
dezdigi
dezdigi - 4/3/2012, 7:46 AM
He should've been Two-Face! Eckhart was meh.
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