Big news about The Dark Knight, everyone! The Italian website Bad Taste has released a full list of characters from the movie, and there are some surprises on there! Fat Thug and Cop w/ Fat Thug will make appearances, as well as School Bus Clown and Burly Chinese! True Batman fans will know what I’m talking about, and those in the dark, well, maybe you should study the Dark Knight a little closer.
OK, I kid, I kid. While the list really is made up of a bunch of silly roles and unimportant parts—does “Tattooed Prisoner” really deserve a credit?—there’s a least one big surprise on there. I’m gonna go ahead and say SPOILER ALERT, since that’s what Bad Taste called it too. If you don’t want to know more, well, you know the drill…
It looks as if The Scarecrow, the villain from the last movie played by Cillian Murphy, will be back for round two. That seems to have been a rumor for a while, and now it’s confirmed. No telling how big a role he’ll have, since we all know this is the Joker’s movie. In addition the list credits “Faux Batman,” which could be part of some silly stunt or one-off joke, but might have further implications.
Bad Taste also has a list of shooting sets, which include Harvey Dent’s hospital room and Scarecrow’s van. Maybe it’s just me, but Scarecrow’s van sounds like the scariest location of them all. What kind of supervillain brings their victims into their van? A fucked up villain, that’s who.
None of these details made me anticipate The Dark Knight that much more, to be honest, but I’m pretty satisfied with what I know already and I’m just ready to see the damn thing finally.
