Posted by Travis Keune in Actors, Casting, In the Works, Superheroes | 6 comments
Brian Austin Green as The Riddler … ?
Lots of rumors are circulating out there in the movie geek cyberspace, and the vast majority of them are currently residing somewhere within the ‘Dark Knight’ universe. With the late Heath Ledger gone, it almost goes without saying that the Joker is history. Two-Face, unfortunately, was gone nearly as fast as he was created and apparently we’ve already got word that confirms the character is dead and will not be revived. There’s even talk of Catwoman clawing her way into the next Batman film, with names ranging from Angelina Jolie (eh?) to Maggie Gyllenhaal (huh?) dawning the tight black leather. Didn’t she die as Rachel Dawes?
Here’s something you may not have expected though… Brian Austin Green (Kickboxer 2) is vying for the role of the mentally marvelous DC villain The Riddler. Actually, he’s quite enthusiastic about landing this role, but he’s got some ‘splaining to do if wants to convince the studio he’s right for the role. Without much significant film work under his belt, he has made an impression with his role as Derek Reese in the popular TV series ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’. A fairly big leap from ‘Beverly Hills 90210′.
In response to an MTV interview wondering what he would do with The Riddler character if cast: [“That’s impossible to answer now,†Green said. “That would take years of preparation. It’s tough. Heath set the bar at a new level, which I think is fantastic for comic book lovers and movie lovers. He changed the face of what people expect out of those films. If you watch the old ones, I mean, they were great for what they were, having Danny Elfman’s music, but this is a new level.†]
While rummaging the Internet for images of Green, I came across this tasty little pic of Green walking with his former hottie girlfriend Megan Fox. Kudos to Green for the totally kick-ass choice of apparel, but he loses points for losing perhaps the hottest catch out there right now. However, what caught my attention was the hat and the look on his face that makes me wonder if Green could actually pull off The Riddler. He’s a bit “too” ripped for The Riddler, but that’s potentially fixable. Here’s a thought… they could also cast Megan Fox as Harley Quinn along with Brian Austin Green as The Riddler and maybe the two will rekindle and reunite? Ah, movie geek match-making…
I have to say that its become pretty sad when the majority of Movie sites on the net carry this story just because they need something to post. GIVE ME A BREAK as this is just laughable. If Gary Coleman came out and said he wants to play The Penguin would every one run that too. I really think this type of post gives all movie websites a total loss of credibility. Posting for the sake of posting is not a good enough reason for this type of garbage!
A majority of sites post rumors, and they never claim they are nothing more than just that. If Gary Coleman said he wanted to play The Penguin, yeah, it would probably get posted on our site, but would we seriously consider the possibility that he would show up in Nolan’s next ‘Batman’ movie? Absolutely not. There is nothing wrong with posting rumors, and this post is a little more than just rumor since Austin Green actually came out and said he wants to be The Riddler. If there’s a problem with the posting of rumors, than don’t read those posts. I also don’t think that posting something an actor said about a possible casting choice is anything to give us a loss of credibility. If we made stuff up, maybe, but not this. If there is news, we’ll post it. If there are rumors that are substantiated in any way, we’ll post it. We don’t make stuff up. That would be considered “garbage.”
Im not saying this was made up. Not at all! What I am saying, is you know as well as I, that this will never happen. Rumors are one thing, and there is nothing wrong with that, but this is not a rumor, its a quote givin by an actor who everyone knows WOULD NEVER be considered for that part. So again I say to any and all movie sites why post it. Hey, I like your site, I read it quite often but to me this is not a rumor its just ridiculous silly gossip! Why be a part of that?
Let me sum this all up for the both of you by saying Brian Austin Green would be a poor choice for The Riddler. I’m not saying he’s a bad actor, but I am saying he is wrong for the part.
Well, I think we can all agree on that one.
Brian Austin Green is poor choice everyone knows that. We post news stories that we find interesting, and we found this one interesting. We post what we think our readers would find interesting, and if you ask me this is a pretty interesting piece. There is enough stuff out there that we dont have to just post something to post it..