…am I mixing sports metaphors there? I think I am. oh well…

20 bucks says its somebody that no one has even mentioned.

It seems to be the way things are going here lately.
Heath Ledger.
Robert Downey Jr.
2 choices that I would have never thought of but now that they have been chosen I am completely “on board” said choices.

I hope to be equally surprised and enthusiastic about the choice for Dent.

I have that feeling it will be someone we least expect. It will be someone with a big name, like how Nolan casted Freeman, Bale, Oldman and now Ledger.

Good call, Rod.

And I’m agreeing with you here: Heath Ledger was not in the rumor mill when he was officially anounced as The Joker. I expect the same from the Harvey Dent/Two Face suspects.

I think what happens is this:

a) an actor is seen having lunch with one of the Nolan brothers;

b) an actor would love to do the role but cannot due to other projects – [this is the most common that is ignored on the net, despite the truth of it, and that's also why some actors never hear of the rumors]

c) They consider it but are not commited to it.

Right now, I’d start thinking in a Hitchcock mode. That is, cast against type. It seems to be the case with Ledger. The idea/rumor of Phillipe was in the right direction, because “we don’t see it”, but he’s an actor who had been underrated and nearly under the radar until ‘Crash’. I’m also looking forward to ‘Flags Of Our Fathers’, the new Eastwood film, and Eastwood makes any actor look good.

In other words, Nolan & co. are thinking out of the box.

Let’s take out our scorecard!

Clive Owen= Still the best choice. But denies any knowledge of being contacted.

Guy Pearce= Possible, since he worked with Nolan on ‘Momento’, but the answer is no.

Josh Lucas= During promotions of ‘Posiedon’ it was reported he was interested. Months later such enthusiasm came to “That’s the first I heard about it”. No. Might like to work
with Bale again, so it was reasonable at the time.

Liev = The next best choice under Clive. No dice, let alone a scarred coin.

Jake= No, and I never believed this one for one iota anyway, if Joker scarred Harv’s face, then there’s the joke about jilted love…

No Ryan now- but the interview said there was no finished script yet, either. Is it possible that no one actor has been contacted because there may be no to little room for Dent? Maybe we hear his name, but he isn’t seen.

And then out walks Ashton Kutcher….

PUNK’D!