An interesting pice of news came out today. It appears Chris Cooper, not Gary Oldman was first approached to play the role of Lt. James Gordon In the new Batman franchise. We get the news from Cooper himself thanks to an interview with MTV movies blog:
Oscar winner Chris Cooper revealed to MTV News, admitting that he was initially offered the role of Lt. James Gordon well before Gary Oldman took the reigns. “I was approached about that and chose not to do it,” he matter of factly confessed. According to the “Adaptation” star, declining the role had less to do with the character itself than it did the time he would be forced to spend away from his family on such a big-budget enterprise.
Even now that the movie has become a worldwide phenomenon, Cooper says that, looking back, he has no regrets. “Not at all,” he insisted. “There’s any number of scripts that I passed on — some that got huge recognition — but I have no regrets.”
This is a situation where I am glad the first pick passed up the job. I think Cooper rules, and he is never a bad addition to anything, but now that I have seen the film – I am happy Oldman got the role. I thought Oldman did a great job as Gordon, and am glad history unfolded the way it did.
International friends what are your thoughts on the matter? Would you have preferred Chris Cooper in the role or was Oldman the superior default?
