It’s being reported all over the place at the moment, but I saw it first over at Comic Book Movies (beware on their site, sometimes they have an advert pop-up for installation of a registry fixer – Update. It’s on our site! Please ignore the popup.). The entire cast (including Katie Holmes) are signed for the sequel to Batman Begins. Even Cillian Murphy who played Scarecrow is on board.
There was a strong belief that Holmes wasn’t right for the love interest role, and a slightly less but still relevant voice that there shouldn’t even be a love interest in the film at all. However she’s going to be there, so perhaps she’ll prove her Dawson days are over even more in the sequel, half-way through the movie I really felt she’d done well on that score already.
There’s a plot reason as well to consider. For those of you who have seen the movie you’ll know that at the end of the movie it wasn’t a simple case of letting her walk off, she’s tied in with Gotham, with Wayne and with Batman. There’s not an easy way just to let her walk.
So all of those who said she wasn’t right for the role, and for the few that said she was, what do you think of this news? I’m sure in the broader terms you’ll be much happier they are all back for the sequel, but how big will Scarecrow’s part be? Merely locked in the Asylum to let Joker take over as the main villain, or will he escape and attempt revenge?
