Rumor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt To Play Alberto Falcone In ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
As with mostDark Knight Risesstories, it’s necessary to repeat this up front: what follows is a rumor. Something fun to discuss and speculate about on the off chance it’s true. This rumor is particularly fishy because it comes from an “anonymous source” which could mean anything from “Christopher Nolan’s assistant” to “Batman fan living in Poughkeepsie, New York.”
The latest rumor is thatJoseph Gordon-Levitt, who we knowhas been cast in the film, will be portraying Alberto Falcone, the son of former mob boss Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson), a major villain inBatman Begins. This makes infinitely more sense than previous rumors that Gordon-Levitt would playThe RiddlerorRobinbecause it fits so well withChristopher Nolan’s trilogy. Falcone is related to a character mentioned in the previous two films and he’s also rumored to be Holiday, the main villain in one of Nolan’s favorite and most referenced Batman stories:The Long Halloween. Read more after the jump.
Update: Apparently,this rumor got startedby Jim Vejvoda over at IGN andhe was purely speculating. CBM has since taken down the original article. Original article follows.
This rumor was started over atComic Book Moviewhere they reported the news from an anonymous source. The report saidThe Dark Knight Riseswill feature Alberto Falcone coming back to Gotham to try and reclaim the city Batman helped take from his father. That certainly sounds like it could fit in with Nolan’s story, plus it even has a place for Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) because in the seriesCatwoman: When in Rome, Kyle believes Carmine Falcone was her father. Do brother and sister team up? And where does Bane (Tom Hardy) fit in?
But just because this could potentially fit with Nolan’s story doesn’t mean it will. We all remember how convinced we were thatDr. Hugo Strangewas in the film because ofhow nicely his story dovetailedwith the end ofThe Dark Knight. As it stands now, Strange is probablyjust in a video game.
So, taking this rumor with the huge grain of salt it deserves, do you think it’s plausible? Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt going to be Alberto Falcone, Robin, Edward Nigma or someone totally separate?
