Whether or not you might be in any respect within the weird life and profession of Armie Hammer or you’re a big Batman fan like me, you most likely have heard the information of the actor’s first post-controversy function in an upcoming film referred to as The Darkish Knight. No, that’s not a typo and I meant to write down the phrase “night time.” The Social Community star is aiming to make a comeback in a undertaking synonymous with probably the greatest live-action Batman motion pictures ever made.
In line with Selection, the movie from author and director Uwe Boll (recognized for helming many critically reviled motion pictures based mostly on video video games) is described as a vigilante thriller, but govt producer Michael Roesch assures that this Darkish Knight is “very totally different from [Christopher] Nolan’s film, so there isn’t a hazard of confusion.” Even when that’s true (the inevitable “confusion” however), this upcoming superhero film does share a free however intriguing connection to a sure DC character that not many individuals are speaking about. Enable me to enlighten you, or at the least refresh your reminiscence, about it.
Armie Hammer Nearly Performed Batman
Some of the notorious cancelled comedian guide motion pictures is Justice League: Mortal, which was to be helmed by Academy Award-nominated visionary George Miller earlier than a myriad of circumstances, together with the 2008 Writers’ Strike, led to its untimely demise, in keeping with MovieWeb. Had the movie not been shelved, we might have seen a singular tackle the DC superhero collective staring future Shazam! actor Adam Brody as The Flash, future Mad Max: Fury Street star Megan Gale as Surprise Girl, and as Batman… Armie Hammer.
Sure, years earlier than 2010s-era film classics like The Social Community in 2010 and 2017’s Name Me By Your Identify made him a star, the actor’s mainstream breakthrough nearly got here sooner when he was solid as George Miller’s Bruce Wayne. So, that is technically the second time that Hammer was as much as play “The Darkish Knight.” Name me overzealous however I believe it may additionally be the final.
This Is Doubtless The Closest Armie Hammer Will Come To Fulfilling That Misplaced Alternative
In 2017, Armie Hammer claimed he was glad Justice League: Mortal by no means occurred since he was solely 19 on the time however did say, in 2019, that he would bounce on the likelihood to play the lead of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, which finally went to Robert Pattinson. In fact, the chance to play the Caped Crusader is at present again on with James Gunn and co. trying to solid the official iteration for the DCU (which exists exterior of the Batman Epic Crime Saga) however I don’t assume there’s a likelihood of Hammer getting that decision.
For these unaware, the actor’s profession took a steep decline in 2021 following allegations of sexual assault and cannibalism that led him to hunt therapy for points involving intercourse, drug habit, and alcoholism. Whereas the fees towards him had been dropped after an investigation, the street he went down continues to be a tough one to come back again from, and the truth that an Uwe Boll film is supposed to be his comeback image ought to say so much in regards to the state of his profession. Subsequent proof has proven that Hammer might have made an excellent Batman however this Darkish Knight might be the very best comfort he’ll obtain.
Will I Watch Armie Hammer In Uwe Boll’s The Darkish Knight?
Even earlier than the horrifying allegations towards him got here out, I used to be by no means actually an enormous champion for Armie Hammer, regardless of having fun with his performances in motion pictures like Sorry to Trouble You, the spy film basic (in my view) The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the underrated Free Hearth. On prime of that, I’ve by no means seen an Uwe Boll film as a result of I’ve been warned towards the concept by a number of sources.
So, in different phrases, I don’t assume I might be going out of my approach to see The Darkish Knight, which begins taking pictures in Croatia comparatively quickly. Then once more, talking as somebody who religiously retains tabs on superhero motion pictures and any upcoming titles associated to Batman and contemplating the unusual connections between this movie and the character, I’ve to confess that I’m considerably intrigued.
, regardless of Hammer’s controversies and Boll’s destructive status within the filmgoing neighborhood, I might not be stunned if The Darkish Knight turns into an ironic hit, due to curiosity to see the way it will prove or the potential enjoyable in mentioning any shameless rip-offs from the similarly-named Nolan film. That being mentioned, I ponder how quickly it will likely be pressured to alter its identify.