In addition to our post yesterday, Variety is now claiming they know the role that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be playing in The Dark Knight Rises.
Speculation has run rampant regarding the role, with blogs pegging the part as The Riddler or Deadshot, but insiders tell Variety that Gordon-Levitt will be playing Alberto Falcone, the son of Mafia chieftain Carmine Falcone, the character Tom Wilkinson played in "Batman Begins."
Alberto Falcone, who is also known as The Holiday Killer, would bring Nolan's superhero trilogy full-circle. The character fits with the helmer's stated intentions for continuity and preference to pit the Caped Crusader against "realistic" villains, as opposed to cartoonish nemeses such as Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy, who Batman battled in Joel Schumacher's 1997 misfire "Batman and Robin."
If you remember a month or two ago, when Gordon-Levitt was first rumored to be cast, our very own Zach listed off the possible characters he could play. Alberto Falcone was at the top of his list. So we will still wait and see what Team Nolan has to say about all of this, before we classify this as news.
Posted by Dustin
