Maggie Gyllenhaal (pictured, right) is reportedly in final talks to take over the role of Rachel Dawes (played in Batman Begins by Katie Holmes, left, who dropped out of the sequel earlier this year) in director Christopher Nolan’s next Batman film, The Dark Knight. I’m assuming we’re all in agreement that Gyllenhaal’s intensity (with a side of quirky vulnerability) makes her a better match for Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne?
Answer that question, then tell us which roles you’ve always wanted recast in other films. The line for Superman Returns‘ Lois Lane (Zooey Deschanel instead of Kate Bosworth) starts behind me.
Anybody besides Kate Bosworth in Superman Returns would have been a better choice to me. Maybe Rachel McAdams?
Maggie is a complete freak, but she was kind of hot the “Secretary”. Yeah, I think Rachel McAdams would be nice – to look at, at least…
I would have liked Deschanel in Superman also, but with the whole film so closely adhering to the original Superman series her “young version of Margot Kidder” would have seemed a bit much I think.
I’m all for Gyllenhaal.
I have to co-sign on Kate Bosworth getting replaced in Superman. Heck, I’d take Harvey Fierstein playing Lois Lane in drag over Bosworth (that would be interesting).
If they make another Wolverine movie, can we have Jack Nicolson play Wolverine in his older age? That character was practically made for him in the 1970′s, but the actor’s starting to age while the character’s still fresh.
RACHEL MCADAMS AS LOIS LANE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jen, stop it. This is alrady deteriorating into slapstick posting. LOL – funny stuff, though.
Gyllenhaal is an inspired choice, and is an inspiring actress, to boot. How about we give her, like, an actual character to play in the sequel?
Rachel McAdams as Mrs. Phantom…or Lacey Chambet.
I’ve always thought Rachel McAdams would make a much better Lois Lane. Kate Bosworth was so borning!!
I would have also liked someone else playing Mary Jane in the Spiderman movies. Not sure who…
I think Maggie Gyllenhall is a great choice! She is leaps and bounds better than Holmes. And the entire time I was watching Superman I was thinkin “Rachel McAdams would have been a much better choice.” At least she probably would have dyed her hair so they wouldn’t have had to use that awful wig.
Jen – you rock my face! That’s too funny…Harvey…I can just imagine his deep voice: “Superman will never let you get away with this!” Even Kevin Spacey would have a hard time trying to come back with his “WRONG!” quip.
As far as other key replacements, I’m all for the Maggie switch. She’s totally awesome, where Katie-TomBot, really isn’t.
the problem with Kate Bosworthisthat she is 23 and in the movie had a five year old….so she got super-schtumped when she was 18.
Angela Basset as Storm would have been much better then Haley Berry
Mark in NYC, I second that emoticon.
After watching X Men 2, my friend said the exact same thing to me and it’s stuck in my mind that Ms. Bassett was robbed of a primo role.