Liam Neeson confirmed to return as Ra's Al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises
Liam Neeson has commented on these rumors, confirming that he was on set. But it is still unclear if he was reprising his Batman Begins role for the film, or simply visiting.
Here's what he had to say below.
"I can tell you nothing about Dark Knight Rises, seriously. I was on set for maybe an hour-and-a-half and the director didn't tell me anything of what it's about. So, I'm being very honest when I say I have no idea what's going to happen."
There was speculation that Ra's Al Ghul may either appear in a flashback scene, or in present day, despite his death in Batman Begins. Back in May, aerial photos arrived from the India set, which showed us what may be the Lazarus Pits.
It still isn't known how, or if, Ra's Al Ghul fits into the story line of The Dark Knight Rises, but since he spent such a small amount of time on the set, it seems to be nothing more than a cameo appearance, if that.
The Dark Knight Rises comes to theaters July 20th, 2012 and stars Liam Neeson, Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Aidan Gillen, Marion Cotillard. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Dfella504
who gives a sh*t!!! all it does is make u want to c it even more..an thats a good thing
4 months agoby @dfellaFlag
Avian
Lies! He is in it dammit!
4 months agoby @avian005Flag
Sean
@ChiRep-1
Yes, i think so.
4 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
ChiRep_1
Wasn't his "presence" confirmed months ago?
4 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
supermanvenom
He's in it i don't care what anyone says lol.
4 months agoby @supermanvenomFlag
Sean
@gandoff2169
Yes, that's true. Good point.
4 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Josh
Liam is classy and smart enough to know NOT to spoil it if Nolan wants to keep secret the fact that he's in the movie. A fact that I would call pretty likely given that we've been told Talia Al Ghul is in the film. We know a young Ras and a young Talia are in it, so it only makes sense we'll see them as adults too, probably in a flashback sequence with an older Talia and Neeson as Ras. Bringing her and the League of Shadows into the story is clearly Nolan trying to tie this world together by bringing the final film back to the first one.
4 months agoby @shuabertFlag
CelluloidDreams
Gotta love Liam !!
4 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
ROFLitschristian
@jayaottley That's the only thing I could see actually happening.
4 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@ejk1 Yup
4 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Corey
@ejk1 true.
4 months agoby @coreyFlag
ejk1
Comic Book Rule #1: No body, no death.
4 months agoby @ejk1Flag
Jay.A.Ottley
@corey agreed dude, al it is is just the introduction to young Talia
4 months agoby @jayaottleyFlag
Corey
Just read the article guys. It says its mostly likely a flashback sequence. If present day, that'd be stupid.
4 months agoby @coreyFlag
Jay.A.Ottley
Chill out guys he only had a small cameo involving a scene between Bruce, Talia and Ra. It's a flashback sequence.
4 months agoby @jayaottleyFlag
Jay.A.Ottley
Chill out guys he only had a small cameo involving a scene between Bruce, Talia and Ra. It's a flashback sequence.
4 months agoby @jayaottleyFlag
gandoff2169
He will be in it. They filmed the Lazarus pit. So there for, by flash back, or a short scene showing him being revived after thee events of Begins, will be done. No need to speculate if, but how. A hour and a half, dose not equate to much film time at all. But Enough time to have 5 mins or so of on screen time.
4 months agoby @gandoff2169Flag
SherlockHolmes2009
Sounds like he wasnt in it, just visiting
4 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
Sean
@ghostman
Yeah, maybe it is just for a flashback scene with him in it, explaining why a young Talia will show up. I'm not sure though if it will be him that explains why, but at least we'll see about that in 6 months when The Dark Knight Rises is released.
4 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
@sean Not necessarily he said he was only on set for 90 minutes, maybe he just happened to visit while they were filming...who knows, it could be a flashback explaining why a young Talia will show up?
4 months agoby @ghostmanFlag
MovieFan9482
Well from the teaser trailer it sounds like a new recording of Ra's explaining to Bruce to become more than just a man but a legend.
4 months agoby @moviefan9482Flag
Sean
Hmm, this is interesting. So this basically confirmes that we're going to see him in the Dark Knight Rises somehow or another.
4 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag