Tom Hardy is Detective Harvey Bullock in The Dark Knight Rises?
This somewhat surprising news dropped when IMDB updated their cast list for The Dark Knight Rises. IMDB is known for getting its news wrong a great deal of the time, but they did confirm the casting of JJ Feild as Montgomery Falsworth (aka Union Jack) in Captain America: The First Avenger before anyone else had the information.
The casting of Tom Hardy as Detective Harvey Bullock is a surprise, and has a lot of speculators calling foul, due to the sheer size of the character. Bullock is a hefty, unshaven, chain-smoking slob who does not match Hardy's current physic. But its quite possible that the actor will be wearing prosthetics, or that Christopher Nolan has completely reimagined the character's attributes.
There are already two different versions of Bullock in the DC Comic universe. Here is how the character is described prior to 1985, after which his personality changed due to the comic book series Crisis on Infinite Earths:
"Bullock is a crooked police detective under instructions from Gotham City's Mayor Hamilton Hill to sabotage Commissioner Gordon's career. His method of doing so is to pretend to be exceedingly clumsy, thereby spoiling whatever Gordon is trying to do, seemingly accidentally. After inadvertently giving Gordon a heart attack, however, Bullock turns over a new leaf. His character later develops into a well-meaning cop who (probably) is exceedingly clumsy, similar to the later animated version. He also forms a close bond with Robin, based initially on their mutual love of old movies. Subsequent to this, he is a Bishop in the spy organization Checkmate."
IMDB has since removed Tom Hardy and his character Detective Harvey Bullock off their posted cast list. With how secretive Christopher Nolan is being about the project, its hard to make any sort of judgment on whether or not this information is correct or heinously wrong. However you slice it, Tom Hardy makes a much more believable Bullock than he does a Penguin. And Clayface is being considered too cartoonish for Nolan's gritty take on Gotham City's crime underworld. We'll surely know the answer about who Tom Hardy is playing soon enough.
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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Jay.A.Ottley
WOW, Movieweb your epicly late on this....... This is like 2 weeks old, was announced the same day as the title
2 years agoby @jayaottleyFlag
Emmytt
@movie-nut yea if this is the last one For Chris then Hush should be the villain i want to see this saga go out with a bang!
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Diaigma
@The Narrator - writer's habit: I tend to break words down in my head and find puny ways to exploit them. Comes with writing with younger audiences in mind :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Yveske
defenitly a villian that has never been seen in a movie black mask, clay man. that woud be great
2 years agoby @yveskeFlag
Major Tom
@bane5000 and @ emmyt So I can see that I'm not the only one that wants Hush, especially after the Riddler was shot down. The way I see it, Hush is the only way to go if Nolan wants to end this series with a bang assuming he isn't doing a fourth).
2 years agoby @movie-nutFlag
slysnide
Crisis anything doesn't matter. This is a saga all its own.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
CBF
Pre-Crisis Bullock doesn't matter, @movieweb, it is not in modern-day continuity. You were better off listing how the character is described AFTER 1985, which is the actual depiction of the character.
2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
Emmytt
i want hush!
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Jacob89
HE SHOULD PLAY DEAD SHOT STANDERD!
2 years agoby @jacob89Flag
HAPPYJACK
I'll wait to hear what Nolan has to say. 2 many rumours flying around st the minute. Which ever role he plays, He will do it justice as he is a great actor.
2 years agoby @happyjackFlag
Josh
Tom Hardy will go to great physical lengths for a role. Just look at him in Bronson. He's pretty much unrecognizable.
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Diaigma, where do you get this stuff? (In a good way.)
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Diaigma
I'm just keeping it REAL ;)
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Dan
D is back with the corny one liners!
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Diaigma
I always imagined Bullock as more, you know, heavy set. Tom Hard(l)y ain't :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Dr.Carter
I hope they cast him as Black Mask.
2 years agoby @dr-carterFlag
slysnide
There's also the unstated probability as before in the last two films, that there will be more than one villain. Nolan has reportedly said that via the interview he did on 10/27 which I read on Yahoo or Google a couple days ago.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
T.Clark
He doesn't have to match the character's physical attributes. It's a possibility that he could play Bullock, but again, most of these TDKR posts don't confirm or deny anything.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Bane5000
i still gotta say Hardy would make a great Hush, heres a comment i posted on another article, describing a basic way they can introduce him in the film...
I think Hardy should become Hush, they could make him Thomas Elliot, a wealthy friend or rival Bruce had in college before he dropped out, as he mentioned in Begins, thats come to town but unbeknownst to Bruce, Thomas has obsessed over Bruce's life over the years while his own wealth has diminshed and has since become the criminal Hush, whos jelousy towards Bruce's prosperity and new fascination for the character of The Batman, drives him to make an example of both, not knowing theyre the same man...Yet :]
What do u think...?
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
bruce_ha
If you look at his face, it does resemble Bullock. He could pull it off.
2 years agoby @bruce-haFlag
slysnide
Wait, who reported Hardy being cast in the first place? Is that even concrete?
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Remy72883
man im getting tired of these rumors, give facts, you know what im gonna make up my own, Johnny Depp for riddler, sh*t already happened, Angelina Jolie for cat women, nope that one two, Brad Pitt Red Hood their is one anyone else wanna have some fun with it, hopefully we will get paid like those idiots, lol
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
joekerr2e
Man... I'm beat after the last Batman post... I'll trust Nolan on anything after he pulled off an epic Joker.
2 years agoby @joekerr2eFlag
Dark enV
yeah but we don't know if this is even really happening, if he is Bullock than I will trust in Nolan's decision no doubt but until I hear it from the big man this is just a solid rumor and nothing else.
2 years agoby @dark-envFlag
bounded
Remember when people were saying "Brokeback Joker?!" Never question the decisions of Nolan.
2 years agoby @boundedFlag
bounded
Could an affair cost Gordon his job?
2 years agoby @boundedFlag
DoubleR0522
@Mk47 i agree, he can pulled the character off
2 years agoby @doubler0522Flag
Mka47
im sure he could pull it off don't shave for a bit give him a fat suit (or gain the weight if he's hardcore). can anyone honestly say the weren't like wtf? when they first heard heath ledger was going to be joker. stranger things have happened
2 years agoby @mka47Flag
Worth5Bucks
oo nice catch @TheREAL
2 years agoby @mattbierwagenFlag
Dan
Yep, he was. He was Shinzon.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag