Bat-tastic compliment

By BILL HARRIS

Michael Urie's eyes got very wide ... Batman villain-wide, in fact.

"Can I shake your hand?" Urie asked above the din during a noisy ABC party in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Well, sure.

Urie just had been told that his portrayal of Marc St. James on Ugly Betty, alongside Vanessa Williams' dastardly Wilhelmina Slater, conjures complimentary images of Batman villains in the mind of yours truly.

And we're talking about the old Batman TV series from the 1960s, not the heavier film versions, the most recent of which is The Dark Knight with the late Heath Ledger as the Joker.

As it turned out, the comparison to Batman villains was more of a compliment to Urie that we ever would have suspected.

"I can die now," Urie said.

"Growing up, that show was instrumental for me. Nobody ever said anything about it (playing Marc and Wilhelmina that way). We never talked about it. But it's in my blood.

"I grew up watching that show. I grew up with cutouts of Batman and the Joker in my bedroom. So thank you for saying that. All we're missing is the camera angles."

(....Just like a classic Batman villain.)

"Thank you very much," Urie said. "That's a very high, high, high, high compliment."

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If we're talking about that 60's Batman, then I think Conan O'brien would make a good Joker. He's pale, just die his hair green and he also has the facial gestures down. Together they would make a good villain duo.

If we're talking about that 60's Batman, then I think Conan O'brien would make a good Joker. He's pale, just die his hair green and he also has the facial gestures down. Together they would make a good villain duo.

is conan o' brien that talk show host? i still haven't seen the dark knight yet but conan as the next joker and michael as the riddler? that could be an interesting pairing. i've seen different comic book versions of the riddler and with most of them, to me they beared a resemblance to michael. especially in terms of his face. i know people have suggested the likes of crispin glover, david tennant (who plays dr who in the british tv show), johnny depp, steve buscemi to name to play the riddler, but i think michael could be the nearest we can get to having a really great rendition of the riddler. we all know that johnny depp had been recently linked to the role- but i just cannot envisage him as the villian. besides, i don't think he is the type of star who needs to star in a movie such as this.

also the riddler character is similar in terms of personality/character of the marc character michael plays in ugly betty

I never thought of that, but his mannerism's does put you in the mind of the Riddlers. And Vanessa Williams would make a great Catwoman, don't you think?

I never thought of that, but his mannerism's does put you in the mind of the Riddlers. And Vanessa Williams would make a great Catwoman, don't you think?

he certainly does. especially the 60s tv version where he was a little bit campy. i thought jim carrey's version in batman forever was a little OTT, so much so he played it like a crazed joker. as for vanessa for the role of catwoman, i was thinking more of a blonde haired actress like charlize theron could carry the role. although becki newton could make a good catwoman/selina kyle but that would be like casting marc and amanda again. well not amanda, as selina is a totally different character to amanda