Joseph Gordon-Levitt is On Board "The Dark Knight Rises" as Alberto Falcone

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's The Dark Knight Rises Character Finally Revealed
By Mike Bracken
Posted Mar 20th 2011


When news broke last month that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was likely joining Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, comic geeks and Internet movie bloggers dashed off to their own personal Batcave to try and figure out just who the actor might play.

Speculation was rampant and covered a variety of characters from Batman's infamous rogue's gallery, including The Riddler and Deadshot. Those two bits of speculation didn't pan out, but one other popular choice appears to be correct.





Variety says JGL is set to play Alberto Falcone, better known as The Holiday Killer.

If you're scratching your head wondering "who the hell is Alberto Falcone?" you're probably not a big comic fan. Allow us to get you up to speed.







Alberto is the son of mafia kingpin Carmine Falcone (played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins).

Unlike his siblings, Alberto wasn't allowed to become involved in the family's business – so he went to Harvard and Oxford instead. However, the crime gene couldn't stay buried forever, and when some of Gotham's most notorious criminals started getting murdered in the graphic novel 'The Long Halloween,' it's Alberto – dubbed The Holiday Killer – who's behind the crimes.

He eventually winds up in Arkham Asylum.







As Variety points out, including a character like The Holiday Killer makes a lot of sense given Nolan's intentions to keep his Gotham City grounded in reality.

While it would have been fascinating to see the filmmaker's take on The Riddler, this role suits Gordon-Levitt nicely. He even bears a bit of a resemblance to Alberto Falcone.









Nolan hasn't given us any indication as to what might happen in the script, which will most likely be his final Batman outing, but we do know that Gordon-Levitt will be joining fellow Inception star Tom Hardy (set to play Bane) and Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle/Catwoman).

Batman looks like he could have his hands full this time out. In the hands of a lesser director, we might worry that Nolan was adding too many villains to the mix, but given his track record with the previous Batman films, we're trusting him completely on this one.





The Dark Knight Rises has a July 20, 2012 release date.

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[comedyfreak]

Could be promising.