Now, some people are easily cowed and at once thought "Oh, I guess that's who Cotillard will be playing." Since Tim Burton's 1989 blockbuster, Batman has starred in seven solo films with the eighth - Matt Reeves' The Batman starring Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight - arriving in 2021. - but not us here at Screen Rant! Gotham City is about to get a French accent. We here at Screen Rant have always maintained that Cotillard will likely play Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul, the villain played by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins. Recently it was announced that Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard has joined the cast of Chris Nolan's third (and presumably final) Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. While Harvey's death wasn't as graphic as Joker's, both Batman and the movie itself treated Two-Face's demise as an afterthought. Considering how Bane and Talia occupied Gotham for five months and planned to destroy it with a nuclear weapon, their ignominious deaths are the epitome of anticlimactic. John can be found @BackoftheHead, counts a Black Canary and an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. There was quite a bit of fan backlash when Marion Cotillard's death as Talia al Ghul played out in the third Batman Begins movie. Among Us Crewmates Take Over Super Smash Bros. Prior to this, Selina Kyle herself may have also died after Shreck shoved her out of his skyscraper window before she was revived by an army of cats. Burton set the stage for gruesome deaths in superhero movies early on, but the way the villains died in his movies weren't the worst. It was something that needed to be done in order to conclude the story arc, but it wasn't satisfying in any way, shape, or form. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. After all, the baddies don't just try to take down Batman and instead, nearly all of them threatened the lives of millions of innocent Gotham citizens with their schemes. However, like Joker, Harvey Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) also fell to his death when Batman (Val Kilmer) threw a handful of dollar coins at him, forcing Two-Face to lose his balance and plummet to his doom. ©2020 Verizon Media. He's worked in movies and rubbed shoulders with big names but somehow forgot to ask for money a lot of the time - hence, he is happy to be with Screen Rant. But here are the Bat baddies who had the most anticlimactic death. It was a logical conclusion considering Poison Ivy is, well, Poison Ivy, but neither of these deaths in Schumacher's movies were the Batman movies' worst deaths. The villains usually die in Batman movies and they often suffer gruesome endings. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. But if Cotillard's "Miranda Tate" role is ultimately revealed to be little more than a mask for a more sinister character, don't worry: we're not the type of site to say "Toldja So!" But while most of Batman's movie villains died in ghastly ways, here's who suffered the most anticlimactic on-screen death. The Dark Knight Rises in theaters on July 20, 2012. Recently it was announced that Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard has joined the cast of Chris Nolan's third (and presumably final) Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises.In the official press release, Cotillard's character was described as "Miranda Tate, a member on the board for Wayne Enterprises who will aid Bruce Wayne on his 'philanthropic endeavors for Gotham.'" in writing and film studies. Kofi recognized potential in Screen Rant as an outlet capable of bridging die-hard film fans and casual moviegoers, quickly rising to the position of E-i-C, and working with the rest of the editorial team, transformed Screen Rant from a hobby blog into one of the leading fan sites on the Internet. A one-stop shop for all things video games. According to Batman himself, he doesn't kill Ra's al Ghul, but instead, he chooses not to save him, thus making Ra's' death his own fault. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. It's probably not surprising that Batman's grotesque villains usually meet gruesome ends. Related: The Batman: Arkham Asylum Explains Why The Movie Has So Many Villains. Bane, who was already in tears after Talia revealed their past relationship to Batman, was suddenly shot and blown across the room by Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) using the Batpod's guns. But I'm not buying it. We know that Nolan intends to tie The Dark Knight Rises back to Batman Begins, storywise, and having Talia come in to finish her father's work - and erase the stain of chaos left by The Joker in The Dark Knight - was always seen by us as a logical way to accomplish that goal. He then earned a Masters Degree in creative writing from The New School in NYC, where he first stumbled upon Screenrant.com when it was just a hobby blog owned by Vic Holtreman. If I had to wait until a suit confirmed what we fans wanted to know, or wait until I was in a theater seat to learn the twists and turns a movie was going to throw at us...there'd be no point to my job, or me doing it. Not only has Batman been rebooted multiple times with different directors behind the camera and different actors donning the cowl, but he has also faced every major villain in his rogue's gallery, and most of them have perished onscreen. 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Since his time at Screen Rant, Kofi has continued to work in entertainment journalism - joining comicbook.com as Sr. Editor of Original Content. Amazingly, the Joker (Heath Ledger) survived in The Dark Knight though the Oscar-winning actor's tragic death meant his iconic version of the Clown Prince of Crime couldn't return for The Dark Knight Rises. However, we've known for some time that Batman 3 will feature two female leads (presumably two love interests), so a Batman/Catwoman/Talia triangle (with Bane thrown in as a suitor for Talia) was not only possible, but A) Fitting B) In keeping with several Batman comic book storylines C)More and more likely, the more we learn about the film. It's a horrible way to die, but then again, Joker tried to poison Gotham with Smylex gas and he personally killed his mentor Boss Carl Grissom (Jack Palance) with multiple gunshots before he indifferently murdered his own helper, Bob the Goon (Tracy Walter). and that is all well and good. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote. Again, JUST MY OPINION, TAKE IT HOW YOU WILL: In a recent interview with 24 Frames, Marion Cotillard was quizzed about The Dark Knight Rises and gave the following evasive answer: "My role is a secret, as is the whole project.". John has been writing about what he likes - movies, TV, comics, etc. Some people are going to read that and respond with the easy answer of "Dude, she can't talk about the project, that's all she's saying!" Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. I say all that to say: take the following assessment however you will, but I'm going to dive deep into the matter and give you my best analysis. In order to make Batman more family-friendly (and to sell more toys), director Joel Schumacher made Batman Forever much more cartoonish, which meant that the Riddler survived at the end of the film. Additionally, every version of Catwoman lives to tempt Batman another day. While Harvey Dent's death was unremarkable, it pales in comparison to the worst Batman villain deaths of all: Bane (Tom Hardy) and Talia al Ghul (Marion Cotillard) in The Dark Knight Rises. Still, Batman Returns topped Joker's death with the inventively sickening ways the Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) were offed: Oswald Cobblepot repulsively died from swallowing goops of toxic waste while Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) unleashed her vengeance on Shreck, her former boss, by electrocuting him until there was nothing left but a smoking skeleton. Gotham City is about to get a French accent. All rights reserved. As befitting the Gothic and fantastical worlds Tim Burton created in Batman and Batman Returns, his villains died in grisly fashion, starting with the Joker (Jack Nicholson), who plummeted to his death from a helicopter hovering above Gotham Cathedral. Then, after a chase around Gotham's streets, Talia merely dies from injuries accrued when her truck crashed after the road collapsed beneath it. Of course, the inclusion of Talia would be as obvious as it was logical, and to that end it makes sense that Nolan would want to throw fans off the scent, having us believe that TDKR will focus on Catwoman and Bane (Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy, respectively) as the primary antagonists. Again: I know people are still going to accuse me of "reading into nothing" and there will inevitably be some "Slow news day?" But her vengeance on her nemesis, Dr. Jason Woodrue (John Glover), started off with the pleasure of a kiss before he died in excruciating pain from toxic poisoning. Already set to star Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Christian Bale returning as the Caped Crusader, the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is also welcoming a formidable femme fatale: 2008 Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. Click the button below to start this article in quick view. While Harvey Dent's death was unremarkable, it pales in comparison to the worst Batman villain deaths of all: Bane (Tom Hardy) and Talia al Ghul (Marion Cotillard) in The Dark Knight Rises. In Batman & Robin, it's not clear if Dr. Pamela Isley actually died from exposure to plant chemicals and getting swallowed by the earth, which transformed her into Poison Ivy. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) were all locked up in Arkham; though it's not clear what became of Bane (Jeep Swenson), he didn't die and was last seen emaciated after being deprived of Venom. That isn't to say every arch-criminal dies after facing Batman; in fact, some did get hauled off to face justice from Gotham's legal system: The Riddler (Jim Carrey) in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin's dastardly duo Mr. Already set to star Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Christian Bale returning as the Caped Crusader, the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is also welcoming a formidable femme fatale: 2008 Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Let me be clear about something: digging deep into every little tidbit of movie news - especially comic book movie news - is what I do. - for over a decade. Marion Cotillard was asked about her role in Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and had an interesting way of phrasing her evasive answer. Get all the latest election results from across the country, with up-to-the-minute maps and more. A one-stop shop for all things video games. jokes that get cracked at our expense. Today is National Voter Registration Day! And today, we (sort of) have further evidence that the actress' role may not be what it initially seems. Next: Every Batman Movie Ranked, Worst To Best. Fittingly, the justice meted out by the Batman movies tends to be definitively final and no villain - except Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) in The Dark Knight trilogy - has ever returned for a rematch with Batman (at least, not before the inevitable reboot). In the official press release, Cotillard's character was described as "Miranda Tate, a member on the board for Wayne Enterprises who will aid Bruce Wayne on his 'philanthropic endeavors for Gotham.'". among his friends, believes (correctly) that Superman is stronger than the Hulk, and he is a friend to all talking gorillas. A lot of people read that post and had the reaction that I was reading too far into things/over-analyzing (at best), or reporting "non-news as news" (at worst). Then, in The Dark Knight, Harvey Dent/Two-Face (Aaron Eckhart) again dies from falling after Batman tackled him to save James Gordon's (Gary Oldman) son - although Dent didn't drop nearly as far as his predecessor in Batman Forever did, he perished just the same. Batman 1989 set the precedent for his Big Bads dying as opposed to the Dark Knight dragging them to prison or Arkham Asylum and, in some cases, Batman kills his enemies himself (directly or indirectly). ;-). Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. 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Kofi Outlaw (former Editor-in-Chief, 2008 - 2016) has a B.A. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Christopher Nolan kicked off his more grounded Dark Knight trilogy with Batman Begins, which concluded with Batman (Christian Bale) infamously refusing to save Ra's al Ghul (Liam Neeson) from a horrific death via train crash/explosion.