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Officially Official

You Can Stop Arguing Now – Liam Neeson Is Absolutely, Positively, Definitely In The Dark Knight Rises

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:47 am, March 28th, 2012


I thought this debate was over a few months ago after actor Liam Neeson talked to the press about being on the set of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Apparently I was wrong. About the arguing, not about the fact that Neeson is actually in the film. Which he 100% is. How do we know for sure? Read on! 

Rumors had floated around for a while that Neeson had been on the set of TDKR. There was no confirmation on that until Neeson himself confirmed it to the press in January.

“I can tell you nothing about Dark Knight Rises, seriously,” he said while discussing reprising his role as Batman’s enemy, Ra’s al Ghul in TDKR. “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.”

Now, I took that as confirmation but others argued that since he didn’t actually say he was filming, he could have just been visiting the set. But I held true to my beliefs in the face of great adversity and behold! I was proven correct!

The confirmation comes via the Wrath of the Titans production notes which Comic Book Movie noticed. The copy reads:

Neeson next appears in Peter Berg’s actioner “Battleship,” and he also will be seen in Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated action thriller “The Dark Knight Rises.”

BUSTED!

Nolan had already cast young Ra’s in actor Josh Pence but fans were hoping/wishing Neeson would be brought back. Of course we still don’t know in exactly what capacity that will be (flashbacks, a Lazarus Pit resurrection, etc) but at least we know now for sure that he’s in the film.

Personally, I’m hoping Nolan says “screw it” to the Batman realism and does some sort of resurrection. It’s too cool not to. And while we’re at it, Susana and myself would greatly appreciate another TDKR trailer any day now. Can we make that happen?

(via Blastr)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jennifer-Cardigan/100001044910043 Jennifer Cardigan

    Sometimes people need to go out of their way to avoid spoilers. Since I don’t go looking for them, I didn’t know anything about this. Major spoiler fail, folks.

  • Joey Cruz

    My first three attempts at responding to this were filled with snark and bitterness. So, let’s just say, I did not know this. I did not want to know this. I would have liked to be surprised in the theater. And even if it was generally unavoidable information, you could have had a little more consideration than to make the thread title on the front page something that could be considered a spoiler for a movie that isn’t even out yet. 

    Knowing behind the scenes stuff about upcoming movies should be an option, not an obligation.

  • Anonymous

    Seriously?!?! You block out bits of text in the Hunger Games review, so as not to reveal plot points (which I was so impressed by) but this, about the return of a presumed dead character, was your headline? Here and on Facebook?!?!? Good Job. 

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