In different phrases, Stan may play Harvey, however not essentially Two-Face, and the villain of The Batman II is Gilda Dent as an alternative of Two-Face. And with Johansson sure to be a significant character, it will make sense for the 2 Marvel stars to change into Gotham’s most infamous energy couple.
Tommy Elliot/Hush
Talking of Jeph Loeb, the author additionally created one other high-profile double for Bruce Wayne when he and Jim Lee gave the world Hush. Earlier than he grew to become the bandaged titular baddie of the sequence, Tommy Elliot was Bruce Wayne’s finest good friend. However the place Thomas and Martha Wayne cherished and cared for his or her son, the Elliots abused Tommy. Younger Tom thus sought escape by killing his mother and father, ending their abuse and inheriting their fortune. However after Thomas Wayne saved Mrs. Elliot, the kid develops a grudge that leads him to not solely change into a superb surgeon (like Thomas Wayne) but additionally the villain Hush. And Elliot moreover schemes to spoil Bruce Wayne’s life.
Look, Hush isn’t essentially the most attention-grabbing character (outdoors of the wonderful Paul Dini story The Coronary heart of Hush), however he’s comparatively well-known and he hasn’t appeared in a live-action Batman movie but. Furthermore, The Batman arrange plenty of breadcrumbs about Thomas and Martha Wayne’s imperfect previous, together with Thomas performing surgical procedure on Carmine Falcone. It might be comparatively simple to fit Hush into that world, and possibly Stan and Reeves may discover one thing compelling to do with the baddie. On the very least he has a cool design.
Umberto or Pini Maroni
As a lot enjoyable because the costumed baddies are, The Batman and its sequel nonetheless draw prime inspiration from The Lengthy Halloween, which is generally about Batman battling the Falcone and Maroni crime households. Between The Batman and The Penguin, the Falcones are largely worn out. Nevertheless, The Penguin did introduce Clancy Brown as Sal Maroni, the pinnacle of the rival household. In that present, Cristin Milioti performed Sofia Gigante (née Falcone), who manipulated them to get again at her family. The time is true for the Maronis to menace Gotham as soon as extra.
Twin brothers Umberto and Pini Maroni are outstanding characters in Batman: Darkish Victory, Loeb and Sale’s sequel to The Lengthy Halloween. After the loss of life of their father Sal, Umberto and Pini change into the heads of the household and enter into an alliance with Sofia Gigante to kill Two-Face, who murdered her father Carmine. Clearly, Reeves must change the characters to make them match on the earth of The Batman, however it will be enjoyable to see Stan play a composite of the 2, or to see him pull a Michael B. Jordan in Sinners and painting each Maroni twins.
Catman or Prometheus
To those that know him from the MCU, Stan excels at enjoying tortured however good-looking heroes. In indie movies similar to I, Tonya, A Completely different Man, and The Apprentice, nevertheless, Stan tends to play pathetic losers and unhappy weirdos. Thankfully, DC Comics does have a number of characters who work as each Batman analogues and pathetic weirdos.
