This led fans to speculate that Sarsgaard would be taking on the role of supervillain Two-Face/Harvey Dent, but the release confirms that Sarsgaard will actually be playing Gotham D.A. Gil Colson.
The actors playing Gotham City’s residents are Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, and Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon.
After all, that’s what put DC Comics back on the map with Joker, which became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Director Matt Reeves has announced the cast of his upcoming take on the classic superhero The Batman by way of an official press release.