Posted by: Jett
Monday, June 16, 2008, 11:07 AM CENTRAL
Check out what Anthony Micheal Hall had to say about playing "Mike Engel" in TDK -- and those rumors about him playing The Riddler...
HALL: “I read for Chris Nolan. It’s interesting about my career, I’ve had different situations and I’ve been very fortunate. I’m not complaining, but I had to audition for probably 95% of the stuff I’ve done, because I think that I was always in transition - "What does he look like? Is he a kid?" So, thirty years later I have a body of work and it’s still good to work at it, whatever you do.”
What can fans expect from your character? He's a reporter, right?
HALL: “Yeah, it’s a great role and I can’t wait to see the film. I don’t know, I can’t just say anything, because I haven’t seen the movie.”
So, do you drive a Lamborghini in the film? Is that stuff true?
HALL: “You know why those rumors started spreading? Because I was on location standing in the middle of the street. This is really funny: I was wearing a grey suit and Christian [Bale] in the movie drives a Lamborghini. And I guess I looked good in the suit because people that were playing extras in the movie began selling stories online saying, ‘Hey, he’s driving a Lamborghini!’ Then people started to think I was playing The Riddler. All of this for standing in the street. That sounds great, I’ve got to stand in the street more. So it was kind of a funny thing how it all happened. My mother called me and said, ‘Oh yeah, they said you’re playing The Riddler and there’s a picture online of you standing next to a Lamborghini.’ I was really just standing around doing nothing in between takes admiring the car. But the next thing you know, people are saying I’m playing The Riddler. [laughs] The truth is, I’ll play any of those parts. I’d love to play Batman, to be honest with you. But I have a great respect for Christian and Heath [Ledger] and they were real gentlemen with me. I had the most fun with [Gary] Oldman though, he was great.”
What type of impact did Heath have on you during the production? How was he to work with?
HALL: “He was a co-worker, you know. I’m like ten years older than the guy, so I gave him his space and room. I was watching him and how he handled himself, and he was really smart. He’s a good guy. He was together and he was kicking-ass in that performance.”
So how did you land the role in THE DARK KNIGHT?
Good stuff! For the full interview, visit THEDEADBOLT.COM.
THE DARK KNIGHT opens July 18, 2008!
