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Source: IGN

Aaron Eckhart has been confirmed as being in "final negotiations" to play Harvey Dent in the upcoming The Dark Knight. District Attorney Harvey Dent begins as an ally of Batman and Gotham cop Jim Gordon, only to end up becoming the horrifically scarred, coin-flipping villain Two-Face.

Dent has previously been portrayed onscreen by Billy Dee Williams and Tommy Lee Jones, who starred opposite Eckhart in The Missing.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Eckhart's casting today. There's still no word on whether Maggie Gyllenhaal has indeed replaced Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes.

In addition to Eckhart, The Dark Knight also stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. Heath Ledger will play The Joker.

Aaron Eckhart's credits include Thank You for Smoking, The Black Dahlia, The Core and Paycheck. He will next be seen opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in No Reservations. This news may be a few days old for some, especially those who knew that he had become the strong favourite in recent weeks, but I only just read the confirmation on IMDb today then found this article.

I've only seen Eckhart in The Missing, so it'll be interesting to see him in a high profile role like this.

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I don't think I've seen him in anything that big, but I've read good things about him fairly recently, so for me this is a bit of a "Wait and see" thing... unless I see one of his films in the meantime, of course.

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I can definitely see it happening. A great choice in casting by Nolan, considering Eckhart was nominated for Thank You for Smoking recently. Definitely looking forward to seeing him take on the role.

[Squeernemergo]

Sweet news, i loved him in Thank You For Smoking. Definitely cant wait till this movie comes out next summer!


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