Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is Alberto Falcone in Batman 3
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?Variety is confirming that JGL is playing the son of mob boss Carmine Falcone, played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins, in The Dark Knight Rises. Well, actually they say that insiders are confirming this, so I suppose it could be wrong, but I doubt it. We’ve heard rumors that Batman 3 would be based on The Long Halloween for about a year now, and Alberto Falcone’s a major part of that. Plus, this would tie the three Nolan-directed Batman movies together nicely. Also plus, Alberto is quite the serial killer in The Long Halloween, which makes him just the kind of non-superpowered villain Nolan loves. Still, I can’t help but wonder what a JGL Riddler would’ve been like. Oh well. Thanks to Nerd Bastards for making the pic so I didn’t have to, though.
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