LA Times got the chance to speak to Aaron Eckhart, who dropped a few hints about the Two-Face character from the upcoming “The Dark Knight.”
“I can tell you that, basically, when you look at Two-Face, you should get sick to your stomach,” he explained. “Being the guy under all that, well, that was a lot of fun for me. It’s like you would feel if you met someone whose face had pretty much been ripped off or burned off with acid. I can’t talk about it beyond that because I don’t want to give away too much of the plans by Chris [Nolan].”
One aspect of the character that’s very different from what fans have previously seen is that his wounds are structurally deeper. “There are fans on the Internet who have done artist’s versions of what they think it will look like,” said Eckhart. “And I can tell you this: They’re thinking small; Chris is going way farther than people think.”
Two-Face in the film is more of a vigilante hunting down the Joker than he is a criminal, as he has most often been portrayed in the comics. His trademark is flipping a two-headed coin, one side defaced, the other pristine, and letting its landing determine his actions, often in situations where he has a gun to someone’s head.
“The difference between Batman and Two-Face is how far they are willing to go and how they make their point,” Eckhart said. “Otherwise, we’re talking about vigilante crime-fighting. That’s what Batman is all about. He has a strong sense of justice. And Harvey Dent has an extremely strong sense of justice. His fiancée is killed. He’s horribly injured. But he is still true to himself. He’s a crime fighter, he’s not killing good people. He’s not a bad guy, not purely.”
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