'Dark Knight': Q&A with Gary Oldman
By Emily Christianson, Hollywood.com Staff
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Hollywood.com talks with Gary Oldman about reprising his role as Lt. James Gordon in The Dark Knight.
Hollywood.com: Knowing all the juicy stuff from the comics that was in store of Gordon, how hard was it to get through the first movie to get to the really good stuff in Dark Knight?
Gary Oldman: I have a confession to make. I am not a fan of comic books. I was never a comic book kid. The format irritates me. Do I read here? Is that comment his or hers? Then it goes to the next frame and I’m thinking, “is he talking to him or her?” It irritates me. I can’t get on with it at all. So I really don’t know much… I know Barbara becomes Bat Girl, but we’ll never see that, not in the hands of Chris Nolan, at least.
HW: Was it a treat, then, to see where this character goes in the story?
GO: Yeah. When I got the script and spoke to Chris, and fleshed out the character… you know, if you can come back for seconds, it’s nice to come back and do more.