EXCLUSIVE: After enjoying Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Charles Dance has discovered a brand new household patriarch to painting, as sources inform Deadline that the Game of Thrones actor is in talks to hitch DC Studios’ The Batman Part II. If a deal closes, he would be part of Robert Pattinson, who is about to reprise his position because the Caped Crusader within the upcoming sequel that Reeves is writing and directing.
DC Studios had no touch upon Dance becoming a member of the pic.
While unconfirmed, it’s believed Dance would play Charles Dent, father to Gotham district lawyer Harvey Dent, who will be played by Sebastian Stan. Scarlett Johansson is on board to play Dent’s spouse.
The DC Studios pic is about to begin manufacturing within the spring and can open in theaters on October 1, 2027. DC co-bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran are producing as is Dylan Clark.
Reeves’ The Batman was the primary mega theatrical blockbuster for Warner Bros post-Covid after implementing a day-and-date launch technique on HBO Max. The film starring Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz grossed $369.3 million on the home field workplace and $772M worldwide.
The position seems like an ideal match for Dance, who’s finest recognized for enjoying Tywin Lannister on the hit HBO collection Game of Thrones. Seen as one of many extra highly effective and treacherous males in all of Westeros, Dance now seems to point out the same aspect this time in Gotham City.
Dance most not too long ago starred as Dr. Frankenstein’s father in Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-nominated Frankenstein. He additionally not too long ago appeared on the Peacock collection Day of the Jackal.
He is repped by Tavistock Wood Management.
