Is Chris Nolan looking for Sarah Essen?
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Christopher Nolan is looking to avoid another bout of Magazine Rack Syndrome* by casting *two* Hollywood stars for female roles for DARK KNIGHT RISES. And some fans think one of those female roles is Sarah Essen.
* A meme I'm trying to start based on this dialog from The Simpsons.
Lisa: I'm a magazine rack!
Homer: Look, I'm the first to admit it; I don't write good parts for women.
Would Sarah Essen work in the Nolan-verse? Who should be cast? My theories and pages from LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT ANNUAL #2 with Sarah Essen after the cut.
Five pages from the issue where Jim and Sarah get married. On a sinking boat that's on fire.
The story starts with Jim and Sarah in a bridal shop, with Sarah trying on a wedding dress. Flass (from BATMAN YEAR ONE) shows up, working for a criminal named Mr. Gleam. Gordon has info on a crooked judge working for Gleam, and Flass wants Gordon's evidence. As Flass is a very bad person, he has kidnapped Gordon's son James (also from BATMAN YEAR ONE) to make sure Gordon complies.
Gordon says how he "won't betray his trust" and leaks his evidence to a radio station.
Sarah, who has been wearing the wedding dress the whole issue, decides to ask someone for help she would rather not ask for help.




After checking with Alfred on what bridges are closed, Batman rescues Jim Jr. (the last time he ever showed up in a Bat-comic, AKAIK).
Jim and Sarah get married on the aforementioned sinking boat that's on fire, with the crooked judge presiding and Flass (left to die as Gleam sees him as expendable) as a witness. Batman rescues them, although he's in disguise (again).

For a little while after that, Sarah became Commissioner Gordon for a while (I don't know the exact issues). Then No Man's Land happened, and the Joker shot her in the head. Gordon shot him in the knee in retaliation.
Jim Gordon is the comic relief in the Nolan Bat-movies (next to Alfred, I suppose). It would be rather odd to give Gordon a romantic interest, unless Barbara leaves him sometime between TDK and RISING. Maybe Barbara doesn't want to say "Oh no, Harvey Dent didn't kidnap me and try to kill my children, heavens no!" and leaves Gotham so she can't be questioned about it.
If Sarah Essen is a cop out to bring in Batman, she could work as someone the audience can respect even if we know she's misinformed about Batman. She could say a vigilante becoming a murderer was an inevitability.
Vera Farminga from "The Departed" and "Up in the Air" was tossed around by some Bat-fans. I'd like Jill Hennessy from "Law & Order" and "Crossing Jordan." She could give Sarah a mix of "by the book cop" and "smart-mouthed sass."
* A meme I'm trying to start based on this dialog from The Simpsons.
Lisa: I'm a magazine rack!
Homer: Look, I'm the first to admit it; I don't write good parts for women.
Would Sarah Essen work in the Nolan-verse? Who should be cast? My theories and pages from LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT ANNUAL #2 with Sarah Essen after the cut.
Five pages from the issue where Jim and Sarah get married. On a sinking boat that's on fire.
The story starts with Jim and Sarah in a bridal shop, with Sarah trying on a wedding dress. Flass (from BATMAN YEAR ONE) shows up, working for a criminal named Mr. Gleam. Gordon has info on a crooked judge working for Gleam, and Flass wants Gordon's evidence. As Flass is a very bad person, he has kidnapped Gordon's son James (also from BATMAN YEAR ONE) to make sure Gordon complies.
Gordon says how he "won't betray his trust" and leaks his evidence to a radio station.
Sarah, who has been wearing the wedding dress the whole issue, decides to ask someone for help she would rather not ask for help.
After checking with Alfred on what bridges are closed, Batman rescues Jim Jr. (the last time he ever showed up in a Bat-comic, AKAIK).
Jim and Sarah get married on the aforementioned sinking boat that's on fire, with the crooked judge presiding and Flass (left to die as Gleam sees him as expendable) as a witness. Batman rescues them, although he's in disguise (again).
For a little while after that, Sarah became Commissioner Gordon for a while (I don't know the exact issues). Then No Man's Land happened, and the Joker shot her in the head. Gordon shot him in the knee in retaliation.
Jim Gordon is the comic relief in the Nolan Bat-movies (next to Alfred, I suppose). It would be rather odd to give Gordon a romantic interest, unless Barbara leaves him sometime between TDK and RISING. Maybe Barbara doesn't want to say "Oh no, Harvey Dent didn't kidnap me and try to kill my children, heavens no!" and leaves Gotham so she can't be questioned about it.
If Sarah Essen is a cop out to bring in Batman, she could work as someone the audience can respect even if we know she's misinformed about Batman. She could say a vigilante becoming a murderer was an inevitability.
Vera Farminga from "The Departed" and "Up in the Air" was tossed around by some Bat-fans. I'd like Jill Hennessy from "Law & Order" and "Crossing Jordan." She could give Sarah a mix of "by the book cop" and "smart-mouthed sass."
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Date: 2010-11-19 05:04 pm (UTC)It could go a couple of way. We've seen Batman go dark in the Nolan movies. Maybe if Sarah Essen is in the movies, she's there to serve her purpose in Year One: both as a smart cop who distrusts Batman and someone who tempts Gordon as well.
What happened at the end of the last movie could result in some serious marital issues for the Gordons. Having Sarah around would make that more complicated.
I mean, they have freakin' Gary Oldman playing Jim Gordon. You'd think they would give him something more to do.