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Batman: The Latino Knight
Posted on: Fri, 07/18/2008 - 2:25pm
Batman/Bruce Wayne: Even though Christian Bale is arguably the best Caped Crusader ever, Benjamin Bratt would add spice to the hero's utility belt. As Batman, the strapping half-Peruvian actor would frequent botanicas and cuchifrito stands. Rather than follow ninja teachings, he immerses himself in the old school practices of Santeria to emerge as El Batman Amazonico.
The Joker: Yes, yes we know Heath Ledger (R.I.P.) is receiving Oscar talk for this role but we would put our money on Carlos Mencia. The Mexican/Honduran comedian would torture his victims with his hackneyed borderline racist routine. Once he's offended them, Mencia proceeds to steal any good idea they have and claim it as his own. Batman, George Lopez, Joe Rogan and other comics are no match for the menacing Mencia.
Harvey Dent/Two-Face: If there was ever a role Edward James Olmos was born to play it's that of the scarred lawyer. Like his fellow teenage acne survivor Tommy Lee Jones, Eddie adds grit to this complex character. Wearing a Zoot suit he walks around wreaking havoc on Gotham's most beautiful people. When in battle with his rival, Batman is often perplexed as to which half is Eddie's bad side.
Rachel Dawes: Although Maggie Gyllenhaal is an upgrade from Tom Cruise's beard (Katie Holmes), our pick Rosario Dawson would rock the Bat boots off the Dark Knight. If she dons her Sin City duds, it's hard to imagine Batman saving anything but his libido. With Rosario as his love interest, the summer's most anticipated action flick quickly turns into the season's Judd Apatow-produced hit--Winged Up.
The Mayor: Surprisingly enough a Latino is already cast here; Nestor Carbonell stars as Gotham's top politico. As Mayor Anthony Garcia the Cuban actor, with the dark eyes (it's not eyeliner gunk), runs the city with an iron puño. While L.A.'s Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa could have served as inspiration, the producers wanted Nestor's character to embody a morally-wise politician. Lest we forget Hollywood is make-believe.
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