If the Rip-Off Wasn’t Bad Enough, Armie Hammer Betting on the Worst Director Ever in ‘The Dark Knight’ is the Real Crime Here
- Armie Hammer is making a comeback to the theatres and he is betting on the director Uwe Boll.
- Hammer will be seen in Boll's upcoming movie, The Dark Knight, a vigilante thriller.
- However, fans are not happy about Hammer's decision, and their reaction says it all.
After a long hiatus, Armie Hammer has decided to return to the screens with a Uwe Boll movie, The Dark Knight. As per reports, the actor is going to play the titular role in the vigilante thriller that is set to begin its initial photography in Croatia, on January 27, 2025. Hammer has been going through a legal battle since 2021 following an accusation of alleged s*xual misconduct until 2023 when the Los Angeles prosecutors dropped all the charges against the actor.
Because of that legal procedure, the actor’s career had come to a halt. But before that, he was seen in some of the greatest projects, including Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger alongside Johnny Depp, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name with Timothée Chalamet, and more. Now, he is ready to make his acting comeback, but the netizens are unhappy about his decision to choose a Uwe Boll project.
What is Armie Hammer’s role in The Dark Knight?
This whole legal fiasco had put Armie Hammer‘s career on pause. But, it also picked up a lot that whenever his name comes up, people in the industry say, ‘Man, that guy got f*cked’, as he told in a podcast, Your Mom’s House. He further shared how his professional life got so busy that he turned down jobs. Hammer said,
My dance card’s getting pretty full. That first job that I turned down after four years of this shit, I mean, it was the best feeling I’ve ever had.
He returned to work with Travis Mills’ forthcoming western Frontier Crucible and decided to go with Uwe Boll’s The Dark Knight for a big release. In the thriller, Hammer is playing Sanders, who takes justice in his hands and embarks on a journey to hunt down the criminals. Even though his fight makes him the hero of the people, it puts him under the local police chief’s radar.
Talking about the film, the director Uwe Boll shared, as per Variety, “The story of The Dark Knight couldn’t be a more current topic, and I’m excited to bring it to life with this excellent cast.” While many might resonate with the title of the movie to a particular caped crusader, the executive producer Michael Roesch stated that it won’t have any similarity to Christopher Nolan‘s flick. Roesch said,
With Armie Hammer in the lead role and more great actors to be announced soon, and with an outstanding script, we are excited to build up on the great response we got for ‘First Shift’ and ‘Run,’ and will have another strong movie soon.
However, it seems that social media users haven’t taken this news positively.
How are the netizens reacting to Armie Hammer’s decision to star in Uwe Boll’s movie?
As soon as the news broke out in the media about Armie Hammer starring in a Uwe Boll movie, it sparked reactions from social media users. While a few of them have strongly opposed his decision to choose Uwe Boll as a director to join hands with for a comeback, others underlined Boll as the worst director. The netizens have taken X (previously as Twitter) by storm:
The Dark Knight marks Boll’s 37th movie in his filmography. It is produced by Uwe Boll along with Roesch as an executive producer. Though the release date has not been disclosed yet, the makers are quite excited about the project.
What are your thoughts about Armie Hammer’s comeback movie?
