MediasharX :: BATMAN Gets his Gordon!

Gary Oldman has signed on to play James Gordon in BATMAN BEGINS.

The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and his cowled alter ego, Batman, as well as Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Michael Kaine, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, and Ken Watanabe as the terrorist Ra's al Ghul. BATMAN BEGINS is set to start filming March 16th. Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO) is directing with David Goyer (BLADE) writing.

Oldman is most famous for his villains, not the least of which is the title role in Francis Ford Coppola's version of Bram Stoker's DRACULA. He will also be playing Sirius Black in the third Harry Potter film, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN.