Armie Hammer has booked a movie post-cannibal scandal.
The project is called — believe it or not — “The Dark Knight.” It’s not about Batman, according to Variety.
Hammer has been insisting that he’s getting a lot of work for the first time in four years. He was knee deep in being accused of sexual misconduct and cannibalism in 2020. His career fell apart, and he lost jobs.
Until recently, Hammer was considered not hire-able, similar to Kevin Spacey. But there’s always someone out there who’s willing to roll the dice on a pariah.
In “The Dark Knight,” Hammer will play the crime-fighting titular character in what’s described as a vigilante thriller — sort of like Batman gone awry. (Will Warner Bros. let him keep that title?)
Alas, Uwe Boll is probably the worst director in the business. His movies have Rotten Tomatoes ratings like 4% or 3%. Many of the films have never been reviewed at all, but their audience scores are also around 4%. This a far cry from Hammer’s big run in films like “The Social Network” and “The Man from UNCLE.”
