As you saw in the underwhelming teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises , it wasn’t Christian Bale, Tom Hardy or Anne Hathaway who got a majority of the 90-second screen time — it was Gary Oldman. (And the disembodied voice of Liam Neeson.) Oldman’s wheezing and battered-looking Commissioner Gordon told an off-screen Batman about “evil” and all the other mumbo-jumbo that old wheezing men in hospital beds go on about, and basically stole the show. The renowned character actor is also front-and-center on the U.K. poster for Tinker Tailor Solider Spy , with a headshot usually reserved for A-listers like Will Smith or Russell Crowe. Which raises the question: Is Gary Oldman having a moment?
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Is Gary Oldman Having a Moment?
