Armie Hammer, who faced harassment allegations, will play the lead role in Uwe Boll’s ‘The Dark Knight.’
Based on an original script by Boll, Hammer has signed on to play Sanders, a man “who takes justice into his own hands as he sets out to hunt down criminals. While his crusade transforms him into a social media sensation and a hero in the eyes of the public, the local police chief sees him as a menace to society and aims to take him down.”
“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,” Boll said in a statement.
Executive producer Michael Roesch clarified that ‘The Dark Knight’ would not be confused with Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight.’ “our movie is very different from Chris Nolan’s movie, so there is no danger of confusion.”
“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,” he added.
The actor faced accusations of sexual harassment from several women, but the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office ultimately decided not to file charges after a lengthy LAPD investigation. Hammer lost many film and TV projects after the allegations.
During a recent podcast interview, Hammer said his acting career was back on track, adding that things had picked up so much that he has started turning jobs down. “My dance card’s getting pretty full,” he said. “That first job that I turned down after four years of this shit, I mean, it was the best feeling I’ve ever had.”
Hammer has spoken with Bill Maher on the ‘Club Random’ podcast. He said he felt grateful for the fallout because it changed his life forever. He had an ‘ego death, a career death, and financial death.’ This made him feel liberated because he no longer cared about how others saw him.
