HUSH
A recent fan-favorite villain who has yet to debut on the big screen, Hush would be an epic role for Isaac. Hush is Dr. Tommy Elliott, a talented surgeon, millionaire, and Bruce Wayne's childhood best friend. The product of an abusive childhood, Elliott once attempted to kill his parents, only to have Bruce's father Dr. Thomas Wayne save his mother's life. The insane boy blamed Bruce and eventually grew up to be a twisted adversary for Batman since he knows Wayne is the Dark Knight. A teenage version of Tommy Elliott appeared inGotham, but the villain as comic fans know him best has yet to be seen in live-action.
With physical and mental abilities comparable to Batman, Hush is a rogue that fans are dying to see in a movie. Isaac would absolutely nail Tommy Elliott's genius and frightening malevolence if this is what Reeves had in mind.
MAN-BAT
Man-Bat is another rogue waiting to finally debut on the big screen. Dr. Kirk Langstrom is a zoologist who experimented on a formula to give humans sonar as a cure for deafness, but his serum turned him into a humanoid bat creature. A monstrous mirror image of Batman, Langstrom is a tragic villain whom Oscar Isaac could imbue with genuine pathos and humanity. Man-Bat would also give The Batman a body horror element never seen in a Batman movie before. Man-Bat was also the first super villain the Dark Knight fought in "On Leathery Wings", the pilot episode of the classic Batman: The Animated Series, so he would be a fitting villain for Matt Reeves' younger Caped Crusader to face
RA'S AL-GHUL
It would take an amazing actor to follow in the iconic footsteps of Liam Neeson as Ra's al Ghul but Oscar Isaac would be more than up for the challenge. The Demon's Head is one of Batman's greatest foes; he's an immortal warrior with world-altering ambitions who also commands the deadly League of Assassins (or League of Shadows, as they're known in The Dark Knight Trilogy). In Christopher Nolan's universe, Ra's was also Bruce Wayne's mentor.
The main knock fans have against Neeson's portrayal is that he's an Irishman playing a Middle Eastern villain; Isaac's South American heritage would at least let the character be played by a person of color, even if it would need a twist on origin. Isaac would certainly have no problems portraying Ra's genius, wisdom, sheer malevolence, but also his sense of fairness and justice. The Demon is a complex adversary who is noble in his own way; all traits Oscar Isaac would nail if he were cast in the role.
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