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WILKINSON AND HAUER FOR BATMAN

This is from hollywoodteporter.com

Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson and Rutger Hauer have joined the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures "Batman Begins.

Wilkinson plays Falcone, one of the leading crime figures in Gotham City, while Hauer portrays Earle, a business contemporary of Bruce Wayne's murdered father who has designs on the Wayne corporate empire.

The actors join Christian Bale as Wayne/Batman; Michael Caine as Wayne's trusted butler, Alfred; Katie Holmes as a childhood friend of Wayne's; Liam Neeson as Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard; Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, a former board member and sidelined employee of Wayne. Enterprises; Gary
Oldman as Lt. James Gordon; and Ken Watanabe as the villainous Ra's Al Ghul.

Tom Wilkinson's credits include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Patriot, Rush Hour and The Full Monty.

Rutger Hauer's credits include Blade Runner, The Hitcher, and Ladyhawke.