Ken Watanabe Is Villian In 'Batman 5'

[Tuesday, February 24th, 2004]
Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) by squaring off against Christian Bale in Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming untitled Batman movie.

Christopher Nolan is directing the film. Watanabe will play the villainous Ra's Al Ghul, an immortal strategic mastermind who wants to bring his own brand of order to the world.

Watanabe joins Bale, cast as Bruce 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; and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, a former board member and sidelined employee of Wayne Enterprises.

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