The new trailer for The Dark Knight featured an intriguing scene in which Harvey Dent’s face is seen in profile and the half turned away from camera appears severely burnt: our first glimpse at Two-Face?

Dent actor Aaron Eckhart gave a lengthy and interesting interview to the LA Times about his role, promising that there “are fans on the Internet who have done artist’s versions of what they think it will look like, and I can tell you this: They’re thinking small; Chris [Nolan, Director] is going way farther than people think.”

Eckhart added: “I can tell you that, basically, when you look at Two-Face, you should get sick to your stomach. Being the guy under all that, well, that was a lot of fun for me. It’s like you would feel if you met someone whose face had pretty much been ripped off or burned off with acid.”

The actor also explained how Two-Face is more of a vigilante than a down-right criminal in the film: “The difference between Batman and Two-Face is how far they are willing to go and how they make their point… Harvey Dent has an extremely strong sense of justice. (highlight for spoiler>) His fiancée is killed. He’s horribly injured. But he is still true to himself. He’s a crime fighter, he’s not killing good people. He’s not a bad guy, not purely.”.

The film itself “deals with some fundamental questions of what’s going on in society. To me, this film is about how Batman feels about justice, how he takes care of the city, how he feels about the Joker when he meets him and sees what he is capable of doing. How he feels when Harvey Two-Face takes matters into his own hands. It’s not simple, and it gets ugly. I think people will be surprised”.

The Batman Begins sequel premieres in cinemas July 18.

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