Was Gambol created specifically for The Dark Knight?
Did Gambol (played by Michael Jai White) appear in the comics either before or after the Dark Knight movie?
Best Answer
He is a made up villain in the Nolanverse to fill out the demographic for a variety of organized crime families.
Taken from an interview with White by The Hollywood Reporter:
Nolan offered White the role of Gambol — the no-nonsense gangster who signed his own death warrant when he tried to tangle with The Joker, brought to life by Ledger in an Oscar-winning performance.
While never a principal role, Gambol was bigger in the script and during production, White says.
"It was the kind of thing where they had deeper intentions for Gambol; it was a character who was written for future use, I think," he says. "There were other plans to do stuff with that character and some things that were cut out. I think it's because of unfortunately losing Heath Ledger."
Calling it a matter of "tying up loose ends," White says he got why Nolan made the choice in postproduction.
Seems Nolan had more plans for the character but they never happened, this coupled with the fact this character does not appear to my knowledge in any Batman comic or cartoon before this suggests he is a Nolan invention
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What happened to Gambol in the Dark Knight?
Joker killed Gambol. The Joker revealed himself alive after stabbing two of Gambol's men with knives, pressed a knife in Gambol's mouth, and told him an ambiguous story of how he got his scars, before killing him with the knife.Is Gambol in the comics?
Gambol is played by Michael Jai White, who was best known for playing superhero Spawn. Both Spawn and Gambol share a mutual hatred for clowns (Joker, Clown/Violator). White also played another DC Comics villain in the television series Arrow, where he portrayed Bronze Tiger.Who Is Gamble in The Dark Knight?
Instead, the role of "Gamble" has officially gone to Michael Jai White, the muscular martial artist/stuntman/actor best known for roles in such films as "Spawn" and "Exit Wounds." Thomas and Roven also cleared up fan confusion over who, exactly, the baddie is, explaining that Gamble is one of several mob bosses ...What was the bounty on the Joker?
Gambol had put a bounty on the Joker: $500k dead or $1 million alive ("so he can teach him some manners first"). The Joker starts as usual, by telling "the story" of his scars. During the story, the Joker's sticks his knife inside Gambol's mouth, obviously preparing to give him a similar scar.Joker ( Heath Ledger ) Mob Scene
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