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Gary Oldman Says He Was ‘Typecast’ as the ‘Poster Boy for Rent-a-Villain,’ Which Was ‘Fun for a While’ But Eventually ‘Got a Little Old’: ‘I Just Put a Stop to it’

Gary Oldman says at one point he felt constantly 'typecast' as the 'poster boy for rent-a-villian.'

While discussing his performance as Dr. Zachary Smith in “Lost in Space” during a recent episode of Variety ‘s “ Know Their Lines,” Oldman said there was a point in his career where he was the go-to for casting directors who needed a bad guy. One of Oldman’s first major switches from villain to hero was when he joined Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy as Commissioner Gordon. David S. Goyer, who wrote “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight” for Nolan, recently recalled on the “ Happy Sad Confused ” podcast that he was “very surprised” to hear Oldman had landed the role, given his villain status.

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