Fan Casting Rupert Thorne in Tom Mankiewicz's Batman

A corrupt city councilman who will do anything for power, including conspiring with the Joker. Thorne is the "everyman villain"—a scheming, oily politician who uses the system to advance his own interests. Thorne's natural warmth makes him even more dangerous; he's a man who genuinely believes he deserves power and will sacrifice anyone to get it. He sees Silver as a political asset, Batman as a threat, and the Joker as a useful tool—until the clown becomes too dangerous to control. His downfall is a darkly comic cautionary tale: a man who thought he could climb the ladder only to be literally ground down by his own ambition.