It seems Gary Oldman has tired of playing kindly wizards and Gotham police commissioners. Variety reports the actor is returning to the dark side in "Book of Eli," where he'll go up against Denzel Washington, who is also producing.

"Eli" is a post-apocalyptic Western, where Washington's lone warrior, Eli, fights to bring society the knowledge that could be the key to its survival and redemption. Surprise -- it's a book. Oldman will play the despot of a small and pathetic town, who's determined to get ahold of Eli's book. I imagine that he doesn't have society's best interests, or redemption, at heart. Read more...