Katie Holmes, who costarred in Batman Begins, was so disposable that she was easily replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight and the character was subsequently killed off.

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With Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

NEWYORKER: The Dark Knight

In parallel stories, two gay men duel with a lesbian couple over the paternity of a baby, and a drifting young club singer and sex parasite (Maggie Gyllenhaal) seduces both a young gay man (Jason Ritter) and his wealthy widower father (Tom Arnold).

NEWYORKER: Happy Endings

When Bad pulls into Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a gig, he crosses paths with an aspiring journalist named Jean, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who just happens to recognize the good that's in Bad, even if the guy is grizzled, sozzled, and wreathed in cigarette smoke.

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