Will Two Face really be in The Dark Knight? That has been a big question for a long time, and now we kind of get an answer with this new clip (view it bigger or download at the Why So Serious site). But now there’s a new question: will Two Face be in The Dark Knight any more than this little bit?

I have a strong feeling that the answer is no. Like the Tony Stark/Iron Man cameo from The Incredible Hulk that was revealed in advance, I think this is just a tease of itself. I think this is like the Nick Fury bit from the end of Iron Man — it could even be similarly hidden after the credits.

The only thing more will be an actual shot of Two Face’s face (which I constantly picture as looking like Alex Winter in Freaked), which will come right at the tail of this scene before the picture cuts to black (and either the credits then roll or, having already rolled, the projector cuts off). Aside from that, we’ll have to wait for the next film.

If I’m wrong, then the marketing department at Warner Bros. is seriously screwing up. The Dark Knight has been revealed for months as strictly “The Joker Show,” with so much footage of Heath Ledger’s (”brilliant,” sight unseen) performance unveiled that it appears there’s no need for another villain.

Meanwhile the Harvey Dent side of the marketing campaign has been elusive and frustrating, with awkwardly bad videos here and lame street teams there, all to keep the fans guessing about how much the character will be involved both before and after his transformation into Two Face.

I guess you might say it’s a two-faced marketing strategy, with the Two Face part being the ugly side.

Part of me doesn’t even want him anywhere near the film at this point. With the Batman vs. Joker plot, I know what to expect. If Two Face is a significant part, I’ll be thrown off. His “surprise” prominence in the film will be so built up that his actual appearance will be distractingly disappointing, both because the character can’t possibly be as interesting and entertaining as Ledger’s Joker and because it can’t possibly be as great as the secrecy promises.