THE DARK KNIGHT RISES casts Alon Aboutbol (Hugo Strange?)

Alon Aboutboul is set to play a main villain in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Aboutboul is an Israeli actor who has starred in such roles as Body of Lies, Munich, and Rambo III. If you are a fan of ABC's Castle, you have seen him on the show. 

The casting news was released from an Israeli site XNet, and then the actor's wife confirmed it on her Twitter. His role is reportedly one of a "particularly evil mad scientist". Unfortunately, we do not know if that scientist is in fact Hugo Strange or not. Expect this news to be confirmed by a more reliable source in the very near future.

The film stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The Dark Knight Rises comes to theaters July 20th, 2012 

I am not familiar with Aboutboul. What are your thoughts about this last-mintue casting? Do you think this could Dr. Strange?