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The Dark Knight Rises; Batman 3 film directed by Christopher Nolan
Topic Started: Dec 20 2008, 08:43 PM (3,348 Views)
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Aw crap, I didn't read the part about Bane.

BANE WILL BREAK YOU.
Edited by _DL_, Jan 19 2011, 08:20 PM.
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Crazy rumors about the cast for "The Dark Knight Rises," the third of director Christopher Nolan's Batman films, have been going on for so long that Vulture's Lane Brown gleefully made fun of the phenomenon seven months ago. At that point, the following human beings had been connected to the sequel: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Johnny Depp, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Cher, Eddie Murphy, Rachel Weisz, Miley Cyrus, Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. This is a natural by-product of the Internet and of the massive success of "The Dark Knight," which Nolan turned into one of the biggest hits of all time, in some effect, through the casting of the late Heath Ledger as The Joker. This is the most prestigous, profitable franchise in Hollywood, and everyone wants a part.

And today, for the first time, after all the rumors have dissipated, we know who the villains in "The Dark Knight Rises" will be. Warner Bros just announced that Anne Hathaway will play Selina Kyle, and that Tom Hardy, of Nolan's "Inception," will play Bane. Christian Bale will be back as Batman, and Nolan has said this will be his final Batman film.

Hathaway was one of the many actresses rumored to be auditioning for the film last week (a group that reportedly included Jessica Biel and Keira Knightley), and apparently she won over Nolan. (That she's at the apex of her career, with her Oscar co-hosting duties next month, doesn't hurt either.) This is the first time we've learned that Selina Kyle -- who is more commonly known as "Catwoman" -- will be a part of the film. It is definitely worth noting that the Warner Bros. release never says the word "Catwoman." That could mean that Hathaway will be playing Kyle before she turns into Catwoman, or that they're trying to establish some distance from Halle Berry's widely panned performance in her "Catwoman" spinoff in 2004, or that the studio is trying to play a little coy with the announcement of an iconic Batman love-interest-cum-villain.

Of course, Berry's not even the most famous movie Catwoman: That would be Michelle Pfeiffer, who was the highlight of the underrated "Batman Returns, Tim Burton's last film in the franchise, back in 1992. In that version, Kyle, a sheepish secretary, becomes Catwoman by being brought back to life -- after being murdered by Christopher Walken -- by an alley-full of stray cats. But in the comics, she's a street criminal with a tragic past similar to Batman's, a Robin Hood sort who steals from the city's wealthy and gives it to the destitute. That seems a more likely direction for Nolan's morally ambiguous Batman universe. And, obviously, the notion of Anne Hathaway in a Catwoman suit is not necessarily a negative one either.

This isn't the first time Hardy's Bane has been in a Batman film, though his appearance was far less memorable. In 1997's much-mocked "Batman & Robin," Bane was played by the late wrestler Jeep Swenson. In that film, he was Poison Ivy's bodyguard, but did little more than grunt and flex. The DC Comics version of Bane is far more layered. There, Bane is another Batman character who was doomed from birth. He was born and raised in a South American prison -- the law there required his father's life sentence for murder to be served by his son, which hardly seems fair -- he becomes a body-building strongman, along with a superior intelligence wrought in the prison library, simply to survive behind bars. He ended up running the prison's inmates, which led the threatened warden to force him to become a test subject on an experiment with a substance called "Venom." The venom makes him supernaturally strong, but he's required to take it every 12 hours, or he'll die. Eventually he escapes prison and wreaks doomed havoc on the streets of Gotham. In a way, this character is not all that different from the character Hardy played in "Bronson," Nicolas Winding Refn's 2008 film about England's most notorious prison inmate. This is certainly what Nolan had in mind by casting him.

It's not known whether the rest of the "Dark Knight" cast -- Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman -- will return for the film, but they are expected to. It will be released in June 2012, which should give everyone plenty of time to come up with a whole new roll call of rumors, now that this news dispenses with all the old ones.


I don't think I've watched any Hathawaymovies aside from Bride Wars which I was kinda forced to watch which I thought was terrible.
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This is suppose to be the last Nolan Batman film, isn't it? That saddens me if it's true. :(
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I wonder if they're going to create Bane in CG a la The Incredible Hulk, or if they're going to use a bodybuilder. Or maybe some realistic looking body suit.
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According to a NBC News affiliate in Michigan, production crews from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES were scouting locations in Grand Ledge's Fitzgerald Park for "a hideout for Batman's sidekick Robin."

Although Christopher Nolan has said that it's unlikely a Robin would be in his films, this report plus whispers that Joseph Gordon-Levitt might be Robin indiciate that an appearance from the Boy Wonder isn't an impossibility.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt strikes me more of a Tim Drake for some reason.
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I can see that. I agree with it too. Robin will eventually become Nightwing and he doesn't really fit the character to me.
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So he'll bulk up, should be interesting. Danced around the mask question :angry:
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What's wrong with Anne Hathaway, DL? It's not like they're casting Jennifer Aniston to play Catwoman.
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I'm booing because that video was nothing about The Dark Knight Rises!
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I thought Purps posted it to confirm that Hathaway is Catwoman for TDKR.

Does anyone know if Marion Cotillard will be part of the movie?
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I thought Purps posted it to confirm that Hathaway is Catwoman for TDKR.
That's the purpose. Plus, I saw it on a comic news site when I was at work and could not listen to it. So, I just took the sites word for it that it was DK related. It said "Hathaway confirms Catwoman and talks DK with Oprah". :shrug:
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A source over at Badass Digest claims to know some of the nitty-gritty details of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - all down to how Catwoman, Bane, and possibly Talia al Ghul figure into it. Needless to say, spoilers ahead:

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BAD THINGS COME IN THREES.
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Variety reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will play mobster Alberto Falcone in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

In the comic books, Alberto is the sunken-faced son of Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone. The elder Falcone was portrayed by Tom Wilkinson in BATMAN BEGINS.

Should the scoop be true, Gordon-Levitt's role will bring the trilogy full-circle in what may shape up to be a gritty revenge plot.
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That's a cool looking picture :tu:
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May 21 2011, 09:09 AM
That's a cool looking picture :tu:
I didn't know Scorpion was in this movie?
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I thought it was Scorpius from Farscape when I first looked at it :lol:

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If I'm not mistaken, the actor Tom Hardy is a bit of a small guy, so it's very interesting on how Nolan is going to pull this off.
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Did you ever see him in "Bronson"? He was quite built in that so to speak and looked fairly intimidating, with a bit of work I reckon they can pull it off. I think one of the best things he's been in was "The Take" which was adapted from a Martina Cole novel, really enjoyed that four parter :tu:

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Fake Trailer that looks real and pretty damn good.
Edited by Purple Marauder, Jul 17 2011, 12:45 AM.
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Poster of TDKR.

Teaser trailer has been released during screenings of Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Edited by MY85, Jul 17 2011, 03:35 AM.
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That poster gives me Inception vibes.
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Official teaser trailer for TDKR.
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Does TDKR need to be marketed a la Inception? Is WB trying to lure those who hate superhero films, yet liked Inception into watching TDKR?
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