Catwoman and Bane for Dark Knight Rises

[palitoy]

Anne Hathaway is rumoured to be Selina Kyle and Thomas Hardy will play Bane.

[samurainoir]

I'm not that excited about Bane, but I trust Nolan enough to find a cool spin on the character.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rf9S3GkkeyI/SgW9eeHK1II/AAAAAAAAQLQ/4dUPjojqD_o/s400/batman.+batman+and+robin.+003.jpg

[The Toyroom]

I could be down with Hathaway as Catwoman (not my first choice though) but Bane just doesn't do it for me. I'm not sure if anything could top the Joker/Two-Face combo of Dark Knight though...

[kennermike]

oh crap I did not want to see Catwoman in the last installment as for Bane Tom Hardy should play the Riddler,

but these are just all rumors for the next villians nothing has been confirmed

[Earth 2 Chris]

Funny, I thought the rumor mill was running more and more toward Talia instead of Catwoman.

We should know for sure before too long. The movie starts filming in the spring.

Chris

[BlackKnight]

boo . :googly:

[Earth 2 Chris]

Okay, never mind, it's apparently all but confirmed!

From Batman on Film:





Well, It WAS Imminent!
Posted by Jett @ 11:48 AM on Wednesday, January 19, 2011
According to a Warner Bros. press release, Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

I'll have more on this later, but I've known Hardy was Bane for a while but was sworn to secrecy. And As I've said for a while now, I've long heard that Nolan and co. wanted to use Catwoman in a possible third Batman film -- IF they could find a way to use the character in a fresh manner. BOF was also privy to knowing that the TDKR announcement was coming, but I had to play it off a bit -- sorry folks!

http://www.batman-on-film.com/batmovienews.html

I should have know Brian doesn't go about posting rumors.

Edited to add: I bet Chuck Dixon is happy. He get's participation anytime Bane is used. He told me Batman and Robin sucked, but it bought him a house!


Chris

[madmarva]

I like the choice of Hathaway. I just hope the character is more in line with the comic than what Burton served up.

I never liked Bane until he showed up in Suicide Squad.

I don't get the fascination with the Riddler. I know he is well known because of the TV series and the Jim Carrey Batman movie, but I've always seen him as a lesser version of the Joker.

Much rather see Ras Al Ghul again or Hugo Strange or Poision Ivy or just allow him to fight the mob.

[Earth 2 Chris]

BOF had the press release up too:


BURBANK, CA, January 19, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. She will be starring alongside Christian Bale, who returns in the title role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Christopher Nolan stated, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story.”

In addition, Tom Hardy has been set to play Bane. Nolan said, “I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman’s most formidable enemies.”

Nolan will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Nolan will also produce the film with his longtime producing partner, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is slated for release on JULY 20, 2012. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

I don't know much about Hardy, but Bane fits in well with Nolan's Bat-verse. The Bane of the comics is more than just a steroid-pumped brute. He's a sly, cunning, nasty guy with a strange code of ethics.

Hathaway is a good actress, and under Nolan will make a fine Catwoman.

Basically Nolan could have cast George Lopez as King Tut, and I still would have trusted him to make a good movie.

chris

[palitoy]

Hardy in "Bronson"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKC-FKGMeCY

I don't really like the character of Bane but if I had to cast him, that's the guy i'd use.

[Goblin19]

Tom Hardy has loads of charisma. Bane is a surprising choice, though.

[MIB41]

I wonder if Batman will get his back cracked...? :help:

[Hector]

I always thought she would make a killer Joker...

http://www.hairstylestalk.com/images/anne4.jpg

:biggrin:

[huedell]

Tom Hardy has loads of charisma. Bane is a surprising choice, though.

I am not surprised... Bane is the "Modern-Day success/Venom"
of the Bat-verse and Nolan is caving in the third just like Raimi did.

I'm sure the studio scrambled, pushed and pulled to get
the OTHER white meat: HARLEY QUINN into this one too...
but with Ledger's death it became a lot less palatable.

[Brazoo]

Hardy in "Bronson"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKC-FKGMeCY

I don't really like the character of Bane but if I had to cast him, that's the guy i'd use.

Hardy was fantastic in that. I wasn't nuts about the movie though - maybe if I knew more about Charlie Bronson going into it I would have gotten more out of it.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I am not surprised... Bane is the "Modern-Day success/Venom"
of the Bat-verse and Nolan is caving in the third just like Raimi did.

I doubt it. Bane's "heat" died down a lot after Batman and Robin. I'd say Warners left Nolan the hell alone and let him craft his own Bat-story, after DK made like 800 million or something.

Chris

[Wee67]

I really try and reserve judgment on these things AND I have a lot of respect for Nolan... BUT casting Hathaway does have the faint scent of hollywood focusing on selling rather than storytelling. Hopefully that is not the case.

BTW, I don't think Hathaway is as sexy as Selina should be.

[Brue]

i LOVE anne hathaway! she be great

hardy looks fine. he needs to be bigger once he gets venom but i suppose cgi can do that.

i love the knightfall series - hopefully we get a story that does it justice.

[Meule]

I've loved everything Nolan has done so far, so I'm pretty sure the last movie will kick *** as well, but I would've prefered seeing villains that hadn't been done before. With Catwoman involved I just hope we don't get another love story. And Bane has been done not that long ago, so I was hoping for someone like The Ventriloquist, Killer Croc or the Mad Hatter for instance

[Earth 2 Chris]

I bet romance between Catwoman and Batman is in the cards. Bruce Wayne has been slowly disappearing as Batman becomes the dominant personality (if you're not in the camp that Batman IS the ONLY personality), and with the death of Rachel, his one tether to a normal life, and with Batman now branded a murderer, Bruce may turn to a love interest tailor-made for Batman...Catwoman.

DK also showed us the physical toil Bruce has put his body through as Batman. Bane may indeed "break the bat". It would be a heck of an uplifting ending to see Batman come back from such a physical defeat, and return as a hero to Gotham.

Chris

[wilbs518]

I bet romance between Catwoman and Batman is in the cards.

I agree.

I'm not the biggest Bane fan, but he could be pretty cool on the big screen.

[The Toyroom]

I think Anne Hathaway can pull it off...she sorta reminds me of the Tim Sale version of Selina Kyle....Of course she has some big boots and a catsuit to fill out to make me forget Julie Newmar :wink:

[The Bat]

Well, I'm pleased about Anne Hathaway being cast as Catwoman. Bane...that's an odd choice for Nolan...I really didn't see that coming.:googly: However...I've learned to trust Chris Nolan...so I'm sure he will find a logical way to make it work.:yes:

[boynightwing]

I love Bane. Not the previous Bane from the movies...that was an abomination. I'm betting he's going to be cool. The guy playing him played evil Picard in Star Trek Nemesis. He was pretty good in that even though that movie wasn't very good.

Hathaway is a good choice for Catwoman.

[wilbs518]

I think Anne Hathaway can pull it off...she sorta reminds me of the Tim Sale version of Selina Kyle....Of course she has some big boots and a catsuit to fill out to make me forget Julie Newmar
Me too.

[huedell]

I doubt it. Bane's "heat" died down a lot after Batman and Robin. I'd say Warners left Nolan the hell alone and let him craft his own Bat-story, after DK made like 800 million or something.

800 million can mean nothing in that regard.... Raimi was ultimately
persuadeable after making a lot of money for the studios,
and many times studios work in is vague specifics regarding said "heat"...
what's a decade or so.... ;)

[palitoy]

Hardy was fantastic in that. I wasn't nuts about the movie though - maybe if I knew more about Charlie Bronson going into it I would have gotten more out of it.

The movie IMO had far too many "arty" moments, it's needless window dressing when the actor and the subject matter are so interesting.

[phil]

Anne Hathaway is a fine actress and is a great choice for Catwoman. I'm sure there will be a romance in the movie between Selina And Bruce. I'm not too sure about including Bane. I'm tired of the makers of comic book based movies cramming as many new characters and villians into the plot as they can. I'm thinking of Spider-Man 3 and Iron Man 2. I found the Iron Man sequel less offensive on this scale though. Nolan has proven he knows what he's doing
so I'm not as worried with "overcrowding" ruining the next Batman movie.

[jwyblejr]

I love Bane. Not the previous Bane from the movies...that was an abomination. I'm betting he's going to be cool. The guy playing him played evil Picard in Star Trek Nemesis. He was pretty good in that even though that movie wasn't very good.

Hathaway is a good choice for Catwoman.

Yeah if done like comics,Bane shouldn't be that bad. People forget he was able to figure out Bruce was Batman pretty fast in the comics. He's got brains and brawn.

[kingdom warrior]

I always thought she would make a killer Joker...

http://www.hairstylestalk.com/images/anne4.jpg

:biggrin:

I'm choking here.....LMAO!!:rotfl:

[Nostalgiabuff]

I like Anne Hathaway. she's absolutely gorgeous.
Not so sure about Bane but if they play him right, as he is portrayed in the comics as an evil genius, then it might work

[LOU]

Yup, it's official folks...

Me-OW! New 'Batman' Gets a Catwoman - Reel News - Blog (http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/reelnews/6837786/meownewbatmangetsacatwoman/)

[Hector]

I'm choking here.....LMAO!!:rotfl:

:biggrin:

[MIB41]

I bet romance between Catwoman and Batman is in the cards. Bruce Wayne has been slowly disappearing as Batman becomes the dominant personality (if you're not in the camp that Batman IS the ONLY personality), and with the death of Rachel, his one tether to a normal life, and with Batman now branded a murderer, Bruce may turn to a love interest tailor-made for Batman...Catwoman.

DK also showed us the physical toil Bruce has put his body through as Batman. Bane may indeed "break the bat". It would be a heck of an uplifting ending to see Batman come back from such a physical defeat, and return as a hero to Gotham.

Chris

I think you absolutely nailed it Chris. I completely agree. :yeah:

[samurainoir]

Earlier rumours were that the storyline was influenced by the Prey arc from Legends of the Dark Knight.
http://webrevolutionary.com/price/img-large/batman-legends-of-the-dark-knight-11-15-gulacy_260703832278.jpg

Which also had a sequel, Heat.
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090105161160/marvel_dc/images/thumb/b/b6/Batman_Legends_of_the_Dark_Knight_Vol_1_46.jpg/300px-Batman_Legends_of_the_Dark_Knight_Vol_1_46.jpg

Perhaps they are taking a page from Batman Begins and amalgamating Hugo Strange/Bane/(maybe Catman?) in the same way Ducard and Ras Al Ghul were combined?

[Earth 2 Chris]

Could be, or Prey may have just been to throw folks off a real, original script treatment...

Chris

[hedrap]

If you breakdown the two films, Bane was the only logical choice. Everything is built around identity and escalation. Riddler, Penguin, etc...don't take the dire consequences to the next level. With Bane, you have Knightfall and the fact that they're going to shoot in Detroit pretty much guarantees we're going to see some version of No Man's Land play out.

Thalia could be the second female that's been listed in casting, but Nolan would have to keep that quiet because then we're all going to expect...The Lazarus Pit!

And no offense, but Batman-on-Film is horrendous. "Fett" was wrong dozens of times between Begins and TDK, and his answer every time is he really knew, but couldn't say anything. He was the guy claiming Depp was a done deal for Joker and then Ledger's name surfaced on another site so the revisions came fast and furious. It's a great game he plays too; acts like he knows so he generates traffic and when he gets called on it, claim he couldn't betray his sources.

It's the Mego equivalent of someone here claiming they know RA Waves 5 and 6 because a Matty source told them, waits for Doc's official release, and then claims they wish they could have said something but were told not to spoil it. Cannot be proven or disproved.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Life's too short for me to care about feuds between internet sites. BOF doesn't seem to go hog-wild with reporting rumors as facts, which I like.

Chris

[The Bat]

Life's too short for me to care about feuds between internet sites. BOF doesn't seem to go hog-wild with reporting rumors as facts, which I like.

Chris

I'm with ya Chris.:yes:

[hedrap]

Life's too short for me to care about feuds between internet sites. BOF doesn't seem to go hog-wild with reporting rumors as facts, which I like.

Chris

I never said it was a feud. The other site was Hollywood Reporter, IIRC. Either way, there's a lot he doesn't know but consistently acts like he did after the fact. He's a PR flack without the title.

[johnmiic]

Is this what's called casting against type? I would imagine Hathaway as a Good-Girl type rather than a Femme-Fatale. I could see Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Rachel McAdams, Carla Gugino, heck maybe even Jennifer Lopez or Amy Adams as a Catwoman. Hathaway probably has the acting chops but it's casting from out of left field to me.

[Sandman9580]

Really?? You could see Amy Adams as Catwoman, before Hathaway?

I agree it's a little out of left field, but I thought the same thing about Ledger. So I dunno, it might work.

[johnmiic]

Really?? You could see Amy Adams as Catwoman, before Hathaway?

I agree it's a little out of left field, but I thought the same thing about Ledger. So I dunno, it might work.

That red hair just says bad girl to me. Adams would probably be cast as Barbara Gordon before being cast as Catwoman.

[jwyblejr]

^If that's the case,then she'd be better as Poison Ivy.

[Sandman9580]

That red hair just says bad girl to me. Adams would probably be cast as Barbara Gordon before being cast as Catwoman.

She seems so "wholesome" to me. I could definitely see her as Barbara Gordon.

[samurainoir]

Is this what's called casting against type? I would imagine Hathaway as a Good-Girl type rather than a Femme-Fatale.

You obviously didn't see Rachel Getting Married. She can play Bad-Girl... all the way to an Oscar nomination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIvMUy8UDs

At least watch the trailer to see her punching out Debra Winger! :smiley1: