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.

[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 .

[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...?

[Hector]

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

[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.