Warner Bros. has released a press release today stating not only who the villains will be in The Dark Knight Rises, but also who will play them. Here is the press release.
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…
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ShockTillYouDrop.com has posted an interview with Charles Roven. Roven who was the director for both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, along with the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises and Superman: Man of Steel. Roven had a couple of interesting points to make about Batman, while promoting his current film. ShockTillYouDrop: Can you talk a little more about what's next for you? You mentioned Superman and, of course, there's The Dark Knight Rises. It seems like a big time for…
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Last night there was a release party held in Hollywood for Inception. In attendance was a number of the cast and crew from Inception, including Chris Nolan. Nolan was pressed with questions about The Dark Knight Rises and did give two little updates. Here is what Thompson on Hollywood had to say. Nolan, bearded and affable, explained that he’s scrambling to finish the script for The Dark Knight Rises, his third Batman movie, which he’s writing in collaboration with his brother Jonathan, mostly from his oceanfront abode in the Paradise Cove trailer park in Malibu..The script is due in January…
MTV posted up an interview with a confirmed member of the cast for The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale, who will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne, gave a brief mention at what is to come of The Dark Knight Rises. Posted by Dustin Fritschel
Empire Online has posted up some comments from Michael Caine about the filming time frame of The Dark Knight Rises. While we would normally report this as a rumor, this comes from a reputable source. Here is what Caine had to say.
Emma , the producer, said we'd get the script in January. Christopher said: 'Script in January, shoot in May, finish in November.
Christopher is the most secretive guy in the world, he won't tell you anything.
Caine's comments may not end up be completely correct, it…
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TheWrap.com has posted an interview with Wally Pfister. Pfister was the director of photography on The Dark Knight and Batman Begins. He has worked with Chris Nolan on every film Nolan has done since Memento. There was a rumor floating around about The Dark Knight Rises completely filmed in IMAX since Nolan announced that The Dark Knight Rises will not be filmed in 3D. Pfister recently attended a screening for Inception and was asked a number of questions about The Dark Knight Rises. Although Pfister hasn't officially been hired for…
Hans Zimmer has teamed with James Newton Howard for the past two Batman films to create award winning scores. Has he agreed to team with Nolan for The Dark Knight Rises? PopcornBiz has the exclusive.
“He was going to come over next week. We start early. I know he's puttering around with ideas, and we sort of sneak up on things.”
So things are starting to seem as if they in are in full swing for The Dark Knight Rises.
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LA Times' Hero Complex had an interview with Chris Nolan about all things related to Batman 3. In the interview, Nolan names the sequel to The Dark Knight. The title will be The Dark Knight Rises. After this announcement, Nolan was asked what villain will be in the film. He did not answer directly, but he did say that it will not be the Riddler. Nolan also stated that he met with Warner Bros. officials and convinced them not to submit to the current 3D craze and focus more on…
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SuperHeroHype has posted an article stating that they have learned that Batman 3 will begin shooting in April in New Orleans. This should be taken with a grain of salt right now until Warner Bros. confirms this. We know that WB was scouting locations in Chicago for Batman 3 over six months ago. Also, New Orleans seems to be the hot spot for filming lately so Batman could be grouped into that. Chris Nolan does not like to use CG if not necessary. So why would he film in a city that doesn't have a skyline that matches what we…
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Two things to mention about Batman 3 today. The first is an interview that was done with Michael Caine. We know that Caine always seems to say things even when he doesn't know what he is saying is for sure. BBC Radio did an interview with him and asked him about Batman 3. He replied that he believes it will start filming in May 2011. He also mentioned that the only ones who know who the villain will be is Jonathan and Chris Nolan. Speaking of Chris Nolan, over at Empire Chris confirmed that he will in fact…
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