Ok, so I'm sure by now that we are all aware that both Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy have been cast in the new bat-picture The Dark Knight Rises as Catwoman and Bane. Upon the announcement of their casting, it was widely believed that that would be it as far as the heavy hitters go. Well, I guess we were all wrong because now it looks like the great Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, 500 Days of Summer, 3rd Rock From The Sun) is in talks to join the cast. There is no word yet as to who he might play, but speculatino ranges from Edward Nygma (known popularly as The Riddler), Dr. Hugo Strange and even Dick Grayson / Robin, despite director Christopher Nolan's assurances that Robin would still be in diapers at this early point in the career of the Caped Crusader.
Obviously, I consider this all to be the stuff of rumor mills until we hear word from somebody directly involved, but this isn't one of those far-out rumors (Yul Brynner starring as Batgirl), so it does hold some water. If this is true, Gordon-Levitt would be an outstanding addition to an already phenomenal cast.
The way things currently stand we have a cream of the crop cast including returning cast members Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman - Bale was out of this world in The Fighter - he takes his work to another level. We've got the great veteran Michael Caine as Alfred, the immutable Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucious Fox. Throw those guys in the ring with the gorgeous Hathaway and the incredible Tom Hardy and you've got youself a hell of an ensemble to work with.
As always: In Nolan We Trust.
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