After a load of fake insider-news, insane speculation and spoiling The Long Halloween in the titles of the articles Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are now officially cast for The Dark Knight Rises and they are….
…characters created specifically for the film.
Fine by my book and I hope this will put an end to the “it is overvillained” “it is like Spider-Man 3” moaning crowd. So either Cotillard’s role turns out to be Talia or it was a stupid fanrumour all along – still not sure how that “young Ra’s al Ghul” thing fits into all of this…
Here’s the statement or you can head over at collider to view the story:
MARION COTILLARD AND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT CAST
IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S “THE DARK KNIGHT RISES”
BURBANK, CA, April 19, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined the cast of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend.
Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father’s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham.
Gordon-Levitt will play John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon.
The film reunites the actors with Christopher Nolan, who recently directed them in the award-winning blockbuster “Inception.”
The director stated, “When you collaborate with people as talented as Marion and Joe, it comes as no surprise that you would want to repeat the experience. I immediately thought of them for the roles of Miranda and Blake, and I am looking forward to working with both of them again.”
Heading the cast of “The Dark Knight Rises,” Christian Bale stars as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The main cast also includes Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle and Tom Hardy as Bane.
Nolan will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Christopher 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 have no problem with this either. The possibility of Levitt being Falcone Jr. was cool, however this news doesn’t take away anything from the movie, for me.
We’ll see how things go… best thing about Nolan’s films is that they’re always multi-layered, and each character plays their part and isn’t in just purely for ‘star power’.