Just yesterday, we told you about Anne Hathaway (Love and Other Drugs) basically confirming that she had not just been cast as Selina Kyle in director Christopher Nolan‘s forthcoming, final entry in his Bat-Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises but, that she would be portraying Kyle’s alter ego, Catwoman as well.
Now, thanks to Devin over at Badass Digest who scored some information about the plot of The Dark Knight Rises from “a good source near the Batcamp”, we may have some insight into what Nolan is planning for the Caped Crusader.
[Possible Spoilers Below – You have been warned]
“As she herself confirmed, Anne Hathaway will be Catwoman in the movie. I can’t tell you what role she has in the beginning, but by the end of the story Catwoman isn’t a villain but rather an ally of Batman. And who are they teaming up to take out?
The League of Shadows.
Headed by Talia Al’Ghul. With Bane, who is her muscle/possible love interest. And with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in tow. Is he playing Black Mask? My source didn’t know, but did know that Levitt is certainly an antagonist and involved with the League of Shadows.”
Batman-On-Film posted a message on their Facebook page confirming that these details are in fact true:
“FYI: Some TDKR details have leaked. I know that they are true because I’ve known about it for a few weeks now.”
Marion Cotillard has been rumored to be portraying Talia al Ghul, the daughter of Liam Neeson‘s character (Ra’s al Ghul) from Batman Begins.
Keep in mind that none of this is yet confirmed by Nolan or Warner Bros., and likely won’t be any time soon (if at all), so take it with a grain of salt. As BadassDigest warns:
“I trust this source quite a bit, but again remember that there are rumors being fed out by the Batcamp that are purposefully untrue. And that there are people within the camp who have partial information – including my source here, who only knows some things and can only guess at others.”
Christopher Nolan will direct the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Goyer will also produce the film with Charles Roven and Nolan’s longtime producing partner, Emma Thomas.
The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.
