THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Possibly amid all the casting rumours running rampant on the web, Warner Brothers sent out a release confirming Anne Hathaway (Havoc, Passengers) as another cog in the Christopher Nolan/ Batman machine. Hathaway, who will host the Oscars alongside James Franco next month, will reprise the role of Catwoman--one that was made famous in the past by Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, and Michelle Pfeiffer. 

Hopefully, Hathaway can pull off the proper enticement that Catwoman exudes. She got her start with cutesy family films such as Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries, along with its sequel, but has delved into slightly more edgier roles, which allow me to remain positive. And to be honest, Nolan is no fool; if he thinks Hathaway has the chops to pull Selina Kyle off, then I'm right there with him. 

In other corroborated news, Tom Hardy--who teamed up with Nolan previously in last year's brilliant Inception--will be the villainous Bane in the third chapter involving the Caped Crusader. This hiring should cause zero qualms for the general public. Hardy burst onto the scene with Bronson, a film which required him to bulk up considerably. Bane is titanic on a whole other level however. His backstory tells us he was born and raised in a prison where he murdered and bludgeoned his way to the top of the food chain. Once out, he targeted Batman as an adversary and eventually broke the costumed hero's back. Now that would be an interesting way to close out the trilogy, if he were to go down that route. I don't really think leaving Batman a paraplegic is feasible, but perhaps Nolan really wants to go out on a bang.