Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard Roles Revealed for The Dark Knight Rises

Fans have been speculating who Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard will be playing in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises, which begins filming next month. Rumors have imagined everything from The Riddler to Talia al Ghul, but here is what the official release has to say about it:

"Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprise 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"

I think it was more fun thinking of them as villains than actual regular citizens of Gotham. What do you think of them in these roles?

(via Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter)

No Catwoman for Marion Cotillard

Christopher Nolan's selection of female leads for his third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, is shrinking. Why? They are beginning to breed like rabbits.

First the announcement of Natalie Portman's pregnancy and now Oscar winning actress Marion Cotillard will be passing on the role of Catwoman for an entirely different role. The role of new mom.

The 25 year old Cotillard is expecting her first child with actor/filmmaker Guillaume Canet. Like Portman, there were rumors of Cotillard having a role in Batman 3 as the new Catwoman.

Well, there are still plenty of potential leading ladies on Nolan's list of potential female leads. In the meantime, congratulations to both of these fine actresses.

(via TheMarqueeBlog)