Villains Cast in new Batman Movie: "The Dark Knight Rises"

[DS Operative]

Anne Hathaway has been cast to play Catwoman in the new Batman movie. Thomas Hardy has been cast to play Bane.

Breaking news over at /Film and a press release:

Anne Hathaway is Catwoman, Tom Hardy is Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ | /Film

It never occured to me that she might be cast to play Catwoman, but with Christopher Nolan at the helm, I'm excited to see her in the role and how she does.

 

[firesprite]

Hrm... She's not the person I would've chosen to play Catwoman based on her looks... she's cute, but she's not smokin' hot like I imagine Catwoman to be. On the other hand, she can ACT which is a bonus.

I'm more than willing to give Nolan the benefit of the doubt.

 

[MooMooEgg]

I think Hathaway would look good as Selina if they crop her hair like in the comics (and those EYES :love). I agree that she can act, so I think the choice is a good one.

(edit) Oh, here:

 

[.:MirrorminD:.]

Hmm not sure how I feel about Hardy as Bane but I always hoped they would do a Knightfall movie

 

[Solo4114]

I think she's smokin' hot.

As for Bane...eh. Not my choice for a Batman villain. I worry about CGI over-reliance.

 

[Larry Young]

I think she's smokin' hot.

I do, too. I think she'll make a great Catwoman.

 

[Contec]

I don't know much about the batman comics so most i know about these villians i have learned from the tv shows/movies/cartoons.. Catwoman is a good villainess but i feel that character has been used too much before and with Halle berry crappy catwoman movie really should not be in a batman movie again.
Bane......well my thoughts about him is what i learned from Batman and Robin: Big guy, strong, Wrestler mask, stupid....
But when i now read about him on Wikipedi he seems like a great character....How the hell could the have him so crappy in the B&R movie.... Bane (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Larry Young]

You know, the more I think about it, the more genius I think it is that they cast Hathaway:

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Anne Hathaway is a doll face... too cutesy and pretty bland.

 

[Pete SSS]

I loved the Bane character in Knightfall. That was a really spectacular arc. Such a shame what happened to him in B&R, I haven't kept up with the more recent arc, but didn't they make Bane into Bruce's half brother or something?

Either way, any villan that can break the Bat deserves a proper outing on the big screen. Tom Hardy is a pretty bold, but I think inspired choice. I'm pretty excited!

 

[dualedge]

You know, the more I think about it, the more genius I think it is that they cast Hathaway:

Only as long as they do Catwoman exactly like in that picture... the classy 'noir' style. I'm relatively confident Nolan will get it right.

 

[CTF]

I worry about CGI over-reliance.

You've never watched a Christopher Nolan film, obviously.

 

[letmebestormy]

This news gets a big woohoo from me. Nolan extracts great performances. If these two get half as into their characters as Ledger did with the Joker it will still be perfect.

 

[Hecubus114]

Dark Knight Rises villains cast and announced...

Anne Hathaway to Play Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises! | Superhero Hype

Catwoman and Bane... Im iffy but have faith in Nolan...


OOPS! Already forgot about the movie forum! LOL

 

[Larry Young]

Only as long as they do Catwoman exactly like in that picture... the classy 'noir' style. I'm relatively confident Nolan will get it right.

Well, since Adam Hughes bases his Catwoman on Audrey Hepburn, and Hathaway does that thing, too, my guess is that's how they're going.

 

[TheExit148]

People will complain about Anne H as Catwoman the same way everyone complained about Heath Ledger as the Joker, and look how good that turned out. I think she will be good, and I'm curious to see how they work out the Bane part of the story.

 

[El Duderino]

I'll have to wait to see some costume shots before I can make any judgment. I am excited however to see how this plays out.

 

[nick daring]

Hathaway will be a great Catwoman.

Bane... weird.

I'm game but definitely a weird choice.

I like Tom Hardy a lot though. I highly recommend the flick Bronson.

He can put on the muscle when he needs to.

What kind of trilogy ending story can be told with Bane? Hmmm...

Nick

 

[Solo4114]

You've never watched a Christopher Nolan film, obviously.

I've watched several, actually. But to do Bane, you have to have some degree of CGI. Doesn't Bane derive a lot of his strength from the venom formula? I mean, I'm less familiar with the character, but I thought that generally required that he sort of bulk up in a hulk-esque manner (though maybe not quite so pronounced). Nolan may find an interesting, more down-to-earth way to handle this, but I dunno...

 

[CessnaDriver]

Bane?

UGH.

I hate that villian! He sucks!