After much speculation and some initial confusion, Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Roles in 2012 Batman threequel The Dark Knight Rises are public knowledge thanks to official word from Warner Bros., as reported on Deadline and the other usual sources.
Cotillard is playing Miranda Tate, described in the press release as “a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father’s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham.” Gordon-Levitt is John Blake, “a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon.” Both characters appear to be original to the movie, and not adapted from the comic books. Last month, reports circulated that Gordon-Levitt would be playing mobster offspring Alberto Falcone, from Batman: The Long Halloween.
Both Cotillard and Gordon-Levitt worked with The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan in last year’s Inception; today’s casting news also served as official confirmation that they both will be appearing in the film, following weeks of widespread rumors. The Dark Knight Rises is scheduled for release on July 20, 2012.
April 19th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Please let her still turn out to be Talia…
April 19th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
I must say that I’m disappointed in this announcement also. Creating new characters is fine to a degree, but the heart and soul of any Batman movie should center around his already renowned supporting cast and rogues. Marion would have been an excellent choice for Talia.
April 19th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Hmmmmm, if only there was a Newsarama Contributor here willing to play the part of Babs. Any suggestions?
April 19th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
OK, Mavrik, I’ll do it. ::tries on Batgirl suit::
April 19th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Wow, that did SO not go as I had planned it.
April 19th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
even with the “official” word on those roles, I’m dubious. I could definitely see Cotillard still playing Talia. Begins had Neeson as Ducard until the near the end. Gordon-Levitt could also still be Albert Falcone ala the Departed and doing his own mastermind thing.
April 19th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Albert, you just scarred me. Scared me too, but scarred me mostly.
April 19th, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Well in Batman Begins Liam Neeson played Henri Ducard who was later revealed to be the true Ra’s Al Ghul.
Like father like daughter?
April 19th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
John Blake seems a little close to Tom Blake. With Catwoman supposedly in this movie I wonder if Catman could be close behind?
April 19th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
I’m betting she will be revealed as Talia at some point.
April 19th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Please let her NOT be Talia. She doesn’t “look like Talia.” She is far from “Perfect for Talia” who is one of my favorite POC comic book characters. She’s a lovely woman, and a fine actress, but she is also a White woman. Talia is officially of Middle Eastern and Chinese descent. Yes, the role of her father was whitewashed. But that gives us a chance to rectify the situation by the simple logic that her mother could certainly have been of her comic book background. Two wrongs do not make a right, and whitewashing is a practice that comic fans should not applaud.
April 19th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
What is so great about Ms. Cotillard?
She looks like Michelle Rodriguez back in the day.
The IhopesheplaystaliaIhopesheplaysTalia hype is so overrated and its obviously a ruse like Neeson’s Ra’s in Begins.
Levitt playing a cop doesnt come with much surprise either.
April 19th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
I support Zhinxy’s comment +10000000
April 19th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
Albert, stop stealing my spotlight.
April 19th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
I do like that any piece of information released about a Nolan Batman movie, however mundane, instantly breeds theories of elaborate misdirection. Is this viral marketing again or just fandom as usual?
Also, does the miniature fervor surrounding Talia have anything to do with the fact that two female antagonists practically guarantees a less priestly Batman than we’ve been seeing at the movies? One villainess is still a conflict of interest; two is not a “whether” but a “which.”
April 20th, 2011 at 2:32 am
Marion Cotillard should be the one playing Catwoman, not that Hathaway girl!
April 20th, 2011 at 8:30 am
well, if Heimdall can be black, Talia can be white ; )
April 20th, 2011 at 9:42 am
Yes Albert, take the Batgirl suit off and give it back to Jill please.
And as far as the article goes…. no matter how good Nolan’s series has been so far (and it has been very good) it’s still been WAY different then the “true” Batman world. I mean, Bale’s Batman doesn’t remotely resemble the World’s Greatest Detective in the least. My point? Just sit back, relax, and wait to see what Nolan throws at us this time. It may not be true to the DC universe, but it’ll fit right in with what we’ve enjoyed so far.
And Albert…. TAKE THE BATGIRL SUIT OFF!!!!
April 20th, 2011 at 11:41 am
@Tindalos o_O
April 20th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Holy Crap!! RDR!! Gimme Catman!