It wasn't until yesterday that I found out about Christopher Nolan's third Batman film, now titled The Dark Knight Rises. In addition to its theatrical release being set for July of next year, some major casting decisions have also been made. Not only are Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman expected to return for the third film, but Anne Hathaway has been cast to play Catwoman, and another actor, Tom Hardy, is to play a villain named Bane.
I won't deny it: I'm having a bit of a hard time imagining Anne Hathaway as Catwoman; I'm not quite sure if she fits the part. Of course, when The Dark Knight came out, I wasn't sure if Heath Ledger fit the part of The Joker, and boy, how wrong I was then!
The other thing that bothers me is how will the new film turn out. The Dark Knight was and remains one of a few films I've seen in theaters that blew me away (and I've seen close to 75 films in theaters). It's a tall order for Christopher Nolan as co-writer and director to even meet up to the greatness of his previous Batman film, let alone surpass it. Also, there's been previous examples of sequels which just weren't as good as their predecessors, no matter what, it seemed (Spider-Man 3 is sadly the best example).
However, considering the great films Christopher Nolan and his brother, Jonathan, have already done, it gives me great hope The Dark Knight Rises will prove to be a great film as well. I can't wait for July of 2012.
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