The Dark Knight Rises: Future Projects

Christian Bale

In The Dark Knight Rises: A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo as a rich idiot. Also, Batman.

The project is currently operating under the title Lawless (2013), but that may well have to change, as Wettest County – starring Tom Hardy – recently changed its name to Lawless (2012).

Bloody Bane strikes again!

Whatever it ends up being called, it’s been described as the story of "two intersecting love triangles, sexual obsession and betrayal, set against the music scene in Austin, Texas."

Apparently, during the shoot, Christian Bale got on stage and played bongos with Fleet Foxes. If the mental image of that event doesn’t make you smile even a little bit, then congratulations, you’re steely enough to be trained as a ninja.

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Liam Neeson

In The Dark Knight Rises: Jedi Knight Ra’s al Ghul, who uses the force to transcend the after-life, returning to give advice to his young Padawan Bruce Wayne, who he first trained on the ice planet Hoth. We may have been confused during this scene.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

In The Dark Knight Rises: John Blake, the most likable sidekick Batman’s had since… well, ever.

Morgan Freeman

In The Dark Knight Rises: Reprising his typically wry turn as Batman’s Q Lucius Fox.

Michael Caine

In The Dark Knight Rises: Delivering one of the performances of his career, in a handful of brief scenes as Bruce Wayne's faithful butler, Alfred.

Gary Oldman

In The Dark Knight Rises: A continuation of his magnificent work as Commissioner Gordon. Oldman famously turned down the opportunity to play Ra’s al Ghul because he wanted to play the good guy for a change. Smart man.

Marion Cotillard

In The Dark Knight Rises: Kind and caring philanthropist Miranda Tate. Oh, she’s lovely. Exactly the sort of woman you’d want to take home to your parents. Seriously, we can't stress enough how nice she is.

Hans Zimmer

In The Dark Knight Rises: Composing the beautiful and briilliant score. Take a bow Mr Zimmer, it was stunning.

Jonathan Nolan

In The Dark Knight Rises: Co-writer. Apparently, Jonah turned in a 400-page first draft of The Dark Knight Rises . We’d sell our comic-book collection to read it.

Anne Hathaway

In The Dark Knight Rises: Kicking criminals and critics in the face (literally and metaphorically) with a stand-out performance as Selina Kyle.

Matthew Modine & Joey King

In The Dark Knight Rises: Cowardly (then brave) Deputy Commissioner Foley (Modine) and a – spoiler alert – young Bane (then Talia) rising from a prison pit (King).

Tom Hardy

In The Dark Knight Rises: Mouth-masked maniac Bane, who was definitely paying attention during theatricality lessons at The League Of Shadows’ School For Boys.

Cillian Murphy

In The Dark Knight Rises: A – spoiler alert – magnificent cameo as Judge Scarecrow, the self-appointed executioner of Gotham’s social elite.

Wally Pfister

In The Dark Knight Rises: Pfister was the DOP on The Dark Knight Rises , which means he was in charge of making Bane and Batman’s snowfall fight look just right.

Christopher Nolan

In The Dark Knight Rises: Writer, director, God. If you need us to tell you what Chris Nolan did on The Dark Knight Rises , then we’d like you to share your hard-earned cave survival skills with us, just in case we’re the ones who get trapped under a rock slide next time around.