And the rumor mill finally lands on reality! James Gordon-Levitt was rumored to be attached to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises for quite some time, but no one knew in what capacity. Some speculated he was going to play The Riddler but that got shot down when Nolan announced The Riddler would not be in the film. Others speculated that he would appear in a brief cameo as The Joker. Some even discussed the possibility of Gordon-Levitt playing The Boy Wonder himself Dick Grayson, aka Robin.
Well speculate no more.
According to the insiders at Variety, Gordon-Levitt will be playing the role of mobster Alberto Falcone, son of mob boss Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson) from Batman Begins. To those familiar with the Batman universe, it is important to note that Alberto Falcone is actually the Batman villain Holiday, a brutual serial killer from the Batman storyline "The Long Halloween."
Whether or not Nolan will be following any of "The Long Halloween" storyline in The Dark Knight Rises remains to be seen. My instincts say no because what with Bane, Catwoman, and The League of Shadows (supposedly) being involved in the upcoming movie, I just think it would make for one too many plot lines. But then again with an innovative director like Christopher Nolan anything is possible. I think Gordon-Levitt's character will be a minor villain involved in the overall machinations of Bane and The League of Shadows. Hopefully he will get some juicy scenes to show his acting chops. Gordon-Levitt's come a long way since playing Tommy on 3rd Rock From the Sun.
So that casting mystery is cleared up.
Now if we could only get some pictures of Anne Hathaway in the Catwoman suit....
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