It's been pretty crazy keeping track of all the casting rumors for The Dark Knight Rises, but really most of the mystery has surrounded the major players. Even though we know who Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy will be, we're still sorta left up in the air on Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard. Heck, we don't even know if Cotillard is even in it or not at this point. But the smaller roles have been less cloudy, and lately Christopher Nolan has been pretty forthright on giving us the scoop on them, at least in a descriptive sense.
Now three more supporting roles have been filled, all of which appear to be on the side of the good guys. The Tracking Board first broke the news that Daniel Sunjata(Rescue Me
) has signed on, with Variety stating that his role will be that of a "courageous special forces officer". "Courageous" is usually code for "he'll die a brave and honorable death". They also note two more potential players, with Diego Klattenhoff(Lucky Number Slevin
) in talks to play a rookie cop, and Burn Gorman(Layer Cake
) up for another supporting role. Sunjata is the biggest name by far, having been a featured player mostly on TV shows like Rescue Me and Greys Anatomy
. He's had minor roles in films like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
and The Devil Wears Prada
. So where does that leave things? Christian Bale is reprising his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Anne Hathaway is Selina Kyle/Catwoman. Tom Hardy is the hulking Bane. Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and Michael Caine are reprising their roles as well. Then there's Joseph Gordon-Levitt, presumably as Alberto Falcone. Marion Cotillard is rumored to be Talia Al-Ghul. Josh Pence as a younger version of Ra's Al Ghul, previously played by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins
. And finally Juno Temple as a "street smart Gotham girl" which could mean anything from Catwoman sidekick to a costumed vigilante of her own.
