The Dark Knight Rises Character Explanations and Rumors

The Dark Knight Rises will premiere in theatres this Friday, July 20th, at 12 midnight. I am SO excited. Rumors are that there are multiple villains in the film besides just Bane and Catwoman. There is a new character not in the comic books named John Blake (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who apparently resembles Robin, and is speculated to be the next caped crusader after Bruce Wayne's retirement. Another obscure character is Miranda Tate (played by Marion Cottilard), who is on Wayne Enterprises' executive board and could possibly be Talia Al Guhl! If you are unfamiliar with who that is, think back to Batman Begins. This is Ra's Al Guhl's daughter, who Bane actually has an infatuation with in the comic books. Holly Robinson (played by Juno Temple) is a friend of Selina Kyle (Catwoman) and even takes over the role while Selina is pregnant with her daughter. Also: the chant in the trailer translates to "he rises" in Moroccan Arabic, according to some research. They're saying "Deshi deshi basara basara"


If you want to know more about Bane, I recommend "Batman: Vengeance of Bane", or the collector's comic with four different issues about Bane called "Batman vs. Bane"


Looking forward to the film! :)