'The Dark Knight Rises' Will Be Christian Bale's Last Batman Film« FirstShowing.net

ThoughChristopher Nolanhas confirmed that he'sdefinitely directingThe Dark Knight Rises, for awhile now, there have been rumblings that the next sequel will likely be the filmmaker's last in the franchise, and perhaps the conclusion of a supposed trilogy. More support to those rumors comes from a recent interview withChristian BalefromE! Online. The actor said very simply,"The thing is that this will be, I believe, unless Chris says different, this will be the last time I'm playing Batman."And if he's going off what he's heard/talked about from Nolan, I think it's safe to sayThe Dark Knight Riseswill also thehislast Batman film as director.Read on!

Now it sounds like Nolan is going to wrap up his take on The Caped Crusader as neatly as possible, but you can bet Warner Bros. will be keen on continuing the franchise even after Nolan and Bale leave it behind. The studio will also likely try their best to keep them around for another film (if not another trilogy), but I'm willing to bet neither Nolan or Bale want to keep this going for much longer. But before we even start thinking about more Batman films with Nolan and Bale, we're still waiting for details onThe Dark Knight Rises. Unknown factors still include what role Tom Hardywill be takingand exactly whatfemale roleswill be showing up in the sequel. Here's hoping we find out those details very soon.Are you cool withThe Dark Knight Risesbeing the last Batman film for Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan?

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