Warner
Bros.
Pictures
announced
today
that
Anne
Hathaway
has
been
cast
as
Selina
Kyle
in
Christopher
Nolan"s
The
Dark
Knight
Rises.
She
will
be
starring
alongside
Christian
Bale,
who
returns
in
the
title
role
of
Bruce
Wayne/Batman.
Christopher
Nolan
stated,
“I
am
thrilled
to
have
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Anne
Hathaway,
who
will
be
a
fantastic
addition
to
our
ensemble
as
we
complete
our
story."
In
addition,
Tom
Hardy
has
been
set
to
play
Bane.
Nolan
said,
“I
am
delighted
to
be
working
with
Tom
again
and
excited
to
watch
him
bring
to
life
our
new
interpretation
of
one
of
Batman"s
most
formidable
enemies."
Nolan
will
direct
the
film
from
a
screenplay
he
wrote
with
Jonathan
Nolan,
from
a
story
by
Christopher
Nolan
and
David
S.
Goyer.
Nolan
will
also
produce
the
film
with
his
longtime
producing
partner,
Emma
Thomas,
and
Charles
Roven.
The
Dark
Knight
Rises
is
slated
for
release
beginning
July
20,
2012.
The
film
will
be
distributed
worldwide
by
Warner
Bros.
Pictures,
a
Warner
Bros.
Entertainment
Company.