Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been comparing ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ to his previous independent films that helped launch his career. In an interview with Comic Book Movie, the actor also pointed out that the superhero movie’s director, producer and co-writer, Christopher Nolan, started his career with such films as ‘Momento’ and ‘Following,’ and his second Batman sequel “has that same independent spirit.” Gordon-Levitt added “that’s what people love about it; he’s able to take that sensibility and that care and love for his work, and do it on a really large scale.” The two first worked together in the critically acclaimed 2010 sci-fi action movie ‘Inception,’ after Gordon-Levitt replaced James Franco…

Anne Hathaway has shared several details about her portrayal of Catwoman in ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ including that the supervillain is more vicious than previously believed. In an interview with the LA Times’ Hero Complex, the Academy Award-nominated actress disclosed that Gotham City is a warzone, and Catwoman is helping the new ruthless madman, Bane, played by Tom Hardy. “The citizens, haggard and clutching suitcases with refugee anxiety, sit behind barbed wire waiting to see what will blow up next. A hooded prisoner is dragged in-it’s Bruce Wayne, one of Gotham’s most famous faces-but the eyes of the crows go instead to the woman in black standing at the top…

At this point, you’ve got to be living under a rock or without Internet (gasp!) to have missed the slew of photos and videos pouring out of the set of The Dark Knight Rises. Sure, information and visuals leak early all the time on big Hollywood films, but the rate at which material is oozing out of this production is colossal. Yes, it’s exciting to see Bane’s (Tom Hardy) full getup and the cast and crew working on a big battle scene, but will this ultimately ruin the experience when the final cut hits theaters on July 20th, 2012? According to Catwoman herself, Anne Hathaway, we’ve got nothing to worry…

Sure, it’s fun getting early peeks at upcoming productions, but it’s a different story if those first looks are coming from anywhere else, but the studio in charge. Hearing that John Travolta, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme may be in The Expendables 2 from the Nu Boyana Studios CEO? Good. Seeing official images of Anne Hathaway, Henry Cavill and Rihanna in full costume for The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel and Battleship respectively? Awesome. A parody video by Miles Fisher starring the entire cast of Final Destination 5? Bloody fantastic! Amateur photos and video of folks hanging around the set of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises? Now…

The UK tabloid “The Sun” is reporting on a rumor that comedian and actor Eddie Murphy will be playing the Riddler, also known as Edward Nigma (“E. Nigma”, or enigma) in the next Christopher Nolan Batman film, which will be following “Batman Begins” and this past summer’s blockbuster “The Dark Knight”. The paper also gives a rough 2010 release date for the as-of-yet announced film, though multiple other names have been rumored to be attached to it, including Johnny Depp in the same role, and Rachel Weisz as the sultry Catwoman. Their source, an unnamed insider who said that “[Christian Bale] wasn’t sure if he wanted to do another movie…

While there is no official word on this, Hollywood rumors are indicating today that Rachel Weisz could be tapped to portray Selina Kyle, aka The Catwoman, in the third Nolan Batman movie, a sequel to this past summer’s smash hit “The Dark Knight”. While Warner Bros will not comment on the rumor or even on the state of any pre-production on another Batman movie, others indicate a strong possibility about the Weisz rumor. The rumor is the latest in expected casting rumors for what would be the third in director Christopher Nolan’s take on the DC Comics character, including Philip Seymour Hoffman as the bird-themed gangster The Penguin, and Johnny…