Batman 3 Roles Revealed!

We've known for a while now that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would rejoin Christopher Nolan in the new Batman, and also that Marion Cotillard would probably sign on as well.  Despite dozens of unnecessary rumors, we finally have confirmation on who they're playing.  Levitt will play a new character (I think) named John Blake, a beat cop who will work with Commissioner Gordon, and Cotillard will play Miranda Tate, a board member of Wayne Enterprises.  All we need is Leonardo Dicaprio and Ellen Paige and we officially have Inception Part II.

I'm perfectly fine with both these choices.  We don't need legions of larger than life costumed villains filling Gotham, and adding more people to flesh out the story is fine by me.  One of my original theories was that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would play a cop, but I had assumed he would be playing Alberto Falcone after the rumor kept insisting it was true.  Watching him hunt down Batman alongside Gary Oldman should be fun.  As for Marion Cotillard, don't be surprised if there's more than meets the eye.  We know there will be a flashback to a young Ras Al Ghul, and unless Bane had an early encounter with the mastermind (which is entirely possible), this could mean his daughter Talia could play a role.  I wouldn't be shocked to find out "Miranda Tate" is just an alias for Talia.  But until we find out more about her character and role, all we can do is guess right now.

So this should be the final cast.  In addition to it's key stars, there is a very deep supporting cast filled with some amazing talent.  Nolan hasn't done a bad movie yet, so I can't see how this could possibly change that.