Let's start the day talking about Marion Cotillard. For those who don't recognize her name, she was the female character in Inception that wasn't Juno. Got her in your mind? Good.
Here's the story. So a French article says that Cotillard is set to be in Rises. The article states that she had the choice to do one movie this year, and TDKR was the one she chose. This led to her "scheduling conflict" that forced her out of another movie, set to starting filming during the same time as Rises. That aside, let's assume, for the sake of argument, that she's in the movie.
Roles? I thought you'd never ask.
Talia Al Ghul. The logic is simple, and I'll explain it to you. For starters, Pfister's claim of the Rises script making the "perfect trilogy" needs a character that can tie all of the films together. As far as female characters go, Rachel Dawes really didn't hit that mark as well as we might have hoped. (Let's face it, she wasn't terrible, but there wasn't an attachment when she died, more so relief). Selena Kyle brings something new to the movie, but doesn't really bring the audience back tot he other films. AND don't give me that quote where Batman's suit "will do fine against cats." Not even the point.
So, that really only leaves Talia Al Ghul as far as the female role is concerned. Her presence is almost mandatory if Nolan does wish to make this a final chapter. Besides, look at Cotillard's facial features. I'd buy it that she was the daughter of Liam Neeson (Ras al Ghul).
Since we're on the topic of characters that can refer the audience to the previous movies, the Holliday Killer would be able to accomplish this nicely as well. Alberto Falcone would fit into Rises perfectly, assuming that revenge is still a motif Nolan wants to use (and I'm on my bottom dollar betting that he does). Refer back to the Joseph Gordan-Levitt post when I mentioned it last.
Just to be clear, the rumors on Google searches as of now state that Marion Cotillard will be in Rises playing Talia Al Ghul and Joseph Gordan-Levitt will play the Holliday Killer.
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