Nerd Alert #10 - The Dark Knight Rises: Bane and Catwoman.

So today we were given the casting news that Anne Hathaway has been casted as Catwoman and Tom Hardy is playing Bane. Now Catwoman should be known by everyone by now. I mean, I'm pretty sure everyone has watched the 60's show and Batman Returns. Selina Kyle should be interesting in the movie, I wonder if they'll do the classic thief angle or do that, but also try to tie in her new urban vigilante status quo. What will definitely happen is the sexual tension between her and Batman. I'm still curious who the other female role will be played by and also who the character is. Since it's the conclusion of the trilogy, I'm betting Talia al Ghul will be the other female character. Ra's al Ghul's daughter in the comics. Also if you're worried about the casting of Anne Hathaway all I can say is,  In Nolan I trust. Everyone gave him shit for casting Heath Ledger as the Joker, which I thought was stupid since he was an awesome actor, so just give Hathaway a chance. Nolan brings the best out of his actors.
What I'm really interested in seeing is Tom Hardy playing Bane. Bane is more known for being the brainless henchman of Poison Ivy in the god awful Batman & Robin, or as I call it The biggest piece of shit interpretation of Batman and Robin EVER! In the comics, Bane is one of Batman's most physical and mentally formidable foes. Which is why I'm so excited to see Nolan interpret Bane in the movie, whether it's an interpretation that mainly focuses on his brains then his brawn. The first storyline that got me into comics was the Batman story Knightfall. Knightfall was about a new villain Bane that comes to Gotham to take it over. Bane was a prisoner that was forced to take part in experiments that tested a drug called Venom on him. Each time Bane injects himself with Venom he gains more strength. Also he has a very cunning mind almost on par with Batman. In the story, Bane comes up with a plan to defeat Batman by staging a prison break of all his enemies. Knowing that fighting all these villains will leave him physically and mentally drained, Bane waits for when he's at his weakest to attack. At the end of the fight Bane ends up breaking Batman's back leaving him temporarily paralyzed. Anyway, this half summary of the storyline should give you a good idea about how Bane will be used in the movie. I think they will have Bane come to Gotham to take advantage of Batman missing or being a fugitive and try to take over Gotham. If Talia al Ghul is in involved in the movie, which is not certain yet, then he could be a member of the League of Shadows. Who knows? All I can say is that this should be an epic finale for an amazing film trilogy. In Nolan I Trust.