Top Hollywood Actresses Vying For A Role In New ‘Batman’ Movie
January 14th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by GDBy Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ace Hollywood director Christopher Nolan, who has cult movies like ‘Memento’ and ‘Inception’ in his kitty, is actress-hunting for his upcoming movie, as sources have reported. The industry buzz is that the talented director who is about to start shooting for the sequel to the blockbuster ‘The Dark Knight’ is looking for an actress who would be pitted against the superhero of Gotham City in the film. In that movie, Maggie Gyllenhaal played the female lead but she is not the one the director is looking for in the sequel. If the industry reports are to be believed then actress Keira Knightley has a chance of sharing screen space with ‘Batman’ in the upcoming movie named “The Dark Knight Rises”.
Along with actress Keira Knightley, the director has short listed Anne Hathaway and Jessica Biel for playing the female lead in the movie. Hopefully, he will zero in on one of them shortly. Reports have also poured in that other actresses are also being considered for playing a negative role and the top contenders for that role are Charlotte Riley and Kate Mara. Rumors are doing the round that the director had also approached actress Gemma Arterton but she has already bagged ‘Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters’ of Paramount Pictures and hence may not do the ‘Batman’ movie eventually.
The shooting for the sequel to ‘The Dark Knight’ is slated to begin at Los Angeles and London this year and it will be released in theaters by the mid of 2012. Actor Christian Bale is said to be playing the role of ‘Batman’ in the movie.
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