The Entire Cast of Inception, Eventually

The casting of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard in The Dark Knight Rises was made official, with the roles announced as names we've never seen before:

Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father’s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham. Gordon-Levitt will play John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon.

But remember that going into Batman Begins, we all thought Ken Watanabe was playing Ra's al Ghul and Liam Neeson was Henri Ducard, so the door is still open for Black Mask or Talia al Ghul.

Anne Hathaway is Catwoman, Tom Hardy is Bane

This is not a rumor.

Bane is an interesting choice. Well known to comics fans, but barely known by everyone else, he was the main villain in a major crossover Batman event in the 1990s, then no one seemed to know what to do with him after that, until very recently when Gail Simone's Secret Six found a home for him.

Catwoman is, of course, one of the most iconic characters out there.

Anne Hathaway is a fairly safe choice for Catwoman, since she fits the bill of a sexy brunette. Tom Hardy is strange for Bane, since he is neither Hispanic, nor a hulking wrestler type, so that might imply a pretty different take on the character.

This is very exciting.