Two Doubtful Rumors

I don't really buy into either of these, but here goes:

• Ain't It Cool News points to this Michigan news report that claims locations are being scouted in the area for "a hideout for Batman sidekick Robin." I have to doubt this, since we've previously heard that the folks involved don't like the idea of Robin in these movies.
• There's also a rumor that Robin Williams is being considered to play Hugo Strange. Considering how well the Bane and Catwoman casting was kept under wraps, I'm pretty much going to doubt everything at this point.

Robin image from here

News & Notes

A few random things:

• As suggested by a commenter, I've watched Bronson, a movie starring soon-to-be-Bane Tom Hardy as a notorious British prisoner. I did not care for it, but Hardy is excellent in it. He's also bulked up and pretty terrifying, so having seen this it's much easier to imagine him as Bane. But he'll have to lose the mustache.
• Someone got married with a Joker from The Dark Knight themed wedding cake. It's a cool cake, but I wonder how it reflects on the couple psychologically.
• MTV's Splash Page is having some fun with the Joseph Gordon-Levitt rumors by making a gallery of photoshops with him in different roles.

JGL in DKR?

Deadline is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (right) is in negotiations to join the cast of The Dark Knight Rises in an unspecified role. He most recently co-starred with Tom Hardy (left) in Inception, and as we know, Christopher Nolan likes to work with familiar actors.

News & Notes

Springfield Punx, the blog where they make Simpsons-ized versions of everything, had previously made Catwoman, but in honor of Bane's role in The Dark Knight Rises, produced the above Bane.

And in an interview, Wally Pfister, the cinematographer for most of Christopher Nolan's movies, seems to have confirmed that Anne Hathaway is in fact Catwoman and not just Selina Kyle, something some people had lingering doubts about. Pfister also said she looks "great in the wardrobe," but that shouldn't be surprising to anyone who's seen Anne Hathaway before.

Filming Starts in May

Shooting for The Dark Knight Rises begins in May.