Photo Gallery: Cast of 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle / The Cat Woman

Selina Kyle is a cat burglar described as "an associate" of Bane who establishes a relationship with Batman that "takes some of the somberness away from his character."

Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth

Bruce's trusted butler and confidant. Alfred has acted as a father figure to Bruce, and continues to aid Bruce on his missions as well as supplying him with useful advice. 

Gary Oldman as Commissioner James Gordon

city's few honest police officers. Actor Oldman likens Gordon to a soldier who leaps at the chance to be on the front lines.oner James Gordon

Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox

Fox runs Wayne Enterprises on behalf of Bruce Wayne and serves as his armorer, providing him with high-tech equipment.

Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is also not just a movie, it's a moviemaking miracle and a buffet of eyeball orgasms - one that contains enough visceral thrills and proof of Chris Nolan rising as the superhero of the movie industry.

The Dark Knight Rises
Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
Dir: Christopher Nolan
U/A; Action
Rating: **** (out of Five)

In the four years since 'The Dark Knight' the fandom for Nolan’s Batman trilogy has grown to astronomical levels - you’d have to live on a different planet to not be familiar with these films. Nolan’s lavishness in imagination and passion for real emotions has made the first two parts transcend from mere films to spiritual experiences. The Dark Knight Rises is also not just a movie, it’s a moviemaking miracle and a buffet of eyeball orgasms – one that contains enough visceral thrills and proof of Chris Nolan rising as the superhero of the movie industry. It’s a sprawling epic, the darkest, most complex segment of Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

The first two were character triumphs on their own, but it is obvious that Nolan was saving all the goodies for last. The Dark Knight Rises obliterates the bar with gritty physical effects sprinkled with CGI. The effects are so realistic it’s impossible to distinguish between real and CGI, and are seamlessly woven into the sweeping exhilaration of Wally Pfister’s cinematography. It is in your best interest that you keep away from story details before watching the film – know that the plot takes eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, and Bruce Wayne has turned into a recluse, as the villainous Bane not-so-silently plots an apocalypse.

At a mammoth two hours forty five minutes, The Dark Knight Rises tends to have a slightly bloated middle section. The film shifts to a cave under the sands of Jodhpur and fast forwards three months without much consistency. I foresee complaints along the lines of Bane not being as awesome a villain as Heath Ledger as the Joker, but that complaint becomes irrelevant, because no one can possibly be as awesome as the latter. To make up for the choppy middle section, the third act of The Dark Knight Rises is an hour-long post-apocalyptic action set piece and is one hell of a rousing stretch of eye and ear candy.

The recurring cast including Gary Oldman holds a more poignant resonance this time, and Bale is particularly excellent as the tormented superhero. Michael Caine is unforgettably haunting as the distraught butler seeing his surrogate son fall. Anne Hathaway isn’t as sexy as she is oddly endearing as the Catwoman, but Joseph Gordon Levitt is great as a Gotham cop. Bane may not be The Joker, but Tom Hardy does all he can to emote with his face covered. The only real problem is that Bane’s voice is still not completely audible, and watching the movie in a theater that doesn’t have very high quality speakers will make Bane almost entirely incomprehensible.

Even with its ginormous set pieces, scope and SFX, The Dark Knight Rises separates itself from other blockbusters because it rarely loses sight of its humanity and mission to meet insane expectations. It’s outstanding entertainment, a victory of mad passion and cinematic artistry, with a sly final payoff that gives you goosebumps and leaves you drooling for more.

By: MidDay

Anne Hathaway gangsta raps

Actress Anne Hathaway has explained the reason behind her gangsta rap on late night U.S. TV earlier this week - she's taken to writing rhymes to exercise her anger at the paparazzi.

The Devil Wears Prada star stunned viewers of Conan O'Brien's talk show on Tuesday when she took aim at the snappers with a verse "in the style of Lil Wayne".

She rapped, "I'm a paparazzi/I don't play no Yahtzee/I go pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop/My camera's up your crotch..."

The clip has since gone viral and Hathaway reveals she is constantly channelling her fury at the photographers who follow her every move into similar rhymes.

In an interview on America's Today show on Thursday, she said, "I've now had to start to deal with the paparazzi presence a bit more in my life. It's not something I ever expected to encounter so I don't wanna be angry about it, I don't wanna have negative feelings about it, I just wanna get them out so I just started to write rap lyrics about it 'cause that's just the way it came out."

But Hathaway admits it was never meant to be performed in public - until the comedian's producers learned of her rapping skills and thought it would make for good TV.

She added, "I did it for my friends and they all laughed so when the producers at Conan asked me to do it - because I'd mentioned in an interview that I write songs to make me feel better sometimes - the producer said, 'Would you do it?' and I said, 'Yes'."

Anne Hathaway was arrogant when young

Actress Anne Hathaway says she has always been professional on the sets but was arrogant in her early film days.

"I think I used to be a lot better at speaking than listening and missed a lot of wisdom that was coming my way as a result. I was so afraid that if I didn't say things loud, they wouldn't get heard at all," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

"I was always professional - but I think, maybe I was a little young and arrogant," she said.

Anne Hathaway praises Jake Gyllenhaal

Anne Hathaway insists Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.

The actress has starred with the heartthrob actor in two movies and insists he is always a pleasure to work with as he hasn't let his fame and sex symbol status make him arrogant.

She said: "I know actors always say this about each other but he really is lovely. I worked with him on 'Brokeback Mountain' and then five years later on 'Love and Other Drugs'; he was a great guy then and still is. He's a real person.

"That's a weird compliment, but someone's as good looking as he is, with as much adoration from such a young age, they could easily be a nightmare, or stuck-up jerk. But he's a good guy."

Jake isn't the only person in Hollywood Anne admires.

The 28-year-old screen star has a great deal of respect for Helena Bonham Carter and her partner, director Tim Burton, for the way they live their lives and their approaches to movie making.

She added to new! magazine: "I worked with them on 'Alice In Wonderland' and they're just so lovely. Tim marches to his own beat and he doesn't hear, or worry, about anyone else. I think that's something that he and Helena have in common. They're just living their own lives, as themselves, and they really don't care what people think. I find that so liberating. I really just think they're the coolest people on the planet."

Source: Bang Showbiz

Sunidhi Chauhan dubs for Hollywood film

She has lent her voice for the Hindi dubbed version of the 3D animation Hollywood film Rio. Shaan, Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey are the other voices in the film.

Singing superstars Shaan & Sunidhi Chauhan will be voicing for the lead characters 'Blu' & 'Jewel' respectively in the forthcoming 3D animation film ' Rio '.

Not only that, the duo will also be lending their melodious voice for some of the Hindi songs of the film's soundtrack, as music is an important aspect of this comedy adventure!

Apparently Shaan, a huge fan of animation films was highly impressed when he saw the film's rushes and immediately loved the idea of lending his voice for the lead character. The singer says, "Associating with Rio was a very unique & exciting opportunity that I couldn't refuse. The film is super fun and will be enjoyed by people of all ages. I had a great time dubbing and singing for the film."

Sunidhi too, is quite excited about her association with Rio and quips; "I wanted to do an animation film for years. Rio is such an amazing film that I just had to do it. Even though my character is a bird, Rio is a beautiful love story!"

The producers had also recently roped in the comical duo Ranvir Shorey and Vinay Pathak to do the Hindi voiceovers for Nico & Pedro (Blu's friends) respectively.

Jesse Eisenberg, who rose to fame after his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network' will be voicing 'Blu' in the original version of the film; whereas Anne Hathaway lends her voice for 'Jewel'.

I’m dying to be a mum, says Anne Hathaway

London, Feb 4 – Actress Anne Hathaway has admitted she is feeling broody after seeing all the baby bumps on the red carpets this awards season.

‘Black Swan’ star Natalie Portman, ‘30 Rock’ star Jane Krakowski and ‘Inception’ star Marion Cotillard were all showing off their expanding middles at this year’s Golden Globes.

Now ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ actress, who has been dating partner Adam Shulman for two years, admits that her thoughts are turning to starting a family.

“I’m dying to be a mum. I’m not ready for it yet but it’s one of the joys of life that I’m looking forward to so very much,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying. (ANI)