Levitt confirmed for the dark knight rises!!

Gordon-Levitt's 'Dark Knight' role revealed
UPDATE: Actor tipped to play Alberto Falcone a.k.a. The Holiday Killer
By Jeff Sneider

webhead2006 wrote:They Claim JGL role is this:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034129?refCatId=13

Gordon-Levitt's 'Dark Knight' role revealed
UPDATE: Actor tipped to play Alberto Falcone a.k.a. The Holiday Killer
By Jeff Sneider

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webhead2006 wrote:They Claim JGL role is this:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034129?refCatId=13

Gordon-Levitt's 'Dark Knight' role revealed
UPDATE: Actor tipped to play Alberto Falcone a.k.a. The Holiday Killer
By Jeff Sneider

Which goes against what Gary Oldman said about it being a villain from "way back in Batman's history".

"Alberto Falcone, who is also known as The Holiday Killer, would bring Nolan's superhero trilogy full-circle. The character fits with the helmer's stated intentions for continuity and preference to pit the Caped Crusader against "realistic" villains, as opposed to cartoonish nemeses such as Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy, who Batman battled in Joel Schumacher's 1997 misfire "Batman and Robin." "

"Joseph Gordon-Levitt, long-rumored to be joining his Inception brethren in The Dark Knight Rises, will appear in director Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film. But a source close to the situation says that recent reports that Gordon-Levitt will play Alberto Falcone (a.k.a. the Holiday Killer) — the son of former mob kingpin, Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson) — are incorrect. So, Batman fans: Begin the re-speculation now!"

non_amos wrote:Looks like Levitt may not be Alberto Falcone after all:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/21/joseph-gordon-levitt-dark-knight-rises/

"Joseph Gordon-Levitt, long-rumored to be joining his Inception brethren in The Dark Knight Rises, will appear in director Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film. But a source close to the situation says that recent reports that Gordon-Levitt will play Alberto Falcone (a.k.a. the Holiday Killer) — the son of former mob kingpin, Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson) — are incorrect. So, Batman fans: Begin the re-speculation now!"

I found this link over at SHH from an updated article:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/129118-gordon-levitts-the-dark-knight-rises-role-revealed

They basically just posted the same thing I quoted. So who will he play then? Maybe a villain that someone will actually give a crap about?!

webhead2006 wrote:Could this finally be levitt role for film:
http://m.thewrap.com/thewrap/pm_105952/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=A1AAE05BB0C9690B54E09DEC7275CAA0?contentguid=oON8GrIR

webhead2006 wrote:Could this finally be levitt role for film:
http://m.thewrap.com/thewrap/pm_105952/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=A1AAE05BB0C9690B54E09DEC7275CAA0?contentguid=oON8GrIR

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Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Character In 'The Dark Knight Rises' Secretly Robin?


Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a rookie cop apparently named John Blake in the upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. There’s been a lot of speculation about the role this character plays in the story,with many fans (including yours truly) suspecting there is more to John Blake than we might realize.

Well,I’m here today to answer a question that fans have been debating online for weeks now: Is John Blake actually director Christopher Nolan‘s

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version of Dick Grayson, aka Robin, aka Nightwing?

I believe the answer to that question is “Yes,” and I’m here to try and prove it to you. Read on!

First,you should know that nowadays Dick Grayson’s actual full name in the comics is Richard John Grayson. John Grayson was Dick Grayson’s father,the father who eventually died along with Dick’s mother,Mary,leading to Dick being taken in by Batman and later becoming Robin. In adulthood,Dick left Bruce’s side and set out on his own with the new masked identity Nightwing.

Second,you should know that in adulthood,Dick Grayson became a street cop as his daytime identity. This helped him know the city better,learn more about crime and criminals in his area,and so on.

Now,we’ve only seen a very little bit about the film character John Blake,but what we’ve seen is that he’s a young cop whom the trailers depict assisting Batman in the fight against Bane,and Blake is shown having some sort of involvement with an orphanage/boys home. Blake also goes around drawing a little chalk bat-like symbol as a sign calling for Batman to return to Gotham as well as apparently some kind of sign of solidarity among the resistance to Bane (the latter point is not entirely certain/clear,but the chalk bat-emblem seems to definitely be used as some kind of sign among the folks resisting Bane).

Okay,let’s take a closer look at that chalk symbol…

While that mildly resembles a bat-symbol, there’s something ELSE it resembles even more. Take a gander at this…

Do you see more resemblance between those two,than between the chalk image and a bat-symbol?I sure do!

That’s the strongest link,I feel, between Blake’s character and Nightwing. But WAIT,how about a subtle little nod to Robin as well?Look at what happens if we flip the chalk bat-symbol upside down…

Yep. It’s a bird.

MIND. BLOWN.

So,a cop named John who assists Batman,who uses a symbol that upside-up looks like Nightwing’s emblem and upside-down looks like a robin bird. To top it all off,this is the final Batman film,the end of the legend,and I think Nolan wants to create a complete Batman mythology that touches on the most iconic elements of the Batman mythos. So I feel the inclusion of some sort of nod to Dick Grayson is something Nolan might really want to include.

So,is John Blake really Dick Grayson,using a new last name because he was adopted from that orphanage?Will this be the “realistic” depiction of Robin/Nightwing for Nolan’s Batman universe?I think so, and I think the above evidence supports the theory pretty well.

What do you think,dear readers?Have I convinced you that it’s at least very possible John Blake will turn out to be Dick Grayson,under an adopted name?Sound off in the comments below!