The Legend Ends! Super new 'Dark Knight Rises' poster arrives

By Anthony Pearson Dec 11, 2011, 21:14 GMT

Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale The Fighter again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar winner Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose, as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar winner Michael Caine The Cider House Rules) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and ...more

We have added an ominous new movie poster for Warner Brothers "The Dark Knight Rises."

The mono tinted poster features the villain Bane (Tom Hardy) walking away from the battered and smashed mask of Batman.

Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Juno Temple, Josh Pence, Nestor Carbonell and Daniel Sunjata.

Check out the new poster for "The Dark Knight Rises" in high resolution here.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy,

Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar® winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake.

Returning to the main cast, Oscar® winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.

The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.