Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway Among 6 Actresses Vying For 2 Roles In 'the Dark Knight Rises'

Tom DiChiara, MTV Movies Blog
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 9:30am

Barring some sort of miracle, Maggie Gyllenhaal's (and Katie Holmes') Rachel Dawes, the only major female character from Christopher Nolan's first two Batman films, will not be returning for "The Dark Knight Rises." And so, Nolan's third and supposedly final flick about the Caped Crusader is in need of some good old-fashioned girl power...

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Topics: anne hathaway batman christopher nolan keira knightley maggie gyllenhaal the dark knight 2 the dark knight rises

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