Hathaway to Play Catwoman In ‘Dark Knight Rises’

Batman has found a nemesis for his next cinematic adventure – and it looks like a love interest, too.

On Wednesday, Warner Brothers Pictures announced a new cast member and clarified the role of another for "The Dark Knight Rises," the third Batman movie to be directed by Christopher Nolan (Inception and Memento).

Joining Christian Bale, who returns as Batman and his daytime alter ego, Bruce Wayne, is Anne Hathaway who will play Selina Kyle (Catwoman); the film will also feature Tom Hardy, a co-star of “Inception,” as the villain named Bane.

The Dark Knight Rises is planned to be released on July 20, 2012, with a screenplay by Mr. Nolan and his brother, Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer.