The Dark Knight Rises is filming in Pittsburgh.  As bad as that might seem, there's one thing good about it; those Pittsburgians sure know how to take set photos, including the full reveal of Bane's costume!  Check out more shots of him, the tumbler, Gary Oldman, and Marion Cotillard in full costume after the jump.

In flashback form and not played by Liam Neeson.  Ha, you fell for it!  Thanks for the hits, though.

The rumor mill is working hard on Zack Snyder's Superman reboot, and the latest claims that famed actor, Viggo Mortensen, could portray legendary villain General Zod.

A mind boggling trip through the path of a dream from the eyes of Christopher Nolan.

[Update] It appears as though Catillard's representatives have confirmed that she is 'in talks' for a role in TDKR.  No confirmation on what the role is, but we can at least elevate this above a rumor. [Update]

We've known for a while now that there will be two female leads in The Dark Knight Rises: a love interest and a villain. Since the casting of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle a few weeks ago, Bat-fans have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. That wait may be over; a French newspaper is reporting that Marion Cotillard has been cast in The Dark Knight Rises.

After much opining and pontificating, the internet finally has its answers in regards to the new characters and cast of The Dark Knight Rises: Anne Hathaway will be playing Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman), and Tom Hardy will be playing Bane.

The Hollywood Reporter has released what they claim is a shortlist of actresses under consideration for a role in the next Batman installment, The Dark Knight Rises. Some of Hollywood's most popular actresses, including Jessica Biel and Keira Knightley, are on the shortlist, as are a number of up-and-coming actresses.

As Chris Nolan goes on his press tour promoting the impending release of Inception on Blu-ray and DVD, news about his upcoming Bat-sequel is seeping through. While information is still relatively scant about The Dark Knight Rises, a holistic view of what we know about the project helps give shape to the most anticipated film of 2012.

It’s been quite a day for the new Superman film. The film gained a director out of nowhere and surprised all of the internet in it's aftermath.  Not to shabby at all, Supes.

Deadline had the exclusive on what is sure to be one of the most controversial directing decisions of 2010.  Zack Snyder is in fact directing the new Superman under the tutelage of Godfather Nolan.  Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan working together on the same project?  Well...that’ll be interesting.  Moving on, Zack Snyder claims that he will begin work on the film once he finishes post for Sucker Punch.  Nice to see that he’ll still have robots with pink rabbit faces on the brain when he starts work on Superman.  That’s all the background you need, after all.

To a lot of us, we are not surprised that Nolan is taking control of the next Batman (at least for now). It seemed to be the logical choice after the smashing accomplishment of The Dark Knight. It would a difficult task to successfully master another ingenious film. Measuring up and filling the shoes would be director suicide (for most).

Empire exclusively met up with Nolan to seek the answer we all have wanted confirmed for awhile. He shares, “It’s becoming inevitable, I’ll put it that way. I feel myself falling into it, I guess. And getting it all figured out and I’m pretty excited about what we’re doing so…If I haven’t announced it, I think that people probably all know at this point that I’m doing it.” Nolan was not forthcoming with a precise answer, but he later broke the suspense by affirming he will director by saying, “I think you can at this point, yes.”