Christopher Nolan Interview

Christopher Nolan

Nolan's directing style is very calm, careful and professional. He was self taught and his first movie was following.

The Dark Knight Rises:

In each of the three films of the Batman Trilogy, the villain needed to be able to fight Batman toe-to-toe and make it as if Batman cannot walk away from the fight.

Choice of character: for Bane, the eyes and voice were very important due to the fact his face is covered mainly by a mask. This is why he chose Tom Hardy.

Tom Hardy as Bane

Tom Hardy

Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

Anne Hathaway as Anne Hathaway

The main cast of The Dark Knight Rises (with Christopher Nolan far left). From right to left: Tom Hardy, Jane Doe,
Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, Will Smith and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Catwoman needed to be a very fluent fighter and have a very elegant and sexy look. This is why Nolan chose Anne Hathaway; he also commented that she trained for many months and the fight scenes were like dance moves. Also she did all her own stunts. This added to the realism.