Batman 3 Has a New Villain

One of my anticipated films for 2011 and 2012 has begun its list of villains, and this ought to be very interesting how it turns out.

It seems as though Inception director Christopher Nolan has chosen Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) to play "a lead role" in the new Batman movie, presumably as one of the main villains. The fact that Hardy is so versatile, the list of villains he could potentially play is pretty lengthy – from The Riddler to Killer Croc, there are a number of large-and-in-charge bad boys this actor could take on.

Most (if not all) of the same cast will be returning (Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and Michael Caine), but this time around Bruce Wayne will need a new love interest as well as  a new villain or two to square off against.

The third Batman installment which hasn't been given an official name yet will hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.