The Dark Knight Rises: 10 Mysteries The Film Must Answer

8. Who Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt Really Playing?

The rumour mill has been giving off smoke thanks to this one. Firstly, let me remind you that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an awesome actor and an extremely critically and commercially acclaimed one at that. If Nolan€™s put him in there at all it€™s for something big. Gordon-Levitt€™s IMDb page lists his TDKR character€™s name as €˜John Blake€™. Who is John Blake? He€™s nobody. He doesn€™t ever appear in the comic-books to my knowledge, which says to me that this is a code name and that he€™s actually someone else. I€™ve read about all the rumours: he€™s the next Batman after Bane kills Bruce Wayne; he€™s Robin; he€™s The Riddler. One page even points us towards the fact that he could be Batman staple character Azrael €“ another vigilante type hero that, for a while at least, takes up the Bat-mantle after Bruce Wayne€™s back is broken by€uh oh€Bane. I don€™t know about you, but this actually seems quite feasible. Of course Nolan has seemingly managed to get revealing the plot of TDKR listed as high treason in the American constitution so literally no solid leads have dropped as yet and it looks as though we€™ll have to wait to know for sure. Frowny face€
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