Christopher Nolan Debunks Heath Ledger Rumor For THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Yesterday we told you about a rumor going around that the The Dark Knight Rises would feature unused footage of Heath Ledger's Joker. Nolan gave an update on the film to Thompson on Hollywood which puts an end to the rumor and confirms Tom Hardy has a role in the film.  See what Nolan had to say below: 

Nolan, bearded and affable, explained that he’s scrambling to finish the script for The Dark Knight Rises, his third Batman movie, which he’s writing in collaboration with his brother Jonathan, mostly from his oceanfront abode in the Paradise Cove trailer park in Malibu..The script is due in January for a July release. But he wouldn’t say what the story’s about or who the villain is, other than to confirm that Inception’s Tom Hardy will play “a key role, not saying good or bad,” and to shoot down reports that he’ll resurrect The Joker by including unused footage of Heath Ledger’s performance in the previous chapter. “That’s all wrong,” said the writer-director, who’s also producing the next Superman movie, for Zack Snyder to direct.