Rumor Suggests that THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is Based on BATMAN: PREY

There's a rumor that's been floating around cyber space for a little over a week that Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises will be based on the comic book Batman: Prey. Today AICN confirmes that this rumor may actually be true saying,

It seems that Chris & Jonathan Nolan and that David Goyer have been digging deep for the villain. In fact, Batman first went up against this guy in 1940 in the pages of Detective Comics. The word is, Tom Hardy is playing Dr. Hugo Strange, who has a bit of an obsession surrounding The Batman. Strange how common that seems to be in Gotham. In fact - it seems that Nolan and crew are exploiting that great PREY arc that was written by Doug Moench and illustrated by the great Paul Gulacy and Terry Austin - and ran from September of 1990 to February 1991.

Knowles also made a point to confirm in his Talk Back section that he was "shown proof" of this news "in a manner of speaking." Treat this news as a rumor until we hear any real official confirmation, but like all of Nolan's Batman films, they had to go to the comics for story and inspiration. If Prey is the comic they went to for the next and final Batman film, then be very excited because it's an awesome storyline, and the perfect place to pick up where the The Dark Knight Returns left off. 

In the story, the Mayor of Gotham City assigns a new police task force to arrest Batman. The Task Force is lead by Gordon (who is secretly sabotaging the whole thing) and involves an ambitious, loose-cannon, overly thuggish young cop known as Sgt. Max Cort, who has the bug up his ass about Batman. Dr. Hugo Strange is out to kill The Dark Knight, and takeover being The Batman.

I strongly suggest you read the Batman: Prey comic if you haven't yet. I hope this rumor turns out to be true. 

Here's the description for the comic book:

Set in the Year One time frame, Batman must confront the sinister Dr Hugo Strange, a man with a deadly secret, out to stop and, if necessary, kill the Dark Knight. Who is the bloodthirsty Night Scourge, how does he link in with the police department, and where exactly does the mysterious Catwoman fit into all this?

What do you all think about the possibility of The Dark Knight Rises being based on Prey?

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