Tom Hardy In Talks For BATMAN 3

It looks like Inception star Tom Hardy and director Christopher Nolan may meet again! Nolan is set to direct the currently untitled BATMAN 3 project, and Tom Hardy is possibly joining the cast!

On Wednesday Deadline stated that Hardy is up for a lead role in Batman 3, and despite vague details, it seems like a villain role is in his future.

Hardy is currently shooting This Means War, directed by McG and starring opposite Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon, and is also in production of Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy.

There aren’t many details about the new Batman project, but Nolan has stated that they’re aiming for a 2012 release date and to begin production in spring of 2011. The script which is built from a story that Nolan and David Goyer have written is being penned by Christopher’s brother Jonah Nolan.