The Legend Ends: Poster and prologue for The Dark Knight Rises show terror of Bane

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and his producer wife Emma Thomas have given us a few more clues about the epic finale to their Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises.

The pair spoke as a dramatic new poster was released, showing Tom Hardy's menacing Bane walking away from a broken Batman mask and proclaiming ominously: The Legend Ends.

Could this be the final, fateful confrontation for the caped crusader? Check out both versions of the new poster below.

The new comments from Nolan and Thomas follow those of Gary Oldman, who plays Commissioner Gordon. Last week, he told Moviefone of his character: "When we meet him, things are calmer in Gotham. It's reminiscent of the Gordon that we met in the first one. There's a world-weariness to him, and even though things on the surface are now calmer, he's cleaned up Gotham with the Harvey Dent Act, it's seething underneath.

"You've got to have some hell break loose - it's The Dark Knight Rises. I think the story's really good. The story really delivers, it's a terrific conclusion to the trilogy. Nolan rounds it off: he brings in a bit of the first one, from Batman Begins, and he does some really surprising things with it."

He elaborated: "I thought his choice of villain was very interesting, to use Bane instead of Riddler or Penguin. He's not gone with the most obvious choice. The challenge for Chris was always really the story and I think he didn't want to make a third one for the sake of it.

"I think there was pressure on him, obviously, because the second was so successful. So there's always going to be some pressure to keep it going. But he's too smart and classy, really to just make a third just for the sake of making it, because others are demanding or want it from him and I think he felt that, 'Let me get the story right.' So the fans won't be disappointed."

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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]