Josh Pence, who played opposite Armie Hammer as Tyler Winklevoss in The Social Network, has been confirmed as Ra's Al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan‘s new Batman pic.
It was all very hush-hush and behind close doors kind of stuff, although Christian Bale, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman are returning to lead a caped crusading cast for a darknight Bruce Wayne's squad, which includes Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cottilard.
The storyline has also been kept under wraps in the Batcave but Pence's casting leaked Online. Ra's Al Ghul was played by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins, to be a preparation for a possible return of the allegedly dead character.
While the studio never confirmed Cottilard's character, it has been rumored to be that of Thalia Al Ghul, the daughter of Batman's mentor-turned-enemy.
According to sources Pence will appear in scenes that take place 30 years before the present story.
Josh Pence recently enclosed big-budget Battleship action movie based on the Hasbro board game as well as indie political thriller The Algerian.
Earlier this week, The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan revealed that the film will be shot in a beautiful Pittsburgh.
Christian Bale will reprise the title role in Nolan's third and final Batman feature, with Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Tom Hardy playing Bane.
The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters on July 20, 2012.
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