The Dark Knight Rises – Batman 3 – Adds Marion Cotillard?

Chris Nolan might have another female lead to go along with Anne Hathaway, according to some info that Collider picked up from Batman News. Marion Cotillard, who worked with Nolan on Inception, was recently rumored to be joining the cast of The Dark Knight Rises and those rumors have been given substance by one of her rep’s who says the actress is “in discussions, but nothing has been confirmed yet.”

Cotillard, who bowed out of Cosmopolis, is expecting a baby in May and The Dark Knight Rises is scheduled to shoot from May until November, which doesn’t leave a whole lot of recuperation time for the new mom.

Nolan has been spending the past few weeks in search of a romantic partner for Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne, so there’s a chance that the role Cotillard is considering is that of Thalia Al Ghul, who is still being rumored to be a character in TDKR. Of course, romantic sparks flew between Bruce and Selina Kyle too, which means the caped crusader could have his hands full this time around, in more way than one.