"The Dark Knight Rises" is a 2012 superhero thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, which concludes his The Dark Knight Trilogy. The movie stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, and Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman. The film follows Batman as he faces off against Bane (Tom Hardy), a masked terrorist who threatens to destroy Gotham City.