More Stars Added To Dark Knight Rises

[colobat65]

I read that More Stars Have Been Cast In The Dark Knight Rises.
Matthew Modine, Tom Conti and Joey King have been cast in undisclosed roles.

[Grissom]

Let's hope they don't over do it, you may need a 3hr running time to get through the story, LOL.

[The Dark Knight]

I strongly suspect some of these will be cameo type appearances. Here and there, flouting around in the background.

[BatmAngelus]

Showbiz 411 claims that Modine is playing a "politician and a key villain" named Nixon. 

To be honest, if his character's really named Nixon and he's a politician, I think that's way too on-the-nose, but I digress.  Here's a write-up by IGN on what kind of character Nixon could be if the reports are true:

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1170998p1.html

Given what happened at the end of The Dark Knight, I think it's natural for there to be an anti-Batman politician kind of character.  Nestor Carbonell is returning to play the Mayor and could have filled that kind of role, but maybe "Nixon" is more of a corrupt Rupert Thorne type character.

I also have a feeling that Modine's role was intended for Treat Williams, who said in an interview that he was offered, but unable to take a part in the Dark Knight Rises: http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/03/everwoods-treat-williams-televisions-next-top-cop.html
Williams and Modine have a similar look and are both in their fifties.

[The Dark Knight]

To be honest, if his character's really named Nixon and he's a politician, I think that's way too on-the-nose, but I digress.

I agree. I don't like the name choice at all.

[Azrael]

QFT. Too anvilicious.