"In terms of box office, I don't feel any pressure,” Bale told 24 Frames. “I never saw Batman and Bruce Wayne as a big tent pole. It was just another character I love playing. But I do feel a creative pressure. It would be wrong if I didn’t feel that.”
When Oldman was asked how he was handling potential pressure surrounding the final Batman chapter, he says:
“It's more pressure on Chris [Nolan] than on me. If they feel disappointed with Gordon, that’s one thing. If they feel disappointed with the movie, that’s another."
"Chris is too classy to make a movie just for the sake of doing a third one,” he said, adding, "It’s a terrific story, and it’s going to be epic. fans will have a chance to decide for themselves when new footage is shown at some Imax screenings of “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”
Opening on July 20, 2012,
The Dark Knight Rises features an international all-star cast, led by Oscar® winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter") in the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Reprising their roles from both "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," Oscar® winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") plays Lucius Fox.