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some new rumors:
[spoil][align=left]from someone at Nolan Fans:
Don't know if this is true or not, but it is related to the scene in the prologue/teaser with Batman's broken mask when Bane and Batman fight underground in the sewer area.
"My friend was fortunate enough to get to work with the sound crew for The Dark Knight Rises in this past month or so during their first haul of post production work , due to his skill in the field and acquaintance with one of the crew members. He said it was very early in the production for this kind of work, but WB wants to stay ahead of schedule. He got to see one very important scene from the film. The information I’m about to post is from him word for word. I asked him if I could share it, and he said I could as long as I do not mention his name.
The scene I saw is the fight scene between Bane and Batman that Warner Bros has been promoting for the last couple of months. The scene takes place in the sewers underneath the city’s football stadium. It begins with Batman entering the sewer and taking out Bane’s men one by one. This is very similar to the dock scene from Batman Begins. Batman employs a lot of stealth here. Bane’s men catch on and point their guns at Batman, forcing him out. Bane himself steps out of the shadows.
Bane: Ah, we are so thankful that you accepted our invitation. Batman: What do you want? Bane lifts his hand to reveal a detonator. He presses it and there is an explosion behind him. Batman looks concerned as if to expect something else to happen, but nothing does. Bane laughs(His laugh is freaky, man. He doesn’t laugh like someone who knows how to laugh, but rather someone who’s mimicking laughter. As if he’s never had a time to laugh in his life. Combined with the mechanical sound created by his mask, it’s absolutely chilling).
Bane: A mere example of what is to come. Just above us are 30,000 people who have been lied to their entire lives. They have been manipulated by a system of corruption and greed, forced to live in a city of decadence. The very air they breathe is polluted by the lies of the city. Lies that you have created. They are slaves, yet they do not even realize it. We are here to liberate them. Starting today, the people of Gotham will finally have their eyes opened. Batman: You can’t change Gotham this way. Bane: Come now, you of all people must understand the importance of dramatic example. This is the way it must be, there is no other way. Gotham will be set free. Batman: Gotham won’t bend to the will of a terrorist. Bane: They will bend to me. However, I haven’t answered your question Batman. You asked me what I wanted. Truthfully there is only one thing I want. I want to break you.
After saying this Bane charges Batman and a fight ensues. For the first half the fight it’s pretty even, then near the middle Batman begins to gain the momentum, but ultimately loses it, and Bane just brutally demolishes Batman with every blow after that. It’s done in a way that it seems Bane was toying with Batman for most of the fight, letting him think he had a fighting chance, but by the end it’s apparent Batman never stood a chance. He gets Batman to the ground and rips his mask off. He looks at the piece of Batman’s mask in his hand. Bane: For so long you have dedicated your life to a dying cause. Change is coming, and it begins today.
In one of the most brutal shots of the entire series, Bane then stomps on Batman’s face with is boot, knocking Batman out. Bane: Take him. Two of Bane’s men grab Batman and start dragging him away. Bane walks away and drops Batman’s mask. That is all I saw.
Some notes:
-He only has about three lines, but from what I heard Batman’s voice is perfect. It is not the unintelligible growl we heard in The Dark Knight. There is a slight growl to it, but it’s more like his voice from Begins, but not even that. It’s very similar to the whisper we heard in the teaser, but a lot more aggressive and stern. It’s hard to explain, but it should not be getting any criticism this time around. Well, it probably will, but I think it’s an improvement from The Dark Knight.
-Tom Hardy as Bane is absolutely brilliant and terrifying. My description does not do his performance any justice what’s so ever. It’s completely subtle and nuanced, particularly his delivery of the “break you” line. I’ve seen a lot of fan films with Bane where he screams the line like a barbaric buffoon. Hardy’s delivery of the line is the exact opposite. It’s very quiet, but completely sinister. The way his eyes widen when he says, it’s scary. There’s a sort of longing in his voice, as if this is something he’s been waiting for, for a very long time.
The way he charges Batman is terrifying as well. It’s edited in a way that it takes you by surprise, believe it or not. It causes a very physical reaction in you. You don’t expect him to charge. It’s that feeling you get when you’re on a roller coaster and you get to the very top, right before you drop. That’s what it feels like when he charges, and he charges like some kind of strategic gorilla, he shows no sign of stopping or slowing. It’s wonderful.
-The full scene is a lot longer then I described. It’s a good 10 minutes long. Bane has one line during the actual fight “Is this all you can offer? I expected better from Gotham’s champion”. Batman has no dialogue in the fight. The key here is the environment. So much of the sewer environment is used in the fight. Whether it’s Bane pushing Batman against the railings, plowing through the water fall, or even Batman throwing a batarang to take out one of the supporters of a rusty beam. Through out the entire fight Bane’s men have their guns pointed at Batman, but they don’t intervene. They just watch.
the ending:
This is before the official ending. The actual ending ends with a montage of some sort. Apparently Bruce "dies" at the end. It ends with Bruce and Bane battling it out in their final battle, a maskless Bruce goes up against Bane and manages to unmask Bane in the process or from what I've heard both of them are maskless, this is from the scene where Bane holds half of Batman's cowl. The fight takes place in the Batcave.
The rumors that are going around seem to be true, the fight is brutal and leaves them both dead. It does not end in a sad way despite Bruce dying. After the montage, Bruce is infact in hiding and re-emerges in the same fashion that was in the comics of the Dark Knight Returns sans the horse-riding and followers.
I believe he emerges in full Bat costume on, standing atop a ledge of a skyscraper in what can be described as an "iconic" shot. He has no dialogue. It merely shows that Bruce is still alive.
I am trying to find the script for this but I know Nolan and co have not written in down and it has already been shot. I do have parts of the script, one part where we see a young Ra's al Ghul and a board meeting. The tumblers are stolen from Wayne Enterprises too and Dr. Pavel is executed at one point in the script. After the prologue, Bane doesn't show up for a bit where he reveals his master plan, a machine that will wreck the entire city closing Gotham off from the public. He uses it as a threat to make sure the National Guard doesn't come into the city, otherwise he will detonate it all through out Gotham.
Bruce doesn't get his back broken nor does he end up a quadriplegic. He does end up walking with a cane though after the first fight with Bane.
Miranda Tate assists Bane, I believe she is Talia but I didn't see that mentioned in the script. She basically supplies Bane with the tumblers.
Selina is in the final montage at the end.
Sorry, there won't be another sequel. Bruce does indeed re-emerge at the very end of the film and continues his plight as Batman full-time. No more Bruce Wayne, just Batman.
Blake is a beat Cop on the rise and is pretty much Gordon's most trusted officer and handpicked by Gordon himself. He is initially assigned to bring Batman down but eventually learns the truth about all the events that happened in TDK. He is one of the good guys, he's sort of like a young Gordon.
Selina Kyle eventually finds out as does Miranda Tate.
The (end) montage basically recaps everything from Begins, TDK, a segment featuring Ra's telling Bruce to overcome his fears, Bruce "rising", per say, Rachel, Dent, Gordon, Selina Kyle weeping believing Bruce is dead with Bruce's gravestone next to his parents. It's very powerful.
Nolan actually told the ending to most of the main cast, Bale, Hardy, Oldman and I believe Hathaway as she shot one of the scene. Oh and Michael Caine got bits and pieces of it too as he filmed a bit in the montage.
Q&A:
1. Is Bane working with the League of Shadows? How much do the LOS feature in the story.
Bane has his own army, Tate is associated with the League. Basically Bane's outfit are hired mercenaries and the League pays them a great deal to bring down Gotham.
2. Is the back-story of Bane explored?
Not that I know of, Tate's origin is explored more as it features a young Ra's al Ghul.
3. Does Bane reveal the crimes Harvey Dent committed to the populace of Gotham?
Yes, he does. Which causes the riots.
4. Is the Joker referenced in any way at all?
No.
5. What has happened in the eight years that separate TDK and TDKR has Batman been active for all those years?
Bruce has still been performing his duties as Batman, however, he is growing extremely exhausted.
6. What is the exact nature of the Earthquake device?
It is used as a deterrent to keep the National Guard from entering Gotham. Bane threatens to tear down the city if the National Guard starts entering Gotham. He takes over Gotham using this weapon of mass destruction (as it's called in the script).
7. To what extent does Scarecrow appear in the film and if its only a cameo how does he feature in it.
Scarecrow presides over a court-room like environment, it's a wonderfully fun scene. Scarecrow plays the judge with prisoners being the jury.
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the copter is back to being a hovercraft, and Bane has a really cool line. "when gotham is in ashes, you have my permission to die." said like a cold blooded gangsta to an unmasked Bruce Wayne 
