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    Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy Join Christopher Nolan's Inception

    Wed, 13 May 2009 11:39:50

    Now if only he'd sign on for the third Batman film


    Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy Join Christopher Nolan's Inception

    Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy are the latest actors to join Inception, director Christopher Nolan's next project for Warner Bros. Few details have been revealed about the film, other than that it's a contemporary, sci-fi action-thriller.

    Leonardo DiCaprio is playing the hero, while Watanabe will play the villain who is blackmailing him. Hardy will be a member of the team of DiCaprio's character.

    Watanabe and Nolan previously worked together on Batman Begins. In related Nolan news, industry insiders anticipate that the director will be locked in for the third film in the Batman franchise.

    Inception is set to hit theaters next summer.

    —The ARTISTdirect Staff
    05.13.09