Joseph Gordon-Levitt Discusses OWS Themes in 'Dark Knight Rises'

The trailer for The Dark Knight Rises fueled rumors that director Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman film would explore the growing issues of income equality and the Occupy Wall Street movement, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt says that those very real issues would have a place in the movie.

Regarding scenes in the trailer such as Bane's chanting minion's and Catwoman's very pointed comment's to Bruce Wayne about "having so much" and "leaving so little for the rest of us." JG:L tells the Sundance Channel:

"You saw it, man. The trailer isn’t misleading and Nolan’s not the type of guy to create a trailer that will sell you something other than what the movie is. "

He also praised Christopher Nolan, saying he admires the director's independent spirit and how his roots in indie extend to his method of making major movies like The Dark Knight Rises:

Christopher Nolan got started with Memento and Following, and I would say that The Dark Knight has that same independent spirit, and that's what people love about it," he said. "He's able to take that sensibility and care and love for his work, and do it on a really large scale."

The Dark Knight Rises opens on July 20, 2012.