Ah, yes, this will be the Bane of all Con-goers in 2011. Why, oh why, did The Dark Knight Rises not show up? Well, don't take it too harshly - Christopher Nolan has never brought his vision of Gotham City to San Diego. But perhaps with some of the major studios opting instead for a "presence" rather than a panel, maybe we'll catch a whiff of some movie viral madness this year.

We'll be on the lookout for a trailer, some footage, a poster, heck, anything, especially a hint of an appearance by:

  • Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne)
  • Michael Caine (Alfred)
  • Tom Hardy (Bane)
  • Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox)
  • Liam Neeson (R'as al Ghul)
  • Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle)
  • Marion Cotillard (Miranda Tate)
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt (John Blake)
  • Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon)

Stay here, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel, for any news about The Dark Knight Rises at Comic-Con 2011.