Clocking in at 3 hours would be considered a good innings for most movies, let alone a summer blockbuster about a comic book character who dresses like a furry animal. But there are rumblings all along the internet that Dark Knight Rises may have a directors cut Bluray featuring scenes that could extend the film by as much as 30 minutes. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard “30 minutes!” as the amount of time added to a film in a directors cut (LotR exception clause) so I immediately say bullshit to that aspect of the story. But on the whole it’s not unprecedented. We know from reliable sources there’s a whole bunch of Bane origin story scenes that were cut from the film and there are also rumours of more Ras al Ghul scenes with Liam Neeson yet to be seen.

The only problem with this rumour is director Christopher Nolan, a meticulous film maker who always has final edit on everything he makes and tends to put everything he wants up on screen. While the additional footage could break the flow of such a perfectly paced film, I’d love to see me some Bane in the League of Shadows origin stuff.