The Dark Knight Rises poster

Christopher Nolan has made it clear that the upcoming third film in the Dark Knight saga will be the last. The last for him as director/producer, the last for Christian Bale as the man in the suit, and, most importantly, the last of the story arc that has been building through the previous two movies.

There's a new poster up at IGN, and it makes it look like the end of Batman will be... painful.

In summer 2012, we will see Batman face off against Bane, played by Tom Hardy, who looked like a maniac in this year's mixed martial arts film Warrior. The guy is a solid block of muscle and can pull off a menacing swagger like nobody's business. He looks completely unhinged, which Bane should definitely be. If anyone can take down Batman, wildman Bane seems like a good candidate.