Tom Hardy didn’t become one of the biggest action stars in the world overnight. The role that many would say put him straight on the path to stardom has become a massive streaming sensation.
Thirteen years ago (we don’t know how it’s been that long either), Hardy starred opposite Christian Bale and Gary Oldman in *The Dark Knight Rises*, the trilogy-concluding Batman movie from director Christopher Nolan.
*The Dark Knight Rises* is currently streaming on both HBO Max and Tubi in the U.S. Globally, the film has returned to the VOD top 10 in several countries, including Panama and Yemen. It’s rare for a movie as acclaimed as *The Dark Knight Rises*—which earned scores of 87% from critics and 90% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes—to exist within a trilogy yet still not be viewed as the strongest entry.
On most lists, it falls just behind its predecessor, *The Dark Knight*. However, Tom Hardy’s performance as Bane remains beloved by fans even to this day.
Warner Bros. reportedly spent around $250 million producing *The Dark Knight Rises*, but it proved to be a worthwhile investment when the film grossed $1 billion worldwide. It stands as the highest-grossing film of Hardy’s career.
*The Dark Knight Rises* was the final Batman movie in Christopher Nolan’s celebrated trilogy, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne. Two years after Nolan hung up his metaphorical bat cape, he directed one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, *Interstellar*.
He then turned back the clock to the WWII genre with *Dunkirk*, a film that Quentin Tarantino recently hailed as one of his favorites. Nolan most recently directed *Tenet* (2020) and *Oppenheimer* (2023).
**When Does Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Come Out?**
Christopher Nolan’s next movie, *The Odyssey*, is set to be released exclusively in theaters on July 17, 2026. Featuring a star-studded ensemble led by Matt Damon and Tom Holland, the film is a live-action adaptation of Homer’s famous epic.
The first trailer for *The Odyssey* was released earlier this year, and a preview of the film will begin playing in theaters ahead of *Avatar: Fire and Ash* this weekend.
*The Odyssey* is expected to be one of the biggest movies of 2026, and following Nolan’s *Oppenheimer* winning seven Oscars, expectations are high for his next epic.
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