Maggie Gyllenhaal has been officially confirmed as Katie Holmes replacement in The Dark Knight. Maggie will play Rachel Dawes, the same role Katie played in Batman Begins. Katie backed out of the project, because she's brainwashed.

Shooting will begin late Spring and will star Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as The Joker, Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face along with Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. The film is expected to be released in July 2008.