More Clues to 'The Dark Knight Rises' Plot (Hint: Think 'Knightfall'

If you've been paying any attention at all to the little bat-bits of news coming from the secretive sets of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises," you probably already know too much about the film and its possible plot.

Why?

Bane.

The criminal mastermind, portrayed by Tom Hardy, is billed as the top villain in the movie. That immediately reminds comic book fans of the "Knightfall" storyline from 1993. We'll let the fine folks at Screen Rant provide the synopsis.

But first, a warning: If you only know Bane from his lame appearance in Joel Schumacher's even lamer "Batman and Robin," this likely contains MAJOR SPOILERS: