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"Aaron Eckhart has confirmed that he will not appear in Dark Knight Rising.  Talking to MTV News, the actor - who plays villain Harvey Dent - admitted that he was disappointed at learning that he would no longer be taking part in the Batman franchise during a recent meeting with director Christopher Nolan.  &amp;quot;Chris and I had a meeting, on the beach, just the two of us,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;I said, &amp;#039;Chris, a lot of people are asking me if I&amp;#039;m in the next Batman&amp;#039;. And Chris said, &amp;#039;Yes?&amp;#039; I said, &amp;#039;Am I?&amp;#039; He looked at me and he said, &amp;#039;No&amp;#039;.&amp;quot;  Eckhart added: &amp;quot;We found ourselves alone on the beach together on a stormy day and he delivered the news to me.  &amp;quot;And I was heartbroken. I was heartbroken. But Chris has his reasons and my life must go on.&amp;quot; Dark Knight Rising will hit theatres in July 2012.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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