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Christopher Nolan has dismissed recent rumours that unseen footage of Heath Ledger is to feature in The Dark Knight Rises.

A New Zealand website had alleged that the director was considering whether to include unused scenes from Ledger’s turn as The Joker from The Dark Knight in the new Batman film.

However, Nolan and producer wife Emma Thomas shot down the reports at an awards season party for their Oscar contender Inception

Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter: “I heard the rumour. We’re not doing that.”

The couple again denied that Ledger would appear in the film at all and expressed a desire for his performance as the manic villain to remain confined to the 2008 film.

Nolan recently reiterated that The Dark Knight Rises will be his last Batman picture.

Robert Duvall is to be honoured at the upcoming 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Awards Gala.

The veteran actor will receive the ‘Career Achievement’ award at the January event, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Oscar winner Duvall has starred in a number of classic films, including The Godfather, The Conversation and Network.

The Get Low star has also directed four films, including The Apostle and Assassination Tango.

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Jeremy Renner has denied rumours claiming that he is in talks to star in the Escape From New York remake.

Several outlets reported earlier this month that the Hurt Locker star was close to landing the lead role of Snake Plissken in the project.

However, speaking to MTV, Renner said that there is “no truth” to the rumours.

“Someone told me about it and then I saw it online. I was like, ‘That’s news to me as well.’ I didn’t know anything about it,” the Oscar nominee explained.

Renner is starring with Tom Cruise in the upcoming Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.