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Maggie Gyllenhaal has claimed that her character in the new Batman film isn't an average "damsel in distress".
The actress revealed that she expected her role as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight to be a stereotypical weak female, but has been surprised by directer Chris Nolan.
She told Metro: "Chris Nolan, the director, would joke about how I had to resign myself to being a little bit of a damsel in distress. But he pushed me in other ways to make her a powerful character.
"I play a lawyer and have real relationships with the people I'm interacting with in the movie. She's very smart and a real rounded person.
"Of course, if you're the girl in Batman, you're going to be a damsel in distress to some extent, but she's a really great character."
The Dark Knight is released at cinemas in July.
