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Gyllenhaal speaks about 'Dark Knight' role
Published Wednesday, Jan 9 2008, 14:55 GMT | By Alex Fletcher
Rex Features
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.
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