<P> Upon her death, Alfred reads Rachel's note (which she deliberately left unsealed) in which she reveals that she intends to marry Dent . She explains that while Gotham may come to no longer need Batman, she now feels that the day when Bruce no longer does will never come . She urges Bruce not to give up faith in other people, even if she has disappointed him . When Bruce relates to Alfred that his only solace is the knowledge that she would have waited for him, Alfred decides to burn the note, sparing Bruce the pain of the truth . </P> <P> Rachel does not appear in The Dark Knight Rises, but is mentioned several times . Additionally, a picture of her appears in Wayne Manor, in Gyllenhaal's likeness . Bruce, having given up the mantle of Batman, is portrayed as still mourning Rachel eight years after her death, rarely leaving Wayne Manor and failing to move on and find a normal life that Rachel once promised him . When Bane (Tom Hardy) attacks Gotham City, Bruce decides to become Batman once more to oppose him . In an attempt to stop him, Alfred finally confesses to Bruce that Rachel chose Dent and that he burned the letter in order to spare Bruce the pain . This revelation puts a severe strain on Bruce's relationship with Alfred, who then leaves Wayne Manor when Bruce decides to continue as Batman . Throughout the film, Bruce keeps a picture of Rachel . By the end of the film, however, he is in a relationship with Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), and has passed on his legacy to Detective John Blake (Joseph Gordon Levitt) so he can finally get on with his life; proving Rachel wrong about her belief of him never giving up being Batman . </P> <P> Katie Holmes was to reprise as Rachel in The Dark Knight; she turned it down and starred in Mad Money instead . Before Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast, Emily Blunt, Isla Fisher, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Rachel McAdams were considered to replace Holmes as Rachel . Gyllenhaal has acknowledged that Rachel is a damsel in distress to an extent, but says Nolan sought ways to empower the character, so "Rachel's really clear about what's important to her and unwilling to compromise her morals, which made a nice change" from the many conflicted characters whom she has previously portrayed . </P>

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