From the very beginning of The Dark Knight Rises’ production, director Christopher Nolan made it very clear that he was constructing the movie as a finale.
It turns out the answer to that question is no, as Gordon-Levitt thinks that the ending of The Dark Knight Rises was truly the most fitting conclusion for Nolan’s vision.
That’s exactly what he’s able to do at the very end of The Dark Knight Rises, leaving John Blake to carry on said symbol as he goes on to live in obscurity with Anne Hathaway’s Selina Kyle in Europe.
The filmmaker knew the story he wanted to tell across a trilogy, and that’s exactly what he did.