The Dark Knight Rises

TOP 5: SKYFALL Trailer, MEN IN BLACK 3 Interviews, G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Pushed Back, THE GREAT GATSBY Trailer, More THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Coverage than You Can Imagine

by Jason Barr    Posted: May 26th, 2012 at 10:27 am

Remember a few weeks back when I kicked off the summer movie and wedding seasons simultaneously? Well, I wasn’t kidding about the whole wedding thing. Today marks my second ceremony in three weeks and let’s just say that I’m writing portions of today’s Top 5 from a church while awaiting pictures. To make matters even worse, said church is located on a stretch of old highway that is nowhere near an Internet connection that can support anything better than up to 128k up or down. I never thought I would say this, but I’m currently missing my home DSL connection that is slow and unreliable at best. But enough of my bandwidth-starved complaints…

On tap in this week’s Top 5 is the first trailer for the latest Bond film, Skyfall, Men in Black 3 video interviews with Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and more, G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s new release date/third dimension, the first trailer and poster for The Great Gatsby, and a plethora of coverage for The Dark Knight Rises. Join me after the break for a brief recap and link to each.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Mega Gallery Featuring 50 Images and 15 Posters

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 26th, 2012 at 9:54 am

With the wealth of The Dark Knight Rises material that’s come out over the past few months, it’s hard to keep track of it all.  That’s why we went back through our posts and put together this massive image gallery for you.  Now you can enjoy all The Dark Knight Rises images and posters gathered all in one convenient location.  Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Liam Neeson. It opens in IMAX on July 20th.  Hit the jump to check out the gallery.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Secret Catwoman Poster Revealed

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 25th, 2012 at 4:42 pm

In addition to the new banner posters for The Dark Knight Rises, we’ve stumbled across this new secret poster featuring Catwoman (Anne Hathaway).  It’s a pretty slick little piece which reminds us that, while Bane (Tom Hardy) might be getting all of the attention as of late, both audiences and Batman (Christian Bale) shouldn’t forget about the feline femme fatale. Director Christopher Nolan’s closing piece to his Batman trilogy also stars Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and Liam Neeson.  The film opens July 20th.  Hit the jump to see the new poster.

Two More Banners for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 25th, 2012 at 9:50 am

In our slow but inevitable transformation into a site that only runs The Dark Knight Rises news, we have two more banners for the film in addition to the four we ran yesterday.  And to think I would miss the overload of The Avengers marketing.  More than anything, I’m just confused: where’s our onslaught of The Amazing Spider-Man advertising?  The film comes out two weeks before TDKR, and yet we have gotten zero banners.  They may as well stick it in arthouses.

Hit the jump to check out the new banners for The Dark Knight Rises.  The film opens July 20th.

New Footage from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES to Air During the MTV Movie Awards

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 25th, 2012 at 7:44 am

The populist MTV Movie Awards always give fans a chance to celebrate not only the movies they love, but to get a look at the movies they’re planning to love.  Last year, the MTV Movie Awards gave audiences their first look at The Hunger Games (it was Katniss firing an arrow!  The world was never the same again), and this year they’ll be giving Bat-fans yet another look at The Dark Knight Rises.  It will be yet another step towards reaching the critical mass where two-thirds of the movie will be completely spoiled as the marketing machine rolls on.  I remember the good old days (2011) when people freaked out because we showed set photos featuring the Batwing.

Hit the jump for the press release.  The 2012 MTV Movie Awards will air live on Sunday, June 3rd at 9:00pm ET/PT.  The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20th.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Set Visit Preview and 4 Awesome New Posters!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 24th, 2012 at 10:01 am

In early August of last year, I got to visit the set of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises in Pittsburgh.  I’ve waited a long time to write those words.  At the time of the visit, the embargo/NDA was so severe that Warner Bros. wouldn’t allow us to tweet or post on Facebook that we were even flying into the city!  But with Christopher Nolan’s final Batman film hitting theaters July 20th, the studio has been amping up their promotional campaign, and they’re finally allowing the sites that were on set to say we were there.  In addition, they’ve provided us with four awesome billboards/posters that feature Bane, Catwoman, and Batman.  Hit the jump to check them out and to learn more about my set visit.

More Images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 24th, 2012 at 7:54 am

Did you like those seven new images from The Dark Knight Rises we ran yesterday?  Or how about those two TV spots?  Maybe you even enjoyed that editorial I did about what the future holds for the Batman franchise?  Even if you dug all that stuff, we know that TDKR Beast is never sated, so we have more images from Christopher Nolan‘s highly-anticipated superhero flick.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The film stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.  The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20th, so I’d expect at least 227 more images between then and now.

7 New Images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 23rd, 2012 at 5:01 pm

For those of you who didn’t get your fill of Batman this week from a new theatrical poster and six character posters, seven new images from The Dark Knight Rises have now landed online.  They give us a couple of really great close-up looks at Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman, as well as new images of Christian Bale’s titular Dark Knight, Tom Hardy’s Bane, and Mr. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a new police officer character.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  If you missed Matt’s editorial in which he offers his prediction of how The Dark Knight Rises ends and where the Batman franchise can go from there, click here to give it a read.  The Dark Knight Rises opens on July 20th.

Editorial: How Does THE DARK KNIGHT RISES End and Where Will BATMAN Begin Again?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Now that The Avengers has delighted audiences and killed at the box office, it’s time to move onto the next big and shiny superhero toy: The Dark Knight Rises*.  The film will be Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale‘s final go-round with the Batman, and audiences are excited to see how, to quote the poster, “the legend ends.”  And after the legend has ended, how will Warner Bros. proceed with one of their most successful franchises?

Hit the jump for my prediction on how The Dark Knight Rises will end, how I’d like the Batman franchise to continue, and what I think Warner Bros. has in store for the caped crusader.

Six New Character Posters for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 12:19 pm

Yesterday, Warner Bros. released a very fire-y poster for The Dark Knight Rises.  I speculated at the time that it might be the final poster for Christopher Nolan’s third and last Batpic, but I am now prepared to eat my hat as six new character posters for the film have gone online.  Three of the posters ditch the oh-so-colorfulness of yesterday’s one-sheet in favor of rain and gloom; ah, there’s the Christopher Nolan we know and love.  The other three posters involve snow, so hopefully three posters with a beach theme are on the way soon (I can only imagine Bane will be sporting a speedo).  The posters are actually pretty cool, and they give us a nice look at Christian Bale’s Batman, Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman, and Tom Hardy’s Bane.  For some reason there appears to be a good amount of rocks/debris coming down with the rain, and no one remembered to bring an extra-strength umbrella.  Classic Batman.

Hit the jump to check out the posters.  The film also stars Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.  The Dark Knight Rises opens on July 20th.

New Poster for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Warns of a Rising Fire

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 2:52 pm

A new poster for The Dark Knight Rises has gone online, and it’s considerably more colorful than the previous posters we’ve seen for the concluding chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman series.  Granted, the color comes from the fire of a burning and collapsing building, but it’s at least different enough from the black and white/greyscale of the previous one-sheets.  I’m assuming this is the final poster for the film, but I could very well be wrong.  I’m a bit more partial to the Batman/Bane standoff poster, but this “fire” poster isn’t terrible.

Hit the jump to check out the poster.  The film stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.  The Dark Knight Rises opens on July 20th.

New DARK KNIGHT RISES Image/Poster Reveal Batman Wanted for Murder and the Secret to Bane’s Mask [Updated]

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 18th, 2012 at 8:32 pm

Since releasing the first images of Tom Hardy as Bane, fans of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises started asking, “What’s up with that mask?”  A new article in Rolling Stone seems to have answered the question along with a point-by-point graphic detailing just why the muscle-bound madman needs a mask at all (and the answer provides a key plot point).  On the other side of the spectrum is the also-masked vigilante known as Batman (Christian Bale), and in this new wanted poster supposedly released by Warner Bros., we see exactly what the Caped Crusader is accused of doing.

The Dark Knight Rises also stars Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman and Liam Neeson.  Look for the bat to bow on July 20th.  Hit the jump to check out the images.

Update: Thanks to a number of readers emails, we’ve been informed the Wanted Poster was part of the earlier viral marketing campaign.

“Tumbler Tour” Images of the Tumbler and Bat-Pod from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 17th, 2012 at 7:35 pm

Last week, we reported on a so-called “Tumbler Tour” that’s taking place throughout this summer.  Warner Bros. is driving the Tumbler (aka the Batmobile) and the Bat-Pod (aka that thing Catwoman rides) across the country and stopping at a number of cities along the way in anticipation of the July 20th release of The Dark Knight Rises.  The second stop on the Tumbler Tour just so happened to be my acceptable lovely hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a friend of mine sent over a number of images of said Batman vehicles.

We’ve got some pretty close-up looks of both modes of Mr. Wayne’s transportation, so hit the jump to take a look.  If you plan on making the trek to San Diego this year for Comic-Con, you’ll be able to check out the Tumbler and Bat-Pod yourself as the tour is planning a stop at the Nerd Fest 2012.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES NBA Playoffs TV Spot

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 17th, 2012 at 5:15 pm

After surviving the onslaught of The Avengers marketing machine over the last few months, we now have about two months of The Dark Knight Rises madness to look forward to.  We brought you some new images recently and now a new TV spot for Christopher Nolan’s epic conclusion to his Batman trilogy has hit the airwaves.  It’s a promo for the NBA playoffs (similar to this Brave spot for the NFL draft) and features cuts of the Caped Crusader between such current sports phenoms as Meadowlark Lemon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (they still play, right?).

The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine, opens July 20th.  Hit the jump to check out the commercial.

New Images from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 11th, 2012 at 8:47 am

New images from The Dark Knight Rises have gone online.  Don’t expect anything revelatory, but I’m curious to know what’s caused that look of shock on Bane’s face.  Has Batman defeated part of Bane’s plan?  Is Bane looking at the Batwing for the first time?  Has Bane realized he just missed out on Taco Tuesdays?  We’ll have to wait and find out.

Hit the jump to check out the images, click here to see overpriced TDKR merchandise, and click here to find out when the Bat-pod and Tumbler are coming to your city this summer.  The film stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine.  The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20th.

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