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.
Before I go any further, it’s important to note this is not my full set visit. WB is allowing us to write a very short preview, and in the near future they’re going to lift the embargo, so you’ll be able to read what I wrote flying back from Pittsburgh. I’ve also got a great video blog to go along with it.
But for now all I can tell you is that I watched the big football scene that you’ve all seen in the trailer which features the stadium partially exploding due to Bane blowing it up. In addition, I got to see Nolan filming with the IMAX cameras, and so much more. It was an awesome day to be on set, and I cannot wait to go into more detail!
Finally, while on set I was able to participate in group interviews with Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Nestor Carbonell, producers Emma Thomas and Jordan Goldberg, costume designer Lindy Hemming, and special effects supervisor Chris Corbould. When the full embargo lifts, you can look forward to reading the interviews here on Collider.
While I’m not sure when the full embargo will lift yet, WB usually lifts them about a month before release, so I’d expect around June 20th or so.
Until then, enjoy these awesome new posters (click on any image for high-res):
UPDATE: The embargo has been lifted! Click here to read my full set report including 20 Things to Know About The Dark Knight Rises.
Here are links to our recent coverage:
- Six New Character Posters
- 2 New TV spots
- New images
- The Newest Poster
- New Image and Poster Highlighting Bane’s Mask
- Images of the Tumbler and Bat-Pod from the Tumbler Tour
- A new TV spot for The Dark Knight Rises for the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
- New images from The Dark Knight Rises.
- The Bat-Pod and Tumbler from The Dark Knight Rises Head Out on a Road Tour to a City Near You
- Warner Bros. Has Begun Selling The Dark Knight Rises Merchandise
- New Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises Shows Off a Sassy Catwoman and a Terrifying Bane
- The Dark Knight Rises Viral Campaign Begins Unmasking the New Trailer
New THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Set Photos Possibly Reveal Major Spoiler
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Marvel’s Kevin Feige Talks When His Contract with Marvel Studios Expires; Says He’s on Through at Least Phase Two
Iron Man by the Numbers: IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, and IRON MAN 3
Kevin Feige Explains How IRON MAN 3 Paves the Way for THE AVENGERS 2; Says the Script Is “a Notch or Two Above the First Movie”
Dark Knight Rises OVERLOAD on Collider, love it!
These are easily some of the best posters I have ever seen. The one with Batman on the cop car is incredible.
‘Speech, speech!’
Damn, this is so amazing. I can’t wait for the whole preview to come out on collider. Some of the best billboard poster’s I’ve ever seen.
I haven’t wanted to buy a single catwoman poster . . . . until i saw the one on the bat-pod!!
Nice, very cool!
My goodness. So. Much. TDKR. Stuffs.
It’s just too much. I need it to be July already! I absolutely love that last one with Batman/Cops vs. Bane and his army.
The last poster is a great shot. Desktop material.
Amazing:)
It’s become cliche, but… EPIC.
Bane is like COME AT ME, BRO!!
We get it, Warner Bros. Facebook timeline.
if you look above the word knight in the catwoman poster, you can see the imax camera her stuntwoman destroyed in that scene
Any word on whether Warner Bros will sell these as posters? I really, really, need these.
I knew once the hype over The Avengers died down, the DC/WB marketing team would strike!
And here… we… go!
The Catwoman one is the best out the lot. The others are dull, uninspired and badly photoshopped.
Why does Batman like to stand on Cop cars. He did it in the last film , and now he’s doing it again.
He actually didn’t do it in the last film. There’s a very popular image of him standing on a cop car, and you can even see him running across cop cars in one of the TV spots, but he didn’t stand on a cop car in the final cut.
Last poster = Gangs Of New York
What is that vehicle in the background of Catwoman’s poster??
One of the camo tumblers flipping.
Great Gatsby’s ghost! I guess we know how they’re going to try and top the Joker. Sheer awe inspiring scope. Bring it on Nolan.
These look conveniently Facebook Timeline sized…
All hail Mini-Bane! Love how each side faces off with machine guns in hand but decide on a PG-13 battle of fisticuffs. Police and prisoners are such gentlemen in Gotham.
Yawn.