The Dark Knight Rises is quickly approaching and with it comes a marketing blast that features Batman’s (Christian Bale) vulnerability, Catwoman’s (Anne Hathaway) ambiguity and Bane’s (Tom Hardy) destructive rampage. The latest TV spot chooses to highlight the humor in the film, showing a scene between Bale’s Bruce Wayne and a doctor who rattles off the degree of damage that Mr. Wayne has done to his body. The dialogue in the scene alone may have elicited some laughs, but the actor who gets a cameo as the doctor really sells it.
The Dark Knight Rises, also starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard, opens July 20th in IMAX. Hit the jump to check out the new TV spot, along with a clever fan-made poster.
Check out this new TV spot from The Dark Knight Rises (via The Playlist):
That looks like none other than Reno 911′s Thomas Lennon in a fantastic cameo. Would have been nice to save it for the feature, but I’m hoping they kept a few lines of his dialogue back. And for those of you who love superhero mashups, here’s a fan-made poster featuring a fictional duel between Marvel and DC mainstays:
Here’s the official synopsis for The Dark Knight Rises:
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.
Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar(R) winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar(R) winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”) reprises the role of Lucius Fox. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.
Be sure to check out a ton of info from The Dark Knight Rises set visit, including:
An Interview with Costume Designer, Lindy Hemming- 20 Things to Know About The Dark Knight Rises From Our Set Visit; Plus a Recap of Filming Including Bane’s Big Entrance
- Christian Bale Talks Shooting in IMAX, Ending the Trilogy, Fight Scenes with Tom Hardy and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Anne Hathaway Talks Fighting in Heels, Adapting to Christopher Nolan’s Universe, Filming in IMAX and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Tom Hardy Talks Following Heath Ledger’s Joker, Bane’s Costume and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Producer Emma Thomas Talks Drawing from Comic Books, Bane, Filming in IMAX and Much More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Special Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould Talks Topping The Dark Knight, New Vehicles, and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Co-Producer Jordan Goldberg Talks Leaks, Choosing the Film’s Villain, Putting Football in a Batman Movie, and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Nestor Carbonell Talks Secrecy, His Character’s Relationship with Commissioner Gordon, Cleaning Up Gotham and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
An Interview with Costume Designer, Lindy HemmingAnd keep up with all of our continuing coverage here. You can get caught up on our previous posts below:
How A Tale of Two Cities influenced The Dark Knight Rises- 13-Minute TV Special
- New Footage in Latest TV Spot for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES plus Bane Viral Poster
- The Dark Knight Rises Trailer from the MTV Movie Awards Officially Goes Online
- The Dark Knight Rises Figures and Toys Reveal New Vehicles and a Mystery Character
- A New TV Spot for The Dark Knight Rises Features Banter between Batman and Catwoman
- Bane’s Weapon is Revealed!
- Viral Campaign for The Dark Knight Rises Reveals a New Character and Plot Points
- Fan-Made The Dark Knight Rises Banner
- Viral Campaign’s Gotham Observer
- New Promo Posters
- Newest TV Spot for The Dark Knight Rises
- Create Your Own Dark Knight Rises TV Spot for Christopher Nolan to Judge
- New Footage Galore in Latest TV Spot
- New Images of The Bat
- Listen to Samples of Hans Zimmer’s Score from The Dark Knight Rises
- First Teaser Trailer for The Dark Knight RisesMobile Game
- Batman Begins to Be Converted to Digital IMAX for Trilogy Marathon
- Soundtrack Listing and New TV Spot
- Advance Tickets Now On Sale
- New footage from the MTV Movie Awards
- Trailer 1, Trailer 2, Trailer 3, Trailer 4
- Warner Bros. Initially Wanted Leonardo DiCaprio as The Riddler for The Dark Knight Rises
- Gotham Rogues Wide Receiver Hines Ward Action Figure
- Christopher Nolan Says He Was “Nervous” to Include Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises; Christian Bale Talks the Future of the Franchise
- TV Spot “Retired”
- 20 Things to Know from our The Dark Knight RisesSet Visit
- Limited Edition The Dark Knight Rises-Themed Nokia Phone
- TV Spot, Banners, Images, SDCC Action Figure, and Promo Posters
- Mega Gallery featuring 50 Images and 15 Posters
- Catwoman Poster
- New Footage to Premiere During the MTV Movie Awards
- Set Visit Preview and Four New Banners
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Always will remember him most from the scene where he kissed Paul Rudd in ” I LOVE YOU MAN ” lol
Really? That’s what you remember him for most of all? U might as well of said you’ll remember him for being the writer of Night at the Museum. He shall ALWAYS be Lt. Jim Dangle of the Reno sheriffs dept. Shit, even his Party Down episode is a 1000 times better than ANYTHING in I Love U, Man.
Spider-man sux. TDKR best superhero movie of the summer. DC wins
WRONG
DANGLE!
Lennon was also in Memento as a doctor who performs tests on Sandy Jenkins
Sandy Jenkins?! Wtf?! SAMMY JANKIS!
Yeah, I realized that as soon as it was posted and I was going to try to worry about it and try to make a change, but then I said fuck it and made a sandwich instead
Yeah I realized that but instead of worrying about it or trying to make an edit, but then I decided to make a sandwich and drink a Dr. Pepper, so I apologize for my negligence.
Nice catch! Completely forgot about that!
Dangle. It’s good to see him pop up in this. He’s funny in everything he does, even when he plays it straight.
Screw Reno 911. Lennon wrote the greatest book on Screenwriting I’ve ever read.
there’s been some troubling one-liners in this film. I hope it doesn’t go too far down that hole.
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It seems like it has about as many one-liners as the first two films. What’s the big deal? This is about a grown man who dressed up as a Bat and wears a cape, after all.
Am I the only one that worries how off-tone this feels? I know it’s just a tiny bit of comic relief, but this grade of comic relief feels out of place, perhaps in the wrong movie. anyone?
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Dude, it’ll be fine. Reviews for this movie have been overwhelmingly positive, and I’m pretty sure there haven’t been any complaints over the tone being wrong. There’s no reason to get worried over some TV spots trying to throw in some humor to lighten things up for 30 seconds.
i agree. and there’s “not a big deal” being thrown, just minor concerns. again, i know it’s just a brief tv spot, I just wanted to get an opinion in there. Nolan just creates some pretty heavy non-just-a-bat-in-a-costume themes, so it’s different in his world if his world suddenly feels too jokey.
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is that Wil Estes from blue bloods series? (the police officer who ponted the gun towards Batman)
Big lolz for the poster. Very creative and funny.