THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Viral Campaign Continues with an Issue of the Gotham Observer

A couple days ago we brought you a new piece of The Dark Knight Rises viral goodness by showing you the Mayor of Gotham’s signing of the Dent Act, which brings stronger penalties against the city’s criminals.  Now an issue of Gotham’s paper-of-record, The Gotham Observer, is reporting on festivities for “Harvey Dent Day”, a slew of burglaries across the city (*cough*Catwoman*cough*), Zach Harris re-singing with the Gotham Rogues football team (he’s no Hines Ward), the ransacking of construction sites, and ad for the tech company, Rykin Data.  Go to the website, and you’ll see that it’s under construction, but there’s an extract from a patent for an algorithm that can wipe away your entire digital footprint.  Not a bad program for someone looking to disappear.

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

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Here’s the synopsis for The Dark Knight Rises, followed by links to our recent coverage:

Warner Bros. Pictures’and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, 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.

Click here for all of our previous coverage or browse the links below:

• 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