As you would expect I am counting down the days till the final chapter to Christopher Nolan's Batman story. The Dark Knight Rises. This installment promises to bring everything full circle. The sad part to all this is that when this movie is all said and done there will not be anymore sequels to follow, or at least sequels that Nolan will direct or that will be part of HIS universe of Batman. The confirmed Villains for the third movie have been Bane and Selina Kyle aka Catwoman; played by Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway respectively. Other key casting that has been confirmed by Warner Bros. is Marion Cotillard (Malorie Cobb from Inception) and Joesph Gordon Levitt (Arthur from Inception and Tom from 500 Days of Summer) as new characters to the trilogy. Also joining the cast is Josh Pence who will be playing the role of a Young Ra's Al Ghul. Who as you may or may not remember was the key villian in Batman Begins. Ra's is rumored to be in the movie via flashbacks as his younger self. However those of you familiar with the character of Ra's al Ghul might be skeptical to that statement due to the history of the character provided in the comics. For those unaware Ra's al Ghul is actually thousands of years old and is able to keep himself alive through his lazurus pits, although that was not mentioned in Batman Begins, keep in mind that it was only implied that he parished at the end of the film, it was never shown. So it is entirely possible that the original Ra's al Ghul played by Liam Neeson is still likely to show up, but its just rumor at this point.
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| From left to right Marion Cotillard, Joesph Gordon Levitt, and Josh Pence |
On that note lets shift gears to what has officially been released media wise. The first official pic of Bane and Catwoman have been revealed, as well as the films first teaser trailer and poster. Bane was met with critical praise and was revealed in a viral campaign similar to the Jokers reveal that was used for The Dark Knight.
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| First Official Pic of Bane |
Catwoman however has met mixed reviews. Lets just point out in terms of the whole Catwoman not looking like Catwoman thing: first off, its just a still, second, this same criticism was met with Joker's first pic after it was revealed he wears make up instead of being permanently white, how valid is that argument now? Regardless I feel that Catwoman will be impressive in the movie none the less. In my own opinon I don't need Anne Hathaway to actually wear cat ears to be catwoman if she does or doesn't I won't care. Im excited to see a new spin on Selina Kyle regardless the outcome. Remember people trust in Nolan he knows what he is doing.
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| The left one is the official one, the right one is a manip that fanboys hope comes to fruition |
As far as shooting goes. The movie is being filmed under the alias "Magnus Rex" for those who remember Dark Knight was filmed under the work title of "Rory's First Kiss". This is obviously done for security measures and at the same time to keep the average people who don't research these things on the net, clueless to what is really being filmed. Despite this, news still gets out and set pics have appeared all over the place. I won't be posting any because I feel its disrespectful to do so and I also don't want to ruin the movie for myself, and the fact that I don't want to get in trouble is another reason too. So if you want to find those pics look else where because you won't find them here, sorry. The movie has finished up filming in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is currently filming in Los Angeles. Filming is expected to wrap up in Los Angeles in mid October and wrap up its filming in New York at the end of November. When more news is released I will make sure to post it here. For now I will leave the Teaser, lets hope that a trailer will be released in time for Christmas seeing as all the film's footage will be available after November. Keep in mind this teaser was created with only a month full of footage, it may not reveal much but remember its not suppose too. Its just suppose to create hype and I feel its done a pretty good job. July 20 2012 can't come any faster.
Official Teaser Trailer
Great blog, Eddie! It's a good idea to have somewhere to read about the film without being completely spoiled. The few bits that have been released so far for public consumption are enough to expect nothing but another great film from Nolan. Keep up with the updates and I'll be checking frequently!
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