dark knight rises british american superhero film directed wrote screenplay brother story featuring comics character batman film final installment batman film trilogy sequel dark knight lead role returning cast allies film introduces years events dark knight revolutionary forces older resume role batman save nuclear destruction hesitant returning series second time agreed developing story brother felt conclude series satisfactory note drew inspiration comic book debut storyline series dark knight returns storyline man land filming took place locations including london nottingham glasgow los_angeles new_york_city newark pittsburgh film cameras filming including minutes film quality picture vehicle variation termed bat underground prison set new set created specifically film dark knight viral marketing campaigns began early production filming concluded campaign developing promotional websites releasing minutes film screening theatrical trailers sending information film plot premiered new_york_city july film released australia new_zealand july north_america united_kingdom july received positive reviews critics named best films like predecessor film grossed billion worldwide box office making second film batman film series earn billion currently 16th highest grossing film time highest grossing film fourth highest grossing superhero film time plot years death district attorney act grants powers nearly organized crime police commissioner feels increasingly guilty covering crimes committed turned murderer writes resignation speech truth decides use broken death childhood sweetheart retired batman taking blame crimes death cat wayne home kidnaps congressman sells assistant wayne business rival return requests payment clean slate traces person internet double crosses kyle uses phone alert police location gordon police arrive find congressman pursue men flees police attempt follow men enter killed gordon captured rest police sniper fire drag gordon masked mercenary searched finds resignation speech gordon escapes found patrol officer gordon promotes blake detective blake reporting directly multiple attack bruce transaction leaves wayne bankrupt wayne butler reveals rachel intended marry died alfred attempt convince bruce batman losing profits wayne discontinued fusion project learned core fearing employer gain access wayne asks board member company kyle agrees batman instead leads trap reveals intends fulfill mission destroy remnant engages batman delivers blow taking foreign like prison escape virtually impossible inmates tell wayne story child born prison cared fellow prisoner escaping prisoner wayne assumes child police underground traps kills mayor forces russian nuclear physicist kidnapped months prior convert core nuclear bomb uses bomb hold city hostage world gordon stolen speech reveals cover crimes releases prisoners initiating anarchy wealthy powerful property dragged homes given trials presided sentenced death spending months recovering training wayne escapes prison kyle blake gordon help stop bomb hands kyle helping people evacuate saving asks come leaving fate refuses police forces clash batman bomb trigger stabs reveals daughter protector aided escape prison uses gordon successfully approached bomb blocks signal preventing remote leaves find bomb prepares kill batman kyle returns saves batman killing batman hoping bring bomb chamber stabilized truck crashes remotely floods destroys chamber dying way stop batman uses bat haul bomb bay aftermath batman presumed dead honored hero wayne presumed dead remaining estate left alfred fox discovers wayne fixed bat gordon finds refurbished alfred finds wayne alive visiting florence blake police force following wayne instructions discovers contents cast protecting criminal underworld stated year gap older great state employed martial arts discipline called modified bruce current state style stated final batman film acknowledged batman healthy individual somebody good right verge bad doesn want forget parents deaths wants maintain anger felt injustice felt leaving franchise saying like saying goodbye old friend trusted butler acts father figure bruce unable accept bruce desire revive batman persona resigning position impress seriousness position emphasized emotional bond alfred bruce stressing importance previous films predicting relationship strained commissioner commissioner city honest police officers described character work cleaning having left world weary slightly bored gordon soldier leaps chance lines life taken turn worse dark knight wife left taken children mayor planning dismiss job gordon feels guilty role covering crimes prepared resign position commissioner senses come threat professional cat establishes playful relationship bruce takes away character pursues clean slate computer program rumored able person criminal history crosses paths auditioned knowing role considered described role physically demanding played confessed thought fit efforts gym demands role trained extensively martial arts role looked inspiration character developing performance mysterious physically imposing revolutionary portrays pain desperate continue legacy destroying character chosen desire batman tested physical mental level according costume designer character wears mask supplies gas relieve pain suffers injury sustained early story hardy intended portray character menacing version character order portrayal entailed creating contradiction voice body hardy gained pounds role increasing weight pounds hardy based voice influences include desire honor character intellect caribbean heritage claims revolution enemies rich corrupt contends people political theorist cultural critic sees fighting structural injustice modern day counter driven violence sense love recently promoted member executive board encourages bruce rejoin society continue father works later revealed daughter sgt young police officer instincts lead believe trouble horizon promoted detective gordon elder cop saw younger blake represents gordon held soon lost battle crime city film reveals legal homage batman sidekick comics robin ceo later executive president runs company bruce behalf serves providing high tech equipment developing cutting edge technology weaponry starts losing money deputy commissioner gordon second command batman rival employs plan control executive vice president acts assistant reign terror russian nuclear physician kidnapped forced convert new core bomb friend accomplice special officer leads task force assist gordon freeing city rule father reilly priest blake grew mayor year old mayor killed ruined football game congressman kidnapped harvey day recent leader briefly appears imprisoned bruce stated unaware role actually movie secrecy young scenes set thirty years events role previous films cast members include cia agent police officers right hand man christopher judge exile prisoner portrays president united_states expressed enthusiasm returning sequel asked later stated verified character dead archive footage appears film members cameo appearances members fictional football team film including ward head coach head coach pittsburgh mayor college appears opponents family sold minority stake team thomas ceo president produced dark knight rises united_states senator cameo appearance dark knight returned dark knight rises board member appeared doctor plays doctor plays wife mother production development president production hoped film released wanted story installment emotionally invested superficial level ask question reasoned good movies franchise people said thought film possible foreword book art making dark knight trilogy agreed film basis finding worthwhile story fearing bored halfway production discovered film unnecessary december completed rough story outline committed inception later december confirmed discussions film ongoing casting horn denied rumors confirmed involvement said confident return following success dark knight studio executives wished included primary villain considered similar character encouraged casting wanted antagonist vastly different previous incarnations committed instead citing need character physical presence film initially unfamiliar character story pointed appeal extreme type comparing choice highlighted example chaotic anarchy sense humor likened classic movie monster terrific brain said draft script inspired novel tale cities centers french revolution homage briefly illustrated having finger film literary character overtly commissioner gordon eulogy end film taken directly classic book february announced cracked story sequel dark knight committed return project shortly afterward announced working screenplay leave project pre production begin work continued writing script based story brother chris said brother original draft pages film storyline compared batman comic book series story arc showcased mini series dark knight returns batman returns year absence story arc man land depicts cut rest world overrun gangs nickname dark knight applied batman batman story written confirmed return film dismissed rumors considered unused footage dark knight reunited past collaborators including cinematographer production designer editor costume designer special effects composer filming location scouting december began searching locations india romania michigan according interested historical centers palace parliament salt film estimated budget million coming million tax credits elected film instead stated intended focus improving image quality scale format featured hour footage shot comparison contained minutes meetings vice president work logistics projecting films digital venues expressed interest shooting film entirely considerable noise cameras cameras shooting film dialogue scenes dialogue dubbed shot cameras chairman president stated planned run film theatres months despite committed run film weeks bypassed use digital intermediate film resulting manipulation filmed image higher film resolution filming scheduled start conclude november principal photography commenced india fort moving pittsburgh operated working title reduce visibility production shooting locations city included site american football game members playing football team extras depict shot sequence filming pittsburgh took place letter sent residents business owners detailing road revealed streets city featured start film operators told expect increase calls related explosions film production pittsburgh leg production wrapped weeks august portion filming began los_angeles late august finished october weeks filming new_york new_jersey places filming replaced location headquarters november shooting shifted newark new_jersey newark city hall military park locations filming shooting locations include london glasgow additional exterior filming principal photography concluded november external scene end film shot falls edge wales production photos filming pittsburgh showed second chassis destroyed indicating new film following destruction dark knight set photos revealed new vehicle transported prompting speculation nature june confirmed presence new film set accidents occurred production film filming hall nottingham tractor trailer crashed main entrance injured later crashed roof home scotland failed landing stunt seriously injured filming scenes pittsburgh stunt double crashed camera filming sequence required ride flight stairs riot injuries camera destroyed second accident took place pittsburgh truck carrying unidentified vehicle later termed bat went course crashed lighting array damaging model aircraft production delayed model repaired shortly christmas invited prominent directors including theatre private screening minutes dark knight rises shot film edited original camera negative feeling use film stock cinema currently phased introduction digital cinematography projection screening case continued use film asserts offers superior image quality digital format warned filmmakers continued assert choice use film productions eventually lose option explained wanted chance potential think best film format invented gold standard technology match opinion message wanted taking digital cameras away want film continue option working big studio movie resources power insist film felt didn started lose option shame look digitally acquired projected image looks inferior original negative print design costume design costume designer explained uses mask gas director words keeps pain threshold function designing costume needed look like sorts bits pieces passed remote places parts vest example fragments old military tent clothes way uniform designed mask look costume effects supervisor created dimensional model actor face skull design mask allowing mask perfectly conform hardy face personally designed coat admitted took years complete taking inspiration swedish army jacket coat french revolution designed look like equal parts revolutionary design difficult struggled find tailor los_angeles work consisted separate pieces replicated dozens times course production base layer utilized military high tech sports manufacturers moisture properties pieces flexible attached form overall body armor plating carbon fiber panels placed inside sections legs chest abdomen sculpted cast face head perfect fit suit remained unchanged film dark knight creating layers material outer layer coated pattern consisted elbow length gloves utility belt thigh high boots spike heels production design concept artist commented style cinematography asked difference designs film fantasy based designs difference visual style things makes batman movies compelling tone prefer raw design product design pretty sort practical military aesthetic stuff work impress war film producer stated batman film different visual aesthetic directed features explaining meant winter right going lend different look film film introduces vehicle compared dubbed bat designing bat approached actual military project need fit family final version bat takes design cues jump jet bell boeing boeing described bat size shape presenting major challenge filming given emphasis practical effects computer generated imagery order bat fly variously supported wires suspended cranes helicopters mounted purpose built vehicle hydraulic controls simulate movement designing set fellow production designer hit idea flooding having batman equipment rise water set designed underground prison rough labyrinth stone cells vast abyss foot vertical shaft leading surface prison filmed india chosen forbidding landscape added music interview october composer confirmed returning score dark knight rises offered return write score chose noted chemistry established making inception like wheel included cues earlier scores explains wanted completely different direction theme theme accompanying deliberately ambiguous musical thread spanning trilogy composed exclusively film features prevalent chant phrase proper arabic translates rise literally come quickly november online audio recordings chant film score asked chant said chant complicated thing wanted hundreds thousands voices easy hundreds thousands voices tweeted posted internet people wanted like interesting thing created world movies think audience fans world mind marketing official website launched introducing viral marketing campaign similar promote dark knight website streamed audio file described users chanting users audio twitter removed website revealed official image july teaser trailer leaked online official release studio released teaser days leak trailer received mixed responses slate wrote successfully built hype showed disappointment claiming announcement trailer actual teaser trailer outlaw criticized quality writing scene depicting commissioner gordon hospital bed overly dramatic dialogue difficult understand gordon breathing outlaw wrote sweeping shot poor cgi reminiscent inception trailer theatrical trailer leaked online like teaser trailer released following week attached theatrical prints holmes game shadows critics noted political dialogue theme income inequality occupy campaign world story receiving million views hours release trailer set record combined downloads itunes beating previous record held second trailer set record million downloads attached second theatrical trailer theatrical prints unnamed executive clarified placement good strategic decision want trailers seen films people want lot people going executive commented trailer provide best potential exposure released trailer online april approximately days attached theatrical prints continuing method dark knight opening sequence film attached prints legend seven months release minute prologue attached prints mission impossible ghost protocol approximately seven months release critical reaction prologue positive critic commenting gets film kind scale anymore round reviews highlighted way critics found dialogue difficult hear addressing issue interview entertainment_weekly said think people film things come focus complex interesting people finished film people entertained viral marketing campaigns film continued magazine companies empire wired received cia documents concerning connected actor according document missing russian nuclear physicist second document appears edited conversation discussing cia georgian conversation later shown plot elements minute prologue official twitter account later linked censored document time referencing operation early bird website discovered revealing countdown countdown finished site presented map showing available theaters screening film prologue earlier release websites received package included cylinder map strike zones fire rises shirt april film official website updated suspect named known batman arrest list accusations premise campaign starts mayor effort capture batman supporting return preparation upcoming harvey day site includes extensive list real world locations graffiti related movement support return located specific location marked list frame second theatrical trailer film released separate website january months prior film release tickets midnight new_york san_francisco los_angeles went sale sold immediately purchased tickets surfaced sale online compared original price unveiled figures batman batman flying vehicle bat figures released line featuring highly detailed articulated presentation versions feature accessories released building sets mini figures based film incorporating comic characters additionally released series toys released vinyl figures released batman car partners include created novelty large scale figures toys toys created batman themed clothing items including shoes shirts hats produced video game released day release film ios android devices promoting movie game features open world primary focus stealth combat combat system game inspired takes place somewhat similar significantly different plot movie ign gave mediocre score film novelization written author published released alongside film july partnered cross promotion included special paint scheme number chevrolet owned driven june car won loans july studio signed deal formula team lotus film appear lotus driven british grand prix went finish race fifth sixth place respectively previously followed similar promotion british grand prix defunct toyota carried promote dark knight digital comic books entitled batman origins dark knight prologue released exclusively devices special movie application released featuring trailers movie schedules batman limited editions released featuring laser batman logo shooting aurora colorado july midnight showing dark knight rises century cinema aurora colorado wearing gas mask opened fire inside theater killing people injuring police responding shooting suspect later identified year old shortly arriving scene initial reports stated holmes identified time arrest cancelled paris mexico japan suspended film marketing campaign finland broadcast networks suspended television ads film united_states trailer movie included screening dark knight rises removed contains scene shows shooting guns screen similar shooting aurora director released public statement calling shooting savage stars film released statements expressing star paying personal visit survivors memorial aurora release july held special screening dark knight rises reporters critics technical issues computer device sound picture forced studio postpone screening day film later premiered july new_york_city new_york followed european premiere july leicester square london england film released australia new_zealand july later released north_america united_kingdom july reception dark knight rises received early generally favorable reviews critics later reception mixed film review aggregator rotten_tomatoes gave dark knight rises score based reviews rating average site consensus reads dark knight rises ambitious thoughtful potent action film concludes franchise spectacular fashion metacritic review aggregator assigned film weighted score based critics indicating generally favorable reviews reported audiences gave film grade telegraph granted film maximum score stars stating superhero film superhero comparing godfather praising hardy performance film intricate plot narrative los_angeles_times thought film potent hypnotic exceptional superhero movie filmmaking standard wrote cinematic cultural personal triumph emotionally inspiring aesthetically significant critically important america mirror sober reflection hope ign gave noting similarities tone theme trilogy second installment dark knight describing bit interesting watch despite praising menacing voice body language driven performance guardian scored film stars calling film granite intensity calling affair writes dark knight rises fascist film great fascist film arguably biggest thrilling disturbing utterly balls spectacle created screen roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars stating film begins slowly plot new characters builds sensational climax film critic gave film calling majestic gorgeous brutal richly satisfying epic citing final scenes picture best minutes film year london film review gave film said film reminder aren merely distraction embodiment best film crowned forbes best modern comic book superhero adaption screen main summer blockbuster competitor marvel trilogy previous installment dark knight empire ranked dark knight rises greatest film list greatest movies time voted magazine readers daily_mail said film overly long criticized tone lack humor despite praising film visually impressive set pieces cnn said film conclusion superior series called worst film new_yorker says story dense references sense intimate previous reaction fan backlash negative reviews rotten_tomatoes chose disable user commentary film leading release fans threatened violence critics threatened websites movie critics given film negative review commentary writing salon progressive political commentator compared game duty 1980s popular culture reflecting political period time accusing conservative agenda 1980s pop culture products reflected spirit reagan revolution conservative backlash seeing blockbuster genre shaping products subtly reflect backlash powerful article variety reported creator character saying far akin occupy wall street type looking cast politically center left british publication guardian claimed film capitalist vision radically conservative radically advances stirring proposal wish wealthy championed want good contrast liberal commentator opined new_york passes right wing movie days modest premise irritating rich actually killing taking stuff excessive writing usa today called ultimate reported amazed script occupy movement denied film criticizes occupy movement insists batman films intended political conversations people seen film way round throw lot things wall sticks lot interesting questions air simply backdrop story trying cracks society conflicts somebody try wedge open going wildly different interpretations film supporting supporting things telling story saying film supposed criticizing occupy wall street movement obviously true alternatively politically conservative commentator alleged film biased republican presidential nominee financial service company head despite fact character existed major batman foe response said comments bizarre freeman said comments ridiculous democratic adviser noted similarities narratives film presidential campaign accolades box office hours midnight release box office analysts suggested million domestic opening weekend wake mass shooting midnight screening film decided report box office figures movie monday july result distributors delayed release official estimates shooting speculated hurt ticket sales online reported north_carolina audience member stated theater kinda reports released july said rival studios estimated film grossed million million opening day shortly released statement stating delayed release estimates opening day total film respect victims families added reporting box office numbers weekend box office numbers released monday worldwide dark knight rises earned million north_america million countries worldwide total billion worldwide sixteenth highest grossing film time highest grossing film worldwide opening weekend million film set worldwide opening weekend record million overtaken age broke record fastest movie million theatres ceo explained claiming audiences clearly seeking embracing film way meant seen labor day weekend film distributed thirteenth film cinematic history cross billion mark film second movie avatar reach million worldwide north_america dark knight rises opened friday july earned estimated million midnight second highest midnight gross million set midnight gross record million overtaken age film million opening day achieving time highest single opening day tally time july announced film grossed million debut weekend highest opening weekend time marvel million million set opening weekend record film previously held dark knight opening weekend record million previously held marvel film held spot box office second weekends north_america tenth highest grossing film second highest grossing film fourth highest grossing superhero film film based comics estimates film sold million tickets markets outside north_america film opened million theaters markets place box office outside north_america consecutive weekends largest markets ireland malta million highest grossing superhero film china million australia million home media dark knight rises released november hong_kong new_zealand december released united_kingdom december released united_states available blu ray dvd digital download coinciding release film box set dark knight trilogy released
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