Batman 3 "The Dark Knight Rises"

[DocM]

I'm for it :)

[Rappy Veteran]

Oldman told Absolute Radio:

?To get into the production office, you have to have someone meet you and there are keys and various doors that lock. The script you read in the production office, and there is no ending because [Nolan] tells you the ending so that it doesn?t leak and get out, and people spoil it on the internet.?

Oldman also confirms that the film completes a trilogy and somehow connects with the original film, Batman Begins:

?He sort of brings it back? he brings it around.?

Watch the whole interview embedded below:

[IceBreakerG]

PITTSBURGH ? Criminals beware, Batman will be on the beat this summer in Pittsburgh.

Film director Christopher Nolan, who has helmed the two previous Batman films ? starring Christian Bale as caped crime fighter and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne ? said Tuesday the Pennsylvania city will host filming for a third film for at least a month.

"Pittsburgh is a beautiful city. We have been able to find everything we were looking for here and I am excited to spend the summer in Pittsburgh with our final installment of Batman," he said in a statement, adding that he finally settled on the city because of its architecture and diverse sampling of locations.

Mayor Luke Ravensthahl said the decision was "another example of the growing film industry in our community and we will be rolling out the red carpet for them."

The city is no stranger to film productions, having been the location for more than 100 film and television products since 1990, including "I Am Number Four" and Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make A Porno."

The Pittsburgh Film Office is a non-profit economic development agency that markets southwest Pennsylvania as a location for filming.

"Film production means jobs for Pennsylvanians, it's as simple as that," Office director Dawn Keezer said. "A single film can mean millions of dollars and many local jobs. A franchise as prestigious as Batman opens our region up to an entirely new audience as filmmakers and studio executives experience southwestern Pennsylvania."

She said filming could last between four and six weeks and will start in July. The film, "The Dark Knight Rises," is scheduled to be released in July 2012, and stars Bale, Gary Oldman, and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

The previous two films include "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight."

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Definitely an interesting choice. Can't wait for more details to come out. Also can't believe I beat Rappy to this :laugh:

[Rappy Veteran]

'Social Network' Actor Lands Role in 'Dark Knight Rises' (Exclusive)

Josh Pence will have a key part in a flashback sequence in Christopher Nolan's new Batman film.

Josh Pence, who played opposite Armie Hammer as Tyler Winklevoss in The Social Network (where Hammer's face was superimposed on his), has been cast as a young Ra's Al Ghul in Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's new Batman movie.

The movie's casting has been ultra-secret, although Christian Bale, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman are returning to lead a caped crusading cast, which includes Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard.

The story line has also been kept locked up in the Batcave but Pence's casting throws more than a few crumbs to follow. Ra's Al Ghul was played by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins, thus paving the way for a possible return of the supposedly dead character. Also, while the studio never confirmed Cotillard's character, it has been rumored to be that of Thalia Al Ghul, the daughter of Batman's mentor-turned-enemy.

Sources say Pence will appear in scenes that take place 30 years prior to the present story.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/social-network-actor-lands-role-176577

[Draconian Guppy]

interesting... immortality perhaps? Or perhaps maybe how teh league of shadows gets started.

[DocM]

Bringing in the Lazarus Pits would be cool. They're the source of Ras' ability to be regenerated/resurrected. Several others have used pits, and Batman found one under the BatCave.

[Rappy Veteran]

The Tracking Board now reports that Daniel Sunjata, best known for his role on Rescue Me, has joined the film in a yet-to-be-announced capacity.

According to The Tracking Board, Sunjata is ?rumored to play an ?important character to the story.??

http://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-sunjata-joins-the-dark-knight-rises/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashfilm+(/Film)&utm_content=FaceBook

[Rappy Veteran]

Earlier today we reported that Daniel Sunjata has been cast in a supporting role in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. He'll play a courageous special forces operative in the Warner Bros. sequel, according to Variety. Now two new smaller roles have been filled by Diego Klattenhoff and Burn Gorman (Layer Cake). Klattenhoff will play the part of a rookie cop who is looking to make a difference, while Gorman will play another unknown supporting role.

Christian Bale who return to play Batman and will defend Gotham City from Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt who will star as villains. The cast also includes, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Juno Temple and Josh Pence, who was recently cast as a young Ra's Al Ghul. Nolan wrote the script with his brother Jonathan, and will produce as usual with Emma Thomas and Charles Roven. The Dark Knight Rises will be released by Warner Bros. on July 20, 2012.

Klattenhoff may have a scheduling conflict alreayd. He's set to star in Howard Gordon's new Showtime series Homeland. He recently wrapped the indie drama Firebird, which stars Lynn Collins and Michael Ealy. Gorman is best known for starring on the BBC series Torchwood, and he'll soon appear in Rodrigo Cortes' Red Lights as well as Johnny English Reborn.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/4/12/diego-klattenhoff-and-burn-gorman-cast-in-the-dark-knight-ri.html

[Rappy Veteran]

Looks like Nestor Carbonell will be back in Gotham City as mayor ? the actor is in talks to join the cast of The Dark Knight Rises. He?s one more small piece of the puzzle that Christopher Nolan is starting to assemble, and joins other returning cast members Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman. Variety also reports that Diego Klattenhoff and Burn Gorman are likely additions to the supporting cast.

[mudslag]

permanent eye shadow man, awesome :laugh:

[Rappy Veteran]

MARION COTILLARD AND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT CAST IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN?S ?THE DARK KNIGHT RISES?

BURBANK, CA, April 19, 2011 ? Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Oscar? winner Marion Cotillard (?La Vie en Rose?) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined the cast of ?The Dark Knight Rises,? the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend.

Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father?s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham. Gordon-Levitt will play John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon.

The film reunites the actors with Christopher Nolan, who recently directed them in the award-winning blockbuster ?Inception.?

The director stated, ?When you collaborate with people as talented as Marion and Joe, it comes as no surprise that you would want to repeat the experience. I immediately thought of them for the roles of Miranda and Blake, and I am looking forward to working with both of them again.?

Heading the cast of ?The Dark Knight Rises,? Christian Bale stars as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The main cast also includes Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle and Tom Hardy as Bane.

Nolan will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Christopher Nolan will also produce the film with his longtime producing partner, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven.

?The Dark Knight Rises? is slated for release on July 20, 2012. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

[burnsflipper]

permanent eye shadow man, awesome :laugh:

What lies at the end of the eyeshadow of the statue? :shiftyninja:

[Lamp0]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

[burnsflipper]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

look at me I'm tim burton I use the same actor and my wife in every film :whistle:

[Rappy Veteran]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

but it works

[Draconian Guppy]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

look at me I'm tim burton I use the same actor and my wife in every film :whistle:

So? Almost every other accomplished director does the same thing, eg quentin tarantino, Martin Scorsese etc.

[mudslag]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

And how many of his films kick major ass? Thats right most of them

[Valerus]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

so two films = every film? ignorance or stupidity, you make the call.

[soniqstylz]

look at me I am chris nolan I use the same actors in every film.

If you're using the same characters, isn't that the point to use the same actors to portray said characters?

[Rappy Veteran]

A blogger has posted a pic online which features a bulked up, shaven headed Tom Hardy on the set of TDKR. Check out what might be our first look at how Hardy will appear as Bane

[Lamp0]

So? Almost every other accomplished director does the same thing, eg quentin tarantino, Martin Scorsese etc.

And how many of his films kick major ass? Thats right most of them

so two films = every film? ignorance or stupidity, you make the call.

If you're using the same characters, isn't that the point to use the same actors to portray said characters?

[Orange]

Tom def got my vote for Bane. Another good British actor. I think this film got alot of good british actors in it now :D

[George P Global Moderator]

With so many characters in major and minor rolles I'm starting to wonder how long this 3rd movie will be? 3hrs please!!! :laugh:

Anyways, I haven't been reading up much on all the story spoilers/ideas to date but I think it's about time some movie take batman deeper into the story than they have to date, i.e., kids. iirc there's two Wayne kids, unless one is in a alternate timeline only? Hard to keep track with US comics that have been going on forever.

[Valerus]

Great argument point :)

[Rappy Veteran]

Sending in some photos of himself to TomHardy.org, the British actor has shown off just how much he's bulked up in preparation for his role as Bane in the third installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises.