Batman 3 "The Dark Knight Rises"

[mudslag]

you must be a nolan fanatic... thor didn't suck at all, either did captain.

It's down to opinions, but he is correct, the quality of the marvel films are not the same as the latest Batman films. The latest Batman films go much deeper where has the current marvel ones are more comical and less serious. It's all down to taste. I like both the Batman films and the Marvel films, but comparing them both, Batman is at higher quality.

^This

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Very true. They could've done the same with Wolverine, going all dark and deep like they've done with Batman. So in that case, it also depends on what director/writer is at work for said movie.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I think it boils down to the Marvel films are vehicles for selling toys, promotions, tie-ins, etc. Heck the last 2 films (Thor + CapAmerica) were nothing more than pre-story for the upcoming Avengers - I felt they were poorly written and just too "obvious".

[DocM]

Apples and oranges.

Much of Marvel and even most of DC are metahumans - superpowered humanoids, alien or otherwise, whose stories are never going to be as grounded in "reality" or as serious as the stories about Batman, Hawkeye, Green Arrow etc. who are not superpowered.

Hell, Batman is just a modern high tech version of The Scarlet Pimpernel or Zorro - masked but very human avengers who date back to 1905 and 1919 repectively.

[McCordRm]

Thor had the absolute best "Superhero Moment" I've seen since I was

a kid. Growing up, every cartoon had "the moment" when the superhero

actually turned into the superhero: whether it was the lions coming together

to make Voltron, or Captain Marvel yelling, "Shazam!", etc. I haven't seen

anything that cool for a long, long time... so when Thor was lying in the

street about to die, and the hammer flared to life, and Thor started

changing... well, that was just awesome.

[Roger H. Veteran]

Trying not to read spoilers but i couldn't help myself.

Now this happened: :woot: !!!!

[Draconian Guppy]

But it all boils down to:

How will it TOP TDK ?

In all honestly I don't think that's nolans goal, I think he just wants to finish the trilogy

[DocM]

Warner is planning on showing a 6 minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises with the early IMAX showing of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol on December 16.

[mudslag]

[P!P]

Warner is planning on showing a 6 minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises with the early IMAX showing of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol on December 16.

Apparently only on actual 70mm IMAX, not the stupid digital IMAX that theaters have been installing lately. There's only one true 70mm IMAX theater in my state, luckily it's not too far away.

There's also a report that in addition to the prologue being played before 70mm IMAX showings of "Mission Impossible" on December 16, that they will play a new trailer before the new "Sherlock Holmes" which is also getting released on December 16. I can't wait for December 16!

[S00N3R FR3AK]

Apparently only on actual 70mm IMAX, not the stupid digital IMAX that theaters have been installing lately. There's only one true 70mm IMAX theater in my state, luckily it's not too far away.

There's also a report that in addition to the prologue being played before 70mm IMAX showings of "Mission Impossible" on December 16, that they will play a new trailer before the new "Sherlock Holmes" which is also getting released on December 16. I can't wait for December 16!

How do I find out about where the cameras are?

[mudslag]

[soniqstylz]

Apples and oranges.

Much of Marvel and even most of DC are metahumans - superpowered humanoids, alien or otherwise, whose stories are never going to be as grounded in "reality" or as serious as the stories about Batman, Hawkeye, Green Arrow etc. who are not superpowered.

Hell, Batman is just a modern high tech version of The Scarlet Pimpernel or Zorro - masked but very human avengers who date back to 1905 and 1919 repectively.

The other thing about Batman is that his villains are just as if not more iconic than he is. Only really Superman and to a lesser extent Spiderman come close, at least in pop culture.

[redfish]

I would love a Batman film starring Jervis Tetch, though the mind control element is not something that would work in a Nolan film.

[DocM]

After 179 days the shoot has wrapped -

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/168855-the-dark-knight-rises-wraps

[burnsflipper]

Hey Batman, let's not fight! Wanna go get a pint? You're buying, I forgot my wallet in my other cargo pants :p

[+SOOPRcow MVC]

"It's really all about finishing Batman and Bruce Wayne's story. We left him in a very precarious place. Perhaps surprisingly for some people, our story picks up quite a bit later, eight years after The Dark Knight. So he's an older Bruce Wayne; he's not in a great state.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32527 - More spoilers in the link.

[DocM]

Finally confirmed....

TDKR takes place 8 years after TDK, and the prequel is to fill in the gaps.

Warner Bros. Pictures? ?The Dark Knight Rises? ? the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan?s Batman trilogy ? is one of the most anticipated films of 2012, but moviegoers won?t have to wait until next year to see the six-minute opening sequence of the film. The film?s prologue will be unveiled exclusively in select 70mm IMAX? theatres worldwide. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Prologue will be released in North America on December 16, and in the UK on December 21, 2011. Additional international dates vary by territory and will be announced soon.

In making the 2008 blockbuster ?The Dark Knight,? Nolan was the first to use IMAX? cameras in a major motion picture release, and, as now, audiences were given an advance look at that film?s prologue months prior to the Summer 2008 opening. Nolan employed the extremely high-resolution cameras even more extensively on ?The Dark Knight Rises??including the film?s prologue?to achieve unprecedented crispness and clarity and a truly immersive experience for the moviegoers.

Christopher Nolan stated, ?Our experience on ?The Dark Knight? shooting and projecting IMAX 15 perf 65mm/70mm film was inspiring. The immersive quality of the image goes beyond any other filmmaking tool available, and in revisiting Gotham, we were determined to shoot even more of the movie in this unique format. Giving the fans an early look at an IMAX sequence is a great way to draw attention to what I believe will be an incredible way to experience our story when it comes out next summer.?

Following is a list of the theatres in North America in which the Prologue of ?The Dark Knight Rises? will be revealed on December 16th:

Market - Theatre - City

Austin, TX - IMAX Theater Austin - Austin

Boston, MA - Jordan?s IMAX - Natick

Boston, MA - IMAX 3D Theatre in Reading - Reading

Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 - Calgary

Chantilly, VA/Washington, DC - Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX - Chantilly

Chicago, IL - Navy Pier IMAX Theatre - Chicago

Des Moines, IA - SCI IMAX Dome Theater - Des Moines

Detroit, MI - Henry Ford IMAX - Dearborn

Edmonton, AB - Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton - Edmonton

Harrisburg, PA - Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts - Harrisburg

Houston, TX - Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAX - Houston

Indianapolis - White River IMAX - Indianapolis

Los Angeles, CA - Irvine Spectrum 20 + IMAX - Irvine

Los Angeles, CA - RAVE 18 + IMAX - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA - Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX - Ontario

Los Angeles, CA - Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX - Universal City

Madison, WI - Star 18 Fitchburg with IMAX - Fitchburg

Miami, FL - AutoNation IMAX - Fort Lauderdale

Minneapolis, MN - Great Clips IMAX - Apple Valley

Montreal, QC - Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal - Montreal

Nashville,TN - Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX - Nashville

New York, NY - Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX - New York

New York, NY - Palisades IMAX - West Nyack

Omaha, NE - Star Cinema 16 with IMAX - Council Bluffs

Orlando, FL - Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX - Orlando

Ottawa, ON - Silvercity Gloucester + IMAX - Gloucester

Palm Springs - Desert IMAX Theatre - Cathedral City

Philadelphia, PA - IMAX & the Tropicana - Atlantic City

Philadelphia, PA - Tuttleman IMAX?Franklin Institute - Philadelphia

Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX - Tempe

Providence, RI - Providence Place 16 with IMAX - Providence

Quebec City, QC - IMAX Le Theatre At Quebec - Quebec City

Sacramento, CA - Esquire IMAX - Sacramento

San Antonio, TX - IMAX at RiverCenter - San Antonio

San Francisco, CA - Metreon 16 with IMAX & ETX - San Francisco

Seattle, WA - Boeing IMAX?Pacific Science Center - Seattle

Tampa, FL - Museum of Science and Industry - Tampa

Toronto, ON - Coliseum 12 Mississauga + IMAX - Mississauga

Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAX - Toronto

Toronto, ON - Colossus 18 Woodbridge + IMAX - Woodbridge-Vaughan

Vancouver, BC - Colossus Langley + IMAX - Langley

Vancouver, BC - Silvercity Riverport 18 + IMAX - Richmond

Below is a list of the theatres in the UK in which the Prologue of ?The Dark Knight Rises? will be revealed on December 21st:

UK - BFI London - London

UK - National Media Museum IMAX - Bradford

UK - Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema - Glasgow

UK - Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks - Manchester

[Muhammad Farrukh]

Finally confirmed....

TDKR takes place 8 years after TDK, and the prequel is to fill in the gaps.

I heard it was 7

[IceBreakerG]

I heard it was 7

Christopher Nolan said it was 8yrs in an interview. And it was confirmed like almost 2 weeks ago in SOOPRcow's post right above DocM's post, but it was hidden by spoiler tags (not really much of a spoiler, but I guess it could be if someone didn't want to know anything about the movie, then again, if that was the case why would they be reading this thread anyway lol.)

[Muhammad Farrukh]

Christopher Nolan said it was 8yrs in an interview. And it was confirmed like almost 2 weeks ago in SOOPRcow's post right above DocM's post, but it was hidden by spoiler tags (not really much of a spoiler, but I guess it could be if someone didn't want to know anything about the movie, then again, if that was the case why would they be reading this thread anyway lol.)

Must've misread it, then

[S00N3R FR3AK]

This might be worth a trip down to Austin to see.

[Crazysah]

Yes. I'm def going to the Lincoln Center IMAX then on December 17th!

[Dirk]

I'm sad about it not coming to New Orleans. :/

[DocM]

The Henry Ford IMAX in Dearborn, MI is all of 12 miles from here, so you know where I'll be.