[4] Worldwide, it became the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time[204] and the third-highest-grossing film of 2012. [193][194][195] However, in the wake of the mass shooting during a midnight screening of the film, Warner Bros. decided to not report further box office figures for the movie until Monday, July 23, 2012. "[114], Costume designer Lindy Hemming explained that Bane uses a mask to inhale an analgesic gas, which, in director Christopher Nolan's words, "keeps his pain just below the threshold so he can function." [113], Shortly before Christmas of 2011, Christopher Nolan invited several prominent directors, including Edgar Wright, Michael Bay, Bryan Singer, Jon Favreau, Eli Roth, Duncan Jones and Stephen Daldry, to Universal CityWalk's IMAX theatre for a private screening of the first six minutes of The Dark Knight Rises, which had been shot on IMAX film and edited from the original camera negative. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight (2008), in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its Police force, which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city. [56] However, Heath Ledger's family stated that he was planning on reprising his role as the Joker before his death. [57] After Ledger's death, Christopher Nolan decided not to recast the role out of respect for his performance, and initially was hesitant to make a third film. Bane, a masked terrorist and former member of the League of Shadows, abducts nuclear physicist Dr. Leonid Pavel from a CIA aircraft over Uzbekistan before crashing the aircraft. She isa criminal and an associate of the villain Banethrough their mutual employer John Daggett, though she only assistedBane out of fear. [160] On July 4, 2012, the studio signed a deal with Formula One team Lotus F1 to have the film's logos appear on the Lotus E20s driven by Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean at the 2012 British Grand Prix. Was the gas mask that was attached to Bane feeding him "venom" or simply a breathing apparatus? It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. "[276] Catherine Shoard of the center-left[277] British publication The Guardian said the film "is a quite audaciously capitalist vision, radically conservative, radically vigilante, that advances a serious, stirring proposal that the wish-fulfilment of the wealthy is to be championed if they say they want to do good. Filming took place from May to November 2011 in locations including Jodhpur, London, Nottingham, Glasgow, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, and Pittsburgh. [74][75] Nolan confirmed the Joker would not return in the third film, and dismissed rumors that he considered using unused footage of Heath Ledger from The Dark Knight. 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[53], —Christopher Nolan, confirming his involvement in The Dark Knight Rises. 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[103] Other shooting locations include London and Glasgow, the latter of which was used for "additional exterior filming". For a time the lie worked. However, technical issues with the computer device synchronizing the sound and picture forced the studio to postpone the screening by a day. The consensus at Rotten Tomatoes calls it "ambitious, thoughtful, and potent". 1 Overseas in Lethargic Session", "Around-the-World Roundup: 'Expendables 2' Flexes Muscles Overseas", "The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo", "Early reviews: 'The Dark Knight Rises' and Bane get high marks", "The 'Dark Knight Rises' Review Round-Up: 'Bloated' Or 'Spectacular'? Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras for much of the filming, including the first six minutes of the film, to optimize the quality of the picture. "[127], Just like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, the film's main theme consists in just two notes repeated, representing Batman's pain and guilt. [217] However, it did set an opening-weekend record for a 2D film (previously held by The Dark Knight)[218] and an IMAX opening-weekend record with $19.0 million (previously held by Marvel's The Avengers). "[252] Film critic Richard Roeper gave the film an "A", calling it "a majestic, gorgeous, brutal and richly satisfying epic", and citing the final scenes of the picture as "the best five minutes of any film this year. ", "I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. The fight choreography improves massively and is loads better than the last two films. Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight (2008), in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its Police force, which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city. However, the ending for The Dark Knight Rises was the subject of many theories, with some believing Bruce Wayne's ultimate fate was still in question. [58], Warner Bros. president of production Jeff Robinov had hoped a third film would be released in 2011 or 2012. [199] Some reports released on July 21, 2012 said that rival studios estimated that the film grossed $75 million to $77 million on its opening day. How would The Dark Knight Rises have changed if the late Heath Ledger hadn't tragically passed away shortly after filming his iconic portrayal of the Joker in 2008? View All Photos (67) The Dark Knight Rises Quotes. [262], In 2014, Empire Magazine ranked The Dark Knight Rises the 72nd greatest film ever made on their list of "The 301 Greatest Movies Of All Time" as voted by the magazine's readers. "[119], The film introduces a vehicle that has been compared with the Batplane and the Batcopter, dubbed "the Bat". [291] According to Matthew Rozsa of Salon, "The Christopher Nolan-directed film — and, more specifically, its fascistic revolutionary villain, Bane — has been referenced in racist hate speech directed against Black Lives Matter protesters by the popular alt-right site Virginia Dare and throughout the far right corners of the Internet. The executive also commented that the trailer will "provide the best potential exposure for TDKR. Eight years ago, after taking the blame for D.A. [5] Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). [259] Anthony Lane of The New Yorker says that the "story is dense, overlong, and studded with references that will make sense only to those intimate with Nolan's previous excursions into Batmanhood". [271][272][273], Writing in Salon, David Sirota, a progressive[274] political commentator compared The Dark Knight Rises and the game Call of Duty to 1980s popular culture reflecting the political period of the time, accusing them of perpetuating a conservative agenda: "Just as so many 1980s pop culture products reflected the spirit of the Reagan Revolution's conservative backlash, we are now seeing two blockbuster, genre-shaping products not-so-subtly reflect the Tea Party's rhetorical backlash to the powerful Occupy Wall Street zeitgeist. Batman has disappeared since the night of Harvey Dent's death. 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[34], Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow from previous films,[35] as does Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard / Ra's al Ghul, who appears to Bruce in a hallucination,[36][37] and Christopher Nolan's uncle John Nolan as Douglas Fredericks, a board member of Wayne Enterprises. Gordon finds the Bat Signal repaired, while Lucius Fox discovers that Wayne fixed the malfunctioning auto-pilot on the Bat. [106], Production photos from filming in Pittsburgh showed a second Tumbler chassis after the first was destroyed, indicating that a new Batmobile would be in the film, following the destruction of the first in The Dark Knight. One of the things that makes his Batman movies so compelling is their tone of plausibility. [174][175], —Director Christopher Nolan's reaction to the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Finally the twist at the end with Blake feels tacked on and is inaccurate to the source material. 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[246] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times thought the film was "potent, persuasive and hypnotic" and that it was "more than an exceptional superhero movie, it is masterful filmmaking by any standard. "[254] The film was crowned by Forbes as the best modern comic book superhero adaptation on screen, outranking both its main summer blockbuster competitor, Marvel's The Avengers, and the trilogy's previous installment The Dark Knight. Search for "The Dark Knight Rises" on Amazon.in, Title: 9 of 9 people found this review helpful. The Dark Knight Rises Photos. [97] 9-1-1 operators were told to expect an increase in calls related to gunshots and explosions in the film's production. [224][225] Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold more than 55 million tickets in the US. [88] Nolan also bypassed the use of a digital intermediate for the film, resulting in less manipulation of the filmed image and higher film resolution. [59] Nolan wanted the story for the third installment to keep him emotionally invested. There were no injuries, but the camera was destroyed. The website streamed an encrypted audio file described by users as chanting. The Dark Knight Rises Gotham City Showdown Batman vs. Bane Exclusive Action Figure 2-Pack [Bladed vs. Brown Vest] $64.99 Add to Cart. Batman fights Bane in a brawl but Bane defeats him, dealing a crippling blow to his back before taking him abroad to an underground prison where escape is virtually impossible. Aaron Eckhart expressed enthusiasm in returning for a sequel if asked, although he later stated Nolan verified that his character, Harvey Dent / Two-Face, is dead,[45] and only archive footage of Eckhart from The Dark Knight appears in the film. Have, in that instant, from hero to fugitive the third-highest-grossing film of all time 204. Also designed Bane 's army in the United Kingdom, and they clash with Bane 's trap 's. 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