Christopher Nolan

Christian Bale Talks Playing Batman For The Last Time In ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:21AM - By

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As the countdown to the July premiere of the final Christopher Nolan Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, continues to loom over us, we here at ScreenCrave get more and more excited with each passing day, consuming every bit of Batty news that we can find.  Today’s news bit?  Christian Bale talking about letting go of the character of Batman/Bruce Wayne after eight years.

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New ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Villain Revealed (Spoilers!)

Friday, January 20, 2012 11:34AM - By

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Anyone who regularly reads ScreenCrave knows that we’re chomping at the bit for the massively anticipated new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, which is not only the final film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, but is also poised to be one of the biggest blockbusters in recent memory.  So far, we know the film takes place eight years after The Dark Knight, and features Bane and Catwoman as the primary villains.  Well, now we know something else: one of the performers in the film let it slip who his/her/it’s (trying to avoid spoilers above the jump!) character was, and it’s a doozy of a villain from the classic Batman comics.  Curious who it is?  Dig in after the jump.

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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Screenwriter Jonathan Nolan Talks About The Opening Scene And Bane’s Dialogue

Monday, January 16, 2012 9:38AM - By

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Unless you’ve been living in a cave lately (maybe in a…Batcave? Oh, I’ll be here all week, ladies and gentlemen.  Take my wife, please), you’ve seen, either in an IMAX theater or on YouTube, the now infamous opening scene (a mid-air airplane heist/kidnapping) to Christopher Nolan’s wildly anticipated final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises.  Curious how it came into being, or what in the hell was it that the Bane character mumbled behind that breathing apparatus of his?  Christopher’s younger brother, The Dark Knight Rises screenwriter Jonathan Nolan, has a few answers.

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The Dark Knight Rises Teases More Photos and Info

Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:11PM - By

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As we wait impatiently for the new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, Entertainment Weekly has a cover story on the film – which is still deep in post-production – and Christopher Nolan is repeating what has been the modus operandi with the movie since day one: This is his last Batman film no if’s, and’s or huge paychecks. Check out a quote from Christopher Nolan and the new pictures of Christian Bale, Gary Oldman and Tom Hardy

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The Dark Knight Rises Tickets Available Now

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:02PM - By

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For some time now three venues have been selling tickets to The Dark Knight Rises for the IMAX 12:01 AM show on July 20, 2012, when the film is set to premiere. The Hunger Games has also announced that advanced tickets will be available come February 22, a month before the release of the hotly anticipated film.

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The Dark Knight Rises Full Trailer

Monday, December 19, 2011 12:07PM - By

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This weekend, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol premiered the opening sequence of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, and offered the film’s theatrical trailer. Currently the opening sequence is still only in certain Imax theaters, but the trailer is now online, and offers glimpses at new cast members Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, along with returning cast members Gary Oldman, Christian Bale and Michael Caine. Check it out…

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Christopher Nolan Releases ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Opening Scene

Friday, December 9, 2011 11:28AM - By

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Well, this should whip the fanboys into a frenzy—last night in Los Angeles, Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan screened the first eight minutes of the wildly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises to an audience of entertainment press.  I’ll keep the spoilers at bay until after the jump, but suffice to say, the character of Bane is given a highly memorable entrance.  UPDATE:  Nolan will be screening the intro in various locations around the world next week; find the screening dates/locations here!

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The Dark Knight Rises’ Christian Bale Reveals Catwoman And Bane Info

Monday, November 28, 2011 1:52PM - By

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Shaping up to be the most anticipated film of 2012, The Dark Knight Rises has been shrouded in secrecy (that is, until last week, when Christopher Nolan finally let slip a few details about the film).  What do we know about the film?  Well, it takes place eight years after The Dark Knight, and features Bane and Catwoman at odds with Batman.  Recently, Christian Bale slipped a few details about the villainous characters in an interview.

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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ To Take Place Eight Years After ‘The Dark Knight’ [Major Spoilers Ahead!]

Monday, November 21, 2011 12:21PM - By

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After months and months of secrecy, Christopher Nolan is finally releasing some Dark Knight Rises spoilers, all of which went to Empire Magazine.  Most of them are character details about Batman and his new villain, Bane, but one detail seems to loom larger than the rest—The Dark Knight Rises will take place eight years after the previous film, The Dark Knight.

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

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