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THE DARK<br />
KNIGHT RISES<br />
THIS GUY HAS MORE LIVES THAN CATWOMAN<br />
>> Though they make millions of dollars, word has it director Christopher<br />
Nolan wants to end his Batman series with a grand finale that hits the right<br />
note. So he and brother Jonathan Nolan plus collaborator David S. Goyer<br />
(Dark City, Batman Begins) built a story inspired by three different comic<br />
series in the Batman lexicon (Knightfall, The Dark Knight Returns and No<br />
Man’s Land) that, between them, introduce two new villains and allow the<br />
(comic) book to close on Batman…for as long as Hollywood will allow. It’d<br />
be a surprise if Hollywood finally did knock retire the bat—even if the story<br />
is determined to do it. We enter as Batman assumes the crimes committed by<br />
Harvey Dent after his death, thus making Dent a hero and Batman the city’s<br />
biggest enemy. After Batman lives almost a decade in exile, Bane (played by<br />
Tom Hardy) begins terrorizing the town and provoking Batman’s return to<br />
defend Gotham. Though Hardy was a big draw in the blogosphere, the biggest<br />
news began when pictures of Anne Hathaway in her catsuit were leaked. Hathaway<br />
reportedly studied Catwoman inspiration Hedy Lamarr to get the actress’<br />
languid pauses, and her extensive training should be evident, even if everyone’s<br />
really paying attention to those black leather pants or the goofy, Scottish Fold<br />
ears. Great attention was put into the fighting styles of the baddies: Selina Kyle<br />
fights with aloofness while Bane is a bone-crusher. Nolan’s flights of calculated<br />
visual fancy have become a great lure to his fans and the narrative complexity,<br />
however cold, is the reason audiences still have faith that whatever way this<br />
Knight falls, they’ll leave the theater thrilled.<br />
DISTRIBUTOR Warner Bros. CAST Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman,<br />
Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan<br />
Freeman DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan SCREENWRITER Christopher Nolan,<br />
Jonathan Nolan PRODUCER Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas<br />
GENRE Action RATING TBD RUNNING TIME TBD RELEASE DATE July 20, <strong>2012</strong><br />
MEET BANE,<br />
TOM HARDY’S<br />
SCARIEST<br />
INCARNATION<br />
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MAY <strong>2012</strong> BOXOFFICE PRO 111
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