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27 on Tom Hardy talks working with Gary Oldman on 'The Dark Knight Rises'Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman got to know each other pretty well over the past few years. They began working together on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, then Lawless, and finally The Dark Knight Rises, which wrapped last November. In an interview with Total Film, Tom Hardy explained what it was like working with his idol, Gary…
Update 05/22/12: Warner Bros. released 6 character posters featuring Batman, Catwoman, and Bane! Warner Bros. just released the third official poster for The Dark Knight Rises via their Facebook page. It's very similar to the teaser poster, but features Batman is standing in front of burning buildings with the tagline "A Fire Will Rise". What…
Trends International posted two new promotional posters for The Dark Knight Rises featuring Batman and Catwoman over the weekend. These aren't official movie posters, but it does give us another new look at Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. It shouldn't be too long now until Warner Bros. releases the third official movie poster for The Dark…
The Dark Knight Rises kicks off with the question "why does he wear the mask?" and now thanks to a short article in Rolling Stone magazine, we have an answer! Here's a quote straight from the mouth of director Christopher Nolan: Bane is someone ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago, and the…
July 20th is getting closer by the day, and marketing for The Dark Knight Rises is ramping up. Earlier this week Mountain Dew and Warner Bros. announced a marketing campaign that's set for June, and now television ads are starting to run. This week, ESPN aired an ad for the NBA playoffs which featured footage…
Total Film has been teasing The Dark Knight Rises news and today its been revealed! They've released a brand new interactive iPad app that's packed with new photos, new interviews, and new information. This issue isn't just about The Dark Knight Rises though, it's got a behind the scenes look at Batman Begins and The Dark…
How's this for some marketing? Warner Bros. announced today that The Dark Knight Rises fans will have a chance to see the Tumbler and Bat-Pod up close and personal as part of a coast-to-coast tour leading up to the July 20th release of The Dark Knight Rises. Here's the press release: BURBANK, Calif., May 10, 2012…
Marvel's The Avengers made history last weekend, bringing in a record smashing $207.4 million dollars in its first opening weekend. Since then, fans and movie buffs have been debating whether or not The Dark Knight Rises can break The Avengers' record the weekend of July 20th. In an open letter to the fans, The Avengers…
Speculation about Marion Cotillard's character in The Dark Knight Rises began even before she officially joined the cast. Many fans believed (and still do) that she'd be Talia Al Ghul, the daughter of Liam Neeson's character from Batman Begins. There's a been a lot of information that would suggest Cotillard isn't just playing Miranda Tate,…
Matthew Modine was on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live yesterday morning and of course, The Dark Knight Rises came up. Modine explained that his character's name is Foley. We learned about deputy commissioner Peter Foley from the viral marketing campaign that came out last week. Modine also said that The Dark Knight Rises is the best…
Back in December members of the press received a Bane "Fire Rises" t-shirt as part of a marketing campaign. I got a ton of emails from fans looking to purchase the shirt, and now they can! Kitson, a clothing shop based out of Los Angeles, has some exclusive The Dark Knight Rises t-shirts for sale.…
Update: The final total was an impressive $207.4 million for The Avengers' opening weekend. In July of 2008, The Dark Knight made box office history, raking in $158 million in its first opening weekend. It held onto that record for nearly three years, only to be dethroned by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 last…
Fans have been speculating as to what kind of new weapon Batman had in The Dark Knight Rises ever since we saw it on the cover of Empire magazine. Now, thanks to some new toys, we have an answer! It's an "EMP blaster", capable of shooting an electromagnetic pulse that will disable most electronic devices…
Design By Humans have announced the winners of their The Dark Knight Rises t-shirt contest. Over 3,000 designs were submitted but the shirt by SPYKEEE (pictured above) was declared the winner. The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas picked the top three winners. There were two great runner ups as well,…
Batman will grace the cover of the July issue of Total Film magazine. The magazine will go on sale on May 11th on newsstands, as well as online via an all new interactive iPad app. Total Film has a teaser page up right now, and will reveal more details next Friday, on May 11th. From…
Follow Batman-News.com on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest on The Dark Knight Rises. As part of a new viral marketing game, Warner Bros. has officially released trailer #3 for The Dark Knight Rises online in HD. We’re treated to awesome footage, including our first look at Anne Hathaway in action as Catwoman. Plus…
Geoff Boucher of Hero Complex just published an excellent article about The Dark Knight Rises. Boucher had the opportunity to visit the set last summer and got thoughts from Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, and Morgan Freeman about The Dark Knight Rises being the final Batman movie in Nolan's trilogy. Christian Bale's response stood out…
More and more promotional material is being revealed as we get closer to the July 20th release date of The Dark Knight Rises. Today I came across some awesome promo art that features Batman and Bane fighting in the snow in the streets of Gotham. We also get a cool look at Batman with his…
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