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The Dark Knight Rises
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Screenplay byChristopher Nolan
Jonathan Nolan
Story byDavid S. Goyer
Christopher Nolan
Produced byChristopher Nolan
Charles Roven
Emma Thomas
StarringChristian Bale
Michael Caine
Gary Oldman
Anne Hathaway
Tom Hardy
Marion Cotillard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Morgan Freeman
CinematographyWally Pfister
Edited byLee Smith
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)
Running time
165 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250 million

The Dark Knight Rises is an upcoming 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the third installment in Nolan's Batman film series, and is a sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). The Dark Knight Rises is intended to be the conclusion of the series. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman reprise their roles from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The film takes place eight years after the events of The Dark Knight and introduces the characters of Selina Kyle and Bane—portrayed by Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy, respectively.[2]

Nolan was initially hesitant about returning to the series for a second time, but agreed to come back after developing a story with his brother Jonathan and David S. Goyer that he felt would conclude the series on a satisfactory note. Filming took place in various locations, including locations in Jodhpur, London, Nottingham, Glasgow, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh. Nolan utilized IMAX cameras for much of the filming to optimize the quality of the picture. As with The Dark Knight, viral marketing campaigns began early during production to help promote the upcoming film. When filming concluded, Warner Bros. refocused its campaign; developing promotional websites, releasing the first six minutes of the film and theatrical trailers, and sending random pieces of information regarding the film's plot to various companies. The Dark Knight Rises is first scheduled to release in Australia and New Zealand on July 19, 2012,[3] with a following release in the United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Canada on July 20, 2012.[4][5]

Premise

Having assumed responsibility for the crimes of District Attorney Harvey Dent in order to protect his reputation, Batman is chased into exile by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the appearance of the mysterious Selina Kyle sets in motion a chain of events culminating in the arrival of Bane, a ruthless terrorist with plans to destroy Gotham City. With the future of the city at stake, Batman must emerge from his exile and confront Bane to bring about an end to his reign of terror.[6][7][8]

Cast

A billionaire socialite dedicated to protecting Gotham City from the criminal underworld. Nolan has stated that, due to the eight-year gap between the events of The Dark Knight and those of The Dark Knight Rises, "he's an older Bruce Wayne; he's not in a great state."[6] Bale employed a mixed martial arts discipline called the Keysi Fighting Method, but due to Bruce's current state and Bane's style, the method had to be modified.[10] Bale has stated that The Dark Knight Rises will be the final film in which he plays Batman,[11] and describes the character's arc as finally confronting the pain of loss that he has deferred for years by fighting criminals balanced against the need to internalise that pain lest he give into his emotions and become the killer the city already believes him to be.[12]
A terrorist leader intent on destroying Gotham City. The character was chosen by Christopher Nolan because of his desire to see Batman tested on both a physical and mental level.[6] Bane has been described as "a terrorist in both thought and action"[6] and is "florid in his speech, [with] the physicality of a gorilla".[10] Hardy stated that he intended to portray the character as "more menacing" than Robert Swenson's version of the character in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin and that in order to do so, his portrayal entailed creating a contradiction between the voice and the body. Hardy gained 30 pounds (14 kg) for the role,[14] increasing his weight to 198 pounds (90 kg).[14]
Selina Kyle is a cat burglar described as "an associate" of Bane[16] who establishes a relationship with Batman that "takes some of the somberness away from his character."[10] Hathaway auditioned not knowing what role she was up for, admitting that she had one character in mind, but only learned that the role was Selina Kyle after talking with Christopher Nolan for an hour.[17] Hathaway described the role as being the most physically-demanding she had ever played, and confessed that while she thought of herself as being fit she had to redouble her efforts in the gym to keep up with the demands of the role.[18][19] Hathaway trained extensively in martial arts for the role, and looked to Hedy Lamarr — who was the inspiration for the Catwoman character — in developing her performance.[16]
Bruce's trusted butler and confidant. Alfred has acted as a father figure to Bruce, and continues to aid Bruce on his missions as well as supplying him with useful advice. Christopher Nolan emphasised the emotional bond between Alfred and Bruce, stressing its importance in the previous films and predicting that the relationship will be strained as it never has before.[10]
Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department, and one of the city's few honest police officers. Gary Oldman described the character's work in cleaning up Gotham City as having left him world-weary and slightly bored,[21] likening Gordon to a soldier who leaps at the chance to be on the front lines.[10]
Fox runs Wayne Enterprises on behalf of Bruce Wayne and serves as his armorer, providing him with high-tech equipment.
A member of the Wayne Enterprises executive board who encourages a still-grieving Bruce Wayne to rejoin with society and continue his father's philanthropic works.[22] Cotillard denied speculation that she would be playing a dual role as Miranda Tate and Talia al Ghul, stating that her character is a completely original creation.[23] Tate is described providing Bruce with a much-needed sense of hope at the behest of Alfred and Lucius Fox.[10]
Blake is a young police officer whose instincts lead him to believe that there is trouble on the horizon. Seeing something of himself in Blake, Commissioner Gordon promotes him to special duty.[22] Blake represents the idealism that Gordon and Bruce Wayne once held, but soon lost in their battle against crime in the city.[10]

Josh Pence and Liam Neeson both appear as Ra's al Ghul, leader of the League of Shadows; Pence plays a younger version of the character in scenes set thirty years before the events of Batman Begins,[24] while Neeson reprises his Batman Begins role in a cameo appearance.[25][26] Other cast members include Nestor Carbonell reprising his role as Mayor Anthony Garcia;[27] Alon Abutbul as Dr. Leonid Pavel, described as "a mad scientist";[28][29] Juno Temple as a "street-smart Gotham girl";[30] Matthew Modine as deputy commissioner Peter Foley;[31] Brett Cullen as a judge;[32] Chris Ellis as a priest;[32] Aiden Gillen as a CIA agent;[33][34] and Rob Brown,[35] Christopher Judge,[36] Tom Conti, and Joey King in unspecified roles. Cillian Murphy, who portrayed the villain Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in the preceding films, was reportedly sighted on set during filming.[37] Aaron Eckhart expressed enthusiasm in returning for a sequel if asked, although he later stated Nolan verified that his character, Harvey Dent, is dead.[38]

Several members of the Pittsburgh Steelers will make cameo appearances as members of the fictional Gotham Rogues football team in the film, including Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu, Willie Colon, Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Wallace, Heath Miller, Aaron Smith, Ryan Clark, James Farrior, LaMarr Woodley, and Casey Hampton,[39][40] and former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher as the head coach of the Rogues.[41] Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl appears as a kicker for the Rogues' opponents, the Rapid City Monuments.[42] In 2008, the Rooney family sold a minority stake in the team to Thomas Tull, the CEO and president of Legendary Pictures, which is producing The Dark Knight Rises.[43] United States Senator Patrick Leahy, who also made a cameo appearance in The Dark Knight, will be returning for another cameo appearance in The Dark Knight Rises.[44]

Production

Development

"The key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story [...] rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story [...] Unlike the comics, these things don't go on forever in film and viewing it as a story with an end is useful. Viewing it as an ending, that sets you very much on the right track about the appropriate conclusion."

—Christopher Nolan, confirming his involvement in The Dark Knight Rises.[45]

Warner Bros. president of production Jeff Robinov had hoped a third film would be released in 2011 or 2012.[46] Nolan wanted the story for the third installment to keep him emotionally invested. "On a more superficial level, I have to ask the question," he reasoned, "how many good third movies in a franchise can people name?"[47] Nolan only agreed to a third film on the basis of finding a worthwhile story, fearing that he would become bored halfway through production if he discovered the film to be unnecessary.[48] By December 2008, Nolan completed a rough story outline, before he committed himself to Inception.[49] Later in December, Alan F. Horn confirmed that while discussions with Nolan about a third film were ongoing, no casting had been done, and Horn denied all such rumors.[50] Before Nolan confirmed his involvement, Oldman had said he was confident Nolan would return.[51] Following the success of the Joker in The Dark Knight, studio executives wished for The Riddler to be included as the primary villain as he was considered a similar character and encouraged the casting of Leonardo DiCaprio.[52] However, Nolan wanted the antagonist to be vastly different than the previous incarnations and committed to using Bane instead,[52] citing the need for a character with a physical presence within the film.[53] He was initially unfamiliar with the character's back-story,[54] but pointed out the appeal of an archetype, labelling it as "the extreme of some type of villainy". When comparing the choice of Bane to the Joker, Nolan highlighted the Joker as an example of "diabolical, chaotic anarchy and has a devilish sense of humor", juxtaposing him against Bane, who he likened to "a classic movie monster [...] with a terrific brain."[53]

It was not until February 9, 2010 that it was announced that Nolan had "cracked" the story of a sequel to The Dark Knight and was committed to return to the project.[55] Shortly afterward, it was announced David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan were working on a screenplay.[56] Goyer would leave the project during pre-production to begin work on Man of Steel; Jonathan continued writing the script based on the story by his brother Chris and Goyer.[20] The film's storyline has been compared to the story arcs in the Batman comic book series Knightfall (1993), which debuted the villain Bane; The Dark Knight Returns (1986), in which Batman returns to Gotham City after a ten-year absence; and No Man's Land (1999), which depicts Gotham being overrun by gangs.[57][58]

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.[59] The Dark Knight Rises will reunite Nolan with many of his past collaborators, including cinematographer Wally Pfister, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Lee Smith, costume designer Lindy Hemming, special effects supervisors Paul Franklin and Chris Corbould, and composer Hans Zimmer.[60]

Filming

The Tumbler on the set of The Dark Knight Rises in Pittsburgh

During location scouting in December 2010, Nolan began searching for locations such as India, Romania, and Michigan.[61][62][63] According to the Romania Insider, Nolan was interested in the Bucharest’s historical center, Edgar Quinet Street, Palace of the Parliament, and the Turda salt mines.[61] The film has an estimated budget of $250 million.[64] Nolan has elected not to film in 3-D, but has instead stated that he intends to focus on improving image quality and scale using the IMAX format.[65] The Dark Knight Rises will feature over an hour of footage shot in IMAX (by comparison, The Dark Knight contained 28 minutes).[66][67] Nolan has had several meetings with IMAX Vice-President David Keighley to work on the logistics of projecting films in digital IMAX venues.[67] Wally Pfister had expressed interest in shooting the film entirely in IMAX,[68] but because of the considerable noise made by IMAX cameras, 35mm and 70mm cameras had to be used for shooting the film's dialogue scenes,[67][69] as dialogue had to be dubbed when shot with IMAX cameras.[70] Chairman and president of the IMAX Corporation Greg Foster stated that IMAX plans to run the film in its theatres for two months, despite only being contractually committed to run the film for two weeks.[71]

Filming was scheduled to start in May and conclude in November 2011.[72] Principal photography commenced on May 6, 2011, in Jodhpur, India at the Mehrangarh Fort[73][74] before moving to Pittsburgh, where it operated under the working title "Magnus Rex" to reduce the visibility of the production.[75][76] Shooting locations within the city included Heinz Field, the site of an American football game,[77] with members of the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the Gotham Rogues football team. More than 11,000 extras were used to depict the shot sequence.[39][40][10] Filming in Pittsburgh also took place at the Mellon Institute and Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.[76] A letter sent out to residents and business owners detailing road closures revealed that the streets of the city would be featured "as the start of [the] film".[78] 9-1-1 operators were told to expect an increase in calls related to gun shots and explosions in the film's production.[79] The Pittsburgh leg of production wrapped after three weeks on August 21, 2011, before moving on to Los Angeles and New York.[80] The Trump Tower replaced the Richard J. Daley Center as the location for the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises.[81] In November 2011, shooting shifted to Newark, New Jersey.[82][83] Newark City Hall and Military Park were among the locations used for filming.[84] Other shooting locations include London and Glasgow, the latter of which was used for "additional exterior filming".[85] Principal photography concluded on November 14, 2011.[86]

Production photos from filming in Pittsburgh showed a second Tumbler chassis after the first was destroyed in The Dark Knight.[87] Further set photos revealed a "new vehicle" being transported to Wabash Tunnel, prompting speculation as to its nature.[88] In June 2011, Autoblog confirmed the presence of the new Lamborghini Aventador on the film set.[89]

Several accidents occurred during the production of the film. While filming at Wollaton Hall, a tractor-trailer crashed into the main entrance, though no one was injured.[90] A stuntman parachutist later crashed through the roof of a home in Cairngorm Gliding Club, Feshiebridge in Scotland, and became wedged there after a failed landing during a skydiving stunt; he was not seriously injured.[91] While filming scenes in Pittsburgh, Hathaway's stunt double crashed into an IMAX camera while filming a sequence that required her to ride a Batpod down a flight of stairs during a riot. There were no injuries, but the camera was destroyed.[92] A second accident took place in Pittsburgh when the truck carrying the then-unidentified vehicle later termed "The Bat" went off-course and crashed into a lighting array, damaging the model of the aircraft. Production was delayed while the model was repaired.[93]

Design

Costume design

A digitally-mapped model of Tom Hardy's face and skull was used to design and construct Bane's mask.

Costume designer Lindy Hemming explained that Bane uses a mask to inhale an analgesic gas, which, in director Christopher Nolan words, "keeps his pain just below the threshold so he can function."[94][95] Costume effects supervisor Graham Churchyard created a three-dimensional model of actor Tom Hardy's face and skull to design the mask, allowing the mask to perfectly conform to the contours of Hardy's face.[10] Hemming personally designed Bane's coat, which she admitted took two years to complete. Taking inspiration from a Swedish army jacket and a frock coat from the French Revolution, it was designed to make Bane look like equal parts dictatorial and revolutionary, "like an amalgam of all sorts of bits and pieces he cobbled together, as he passed through some very remote places".[10] The design was difficult as Hemming struggled to find a tailor in Los Angeles who could work with shearling.[96]

The Batsuit consisted of 110 separate pieces, each of which had to be replicated dozens of times over the course of the production. The base layer was made of a polyester mesh that is utilized by the military and high-tech sports manufacturers because of its breathability and moisture-wicking properties. Molded pieces of flexible urethane were then attached to the mesh, to form the overall body armor plating. Carbon fiberpanels were placed inside the sections on the legs, chest and abdomen. The cowl was sculpted from a cast of Bale’s face and head to become a perfect fit for Christian Bale. The suit remained unchanged for the film since The Dark Knight.[10]

In creating Selina Kyle's catsuit, two layers of material were used, with the outer layer being polyurethane coated spandex, embossed with a hexagonal pattern.[10]

Production design

Concept artist Tully Summers commented on Nolan's style of cinematography when asked about the difference between his designs for this film and fantasy-based designs for Men in Black 3: "The difference for me was Christopher Nolan's visual style. One of the things that makes his Batman movies so compelling is their tone of plausibility. He will often prefer a raw, grittier design over one that is very sleek and product design pretty. It's sort of a practical military aesthetic. This stuff is made to work, not impress shoppers. The Dark Knight Rises is a war film."[97] Producer Emma Thomas stated this Batman film has a different visual aesthetic from the first two Nolan-directed features, explaining that "it's meant to be winter in Gotham, so that right there is going to lend a whole different look to the film."[98]

The film introduces a vehicle which has been compared to the Batplane, dubbed "the Bat". In designing the Bat, Nathan Crowley approached it as if it were an actual military project, emphasising the need for it to "fit into the same family" as the Tumbler and the Bat-pod. The final version of the Bat takes its design cues from the Harrier Jump Jet, Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey and the Boeing AH-64 Apache.[10] Chris Corbould described the Bat's size and shape as presenting a major challenge for filming given Christopher Nolan's emphasis on practical effects over computer-generated imagery. In order to make the Bat "fly", it was variously supported by wires, suspended from cranes and helicopters, and mounted on a purpose-built vehicle with hydraulic controls to simulate movement.[99][100][10]

When designing the Batcave set, Crowley and fellow production designer Kevin Kavanaugh hit upon the idea of flooding the Batcave with water and having Batman's equipment, the Batsuit and a supercomputer rise from the water.[10] Another set was designed at Cardington as an "underground prison", a rough-hewn labyrinth of stone cells in a vast abyss with a 120 foot (37 m) vertical shaft leading to the surface. Exteriors above the prison were filmed in Jodhpur, India, chosen because the "forbidding landscape added to the desolation".[10]

Music

Main article: The Dark Knight Rises (soundtrack)

In an interview in October 2010, composer Hans Zimmer confirmed that he will be returning to score The Dark Knight Rises. James Newton Howard was offered to return and write the score with Zimmer as he did for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, but he chose not to because he noted that the chemistry established between Zimmer and Nolan during the making of Inception would make him seem like a "third wheel".[101] In November 2011, Zimmer crowdsourced online audio recordings of a chant to be used in the film's score.[102][103] When asked about the chant for clarification, Zimmer said, "The chant became a very complicated thing because I wanted hundreds of thousands of voices, and it's not so easy to get hundreds of thousands of voices. So, we Twittered and we posted on the internet, for people who wanted to be part of it. It seemed like an interesting thing. We've created this world, over these last two movies, and somehow I think the audience and the fans have been part of this world. We do keep them in mind."[104] For The Dark Knight Rises, Zimmer included several cues from the earlier scores, but explains that he wanted to go in a "completely different direction" for Bane's theme, while the theme accompanying Selina Kyle is deliberately ambiguous he musical thread spanning throughout the trilogy was composed exclusively for Bruce Wayne.[10]

Marketing

In May 2011, the film's official website was launched, introducing a viral marketing campaign similar to the one used to promote The Dark Knight. When the website was opened, an encrypted audio file played the noise of what has been described as chanting. When the audio file was decrypted, it gave a link to the film's official Twitter account. For every person who commented on the Twitter account, a pixel was removed from the webpage, eventually revealing the first official image of Bane.[105]

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TheDarkKnightRises.com was replaced with a dossier of an "anonymous vigilante", presenting information on the suspect—as well as several accusations, and depicting a warning claiming that the "suspect should be considered armed and dangerous".

In July 2011, a teaser trailer that was meant to be released with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 was leaked online.[106] It was released by the studio three days later. Responses to the trailer were mixed; Stephen Spencer Davis of Slate wrote that it successfully built hype,[106] while Kofi Outlaw of ScreenRant was disappointed with the trailer, claiming that it was more of an "announcement trailer" than an actual teaser trailer. Outlaw criticized the quality of the trailer, writing that a scene depicting Commissioner Gordon in a hospital bed was overly dramatic, had "hammy" dialogue, and was difficult to understand due to Gordon's labored breathing. Outlaw wrote that the final sweeping shot of Gotham City had poor CGI and was too reminiscent of the trailer for Inception.[107] A theatrical teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises was attached to theatrical prints of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.[108] Like the teaser trailer, the theatrical trailer was also leaked online[109] before being released the following week.[110] Critics noted political undertones to the trailer, with dialogue foreshadowing the theme of income inequality and an "Occupy Gotham" campaign within the world of the story.[111][112][113] Receiving more than 12.5 million views in the first 24 hours after its release, the trailer set the record for most combined downloads from iTunes, beating the previous record held by The Avengers.[114] However, the second trailer for The Avengers again set the record with 13.7 million downloads.[115] A second theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises was attached to theatrical prints of The Avengers. An "unnamed" Warner Brothers executive clarified that "We see this placement as a good strategic decision. We always want our trailers to be seen with films that people want to see — and a lot of people will be going to The Avengers!" The executive also commented that the trailer will "provide the best potential exposure for TDKR."[116] The trailer was released online on April 30, 2012, approximately four days before the attachment of the trailers on the theatrical prints of The Avengers.[117]

Continuing a method used with The Dark Knight whereby the opening sequence of the film was attached to IMAX prints of I Am Legend seven months before release,[118] a six-minute prologue of The Dark Knight Rises was attached to 70mm IMAX prints of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, again approximately seven months before release.[119] Critical reaction to the prologue was positive,[120][121][122] with one critic commenting that "no one gets to make a film on this kind of scale anymore. Except for Christopher Nolan," though a round-up of reviews highlighted the way many critics found Tom Hardy's dialogue very difficult to hear.[123] Addressing the issue in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Nolan said "I think when people see the film, things will come into focus. Bane is very complex and very interesting and when people see the finished film people will be very entertained by him."[124]

The bat-signal projected against the Fifth Avenue Place during filming in Pittsburgh.

Viral marketing campaigns for the film continued as magazine companies Empire and Wired received "CIA documents" concerning a "Dr. Leonid Pavel", with its mugshot connected to actor Alon Abutbul. According to the first document, Pavel is a missing Russian nuclear physicist, while the second document appears to be an edited transcript of a conversation discussing the handover of Dr. Pavel to the CIA by Georgian separatists, but with most of the conversation redacted.[29] These were later shown to be plot elements of the six-minute prologue.[120] The official Twitter account later linked to another censored document, this time, referencing "Operation Early Bird". A website of the same name was discovered, revealing a countdown timer. When the countdown finished, the site presented a map showing all available theaters that would be screening the film's prologue earlier than its release.[125][126] Various websites received a package that included a cylinder map of "strike zones", and a "fire rises" T-shirt.[127] In April 2012, the film's official website was updated with a "dossier" of an on a suspect named "John Doe" also known as "The Batman" for an arrest, with a list of several accusations. The premise of the campaign starts when the mayor of Gotham City "redoubles" the effort to capture Batman and anyone supporting his return in preparation for the upcoming "Harvey Dent Day". The site also includes an extensive list of real-world locations where "graffiti related to movement in support of the vigilante's return" is located. For each tweet of a specific location marked on the list, a frame of the second theatrical trailer for the film was released on a separate website.[128]

In January 2012, six months prior to the film's release, tickets for midnight IMAX showings in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles went on sale and sold out immediately. Purchased tickets have surfaced for sale online for over $100, compared to their original price of $17.50.[129]

Formula One team Lotus F1 carried a special livery to promote The Dark Knight Rises at the 2012 British Grand Prix.

At the American International Toy Fair, Mattel unveiled figures for Batman, Bane, and Catwoman, and Batman's flying vehicle, "The Bat". The Mattel figures will also be released in the "Movie Masters" line, featuring more highly detailed and articulated presentation, and Quiktek versions which feature interchangeable accessories. Lego is set to release building sets and mini-figures based on the film and incorporating other DC Comic characters. Additionally, Funko is releasing a series of plush toys, Mezco Toyz are releasing vinyl figures, and Hornby are releasing the Batman Tumbler car.[130] Other partners include Jakks Pacific who are creating novelty and large-scale figures and plush toys,[131] and PPW Toys, who are creating a Batman themed Mr. Potato Head.[132] Various clothing items including shoes, t-shirts, hats and wallets are also being produced.[133]

The film novelization, written by award-winning author Greg Cox and published by Titan Books, will be released alongside the film on July 24, 2012.[134]

Warner Bros. partnered with Mountain Dew to do a cross-promotion that included a special paint scheme on the #88 Chevrolet Impala owned by Hendrick Motorsports and driven by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.[135] On June 17, 2012, the car won the 2012 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.[136] 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.[137] Räikkönen and Grosjean went on to finish the race in fifth and sixth place respectively.[138] Warner Bros. had previously followed a similar promotion at the 2008 British Grand Prix, when the now-defunct Toyota F1 carried a livery to promote The Dark Knight.[139]

Reception

The Dark Knight Rises has thus far been met with an overwhelmingly positive reception - the film has a score of 96% on scoring aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews, indicating 22 positive reviews and 1 negative review.[140] The Telegraph granted the film a maximum score of five stars, stating that it is "a superhero film without a superhero", comparing it to The Godfather Part II and praising Hardy's performance as well as the film's intricate plot and narrative. [141] IGN gave it a 9 out of 10, noting similarities in tone and theme to Batman Begins over the trilogy's second instalment The Dark Knight, but also describing Bane as "a bit less interesting to watch" than Ledger's Joker. [142] The Guardian scored the film four out of five stars, calling it a film of "granite, monolithic intensity", yet also calling it a "hammy, portentous affair". [143]

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