New Delhi:
Christopher Nolan's third and the last film in the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises releases today. The film, among this year's most anticipated, takes an eight year leap from where the 2008 film, The Dark Knight ended. This last installment deals with a Gotham City abandoned by Batman and terrorized by the villain Bane.
Christopher Nolan, who directed the first two films to great acclaim, has used the conventional method to shoot the film rather than opting for the digital format. "By all accounts, The Dark Knight Rises is the definition of epic - shooting on location across three continents, with a daring aerial stunt sequence, a massive crowd scene involving explosions and over 10,000 extras, and a full complement of new gadgets and vehicles," he said in a recent interview.
Christian Bale and Michael Caine who starred in the previous Batman movies, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, will be joined by Anne Hathaway in the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as the deadly Bane. Early reviews have heaped praise on Bale's final performance as the caped crusader.
Anne Hathaway underwent rigorous training in kick-boxing and mixed martial arts for her role. "I'd always thought I was pretty healthy and I always thought I had worked hard in the gym. It turns out that what I thought was hard, in Catwoman's world is actually light to moderate," the actress said.
According to the director, it's going to be a very out-of-the-world experience for the viewers as they will be seeing something completely unique that no one has ever done before.
Fan expectations of Christopher Nolan and The Dark Knight Rises are high. Mr Nolan has taken his place among the roster of cult directors, not just with his darkly re-imagined Batman but also with the dream-consciousness exploration in Inception.
Christopher Nolan, who directed the first two films to great acclaim, has used the conventional method to shoot the film rather than opting for the digital format. "By all accounts, The Dark Knight Rises is the definition of epic - shooting on location across three continents, with a daring aerial stunt sequence, a massive crowd scene involving explosions and over 10,000 extras, and a full complement of new gadgets and vehicles," he said in a recent interview.
Christian Bale and Michael Caine who starred in the previous Batman movies, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, will be joined by Anne Hathaway in the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as the deadly Bane. Early reviews have heaped praise on Bale's final performance as the caped crusader.
Anne Hathaway underwent rigorous training in kick-boxing and mixed martial arts for her role. "I'd always thought I was pretty healthy and I always thought I had worked hard in the gym. It turns out that what I thought was hard, in Catwoman's world is actually light to moderate," the actress said.
According to the director, it's going to be a very out-of-the-world experience for the viewers as they will be seeing something completely unique that no one has ever done before.
Fan expectations of Christopher Nolan and The Dark Knight Rises are high. Mr Nolan has taken his place among the roster of cult directors, not just with his darkly re-imagined Batman but also with the dream-consciousness exploration in Inception.
