THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN SAYS "THANK YOU" TO PITTSBURGH!

"The Dark Knight Rises" has been unlike any movie that has shot in Pittsburgh in the past two decades and that includes the way it's going out.

The production took out a full-page ad in the Post-Gazette today to say, "Thank You Pittsburgh."
It's a variation of the movie's teaser poster which shows a crumbling cityscape with a burst of light at the top in the form of a bat.

The ad is signed by producers Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Charles Roven along with Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. Nolan is also the director and co-writer of the movie starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman.

In the 21-year history of the Pittsburgh Film Office (and likely stretching to George A. Romero's earliest days), no production has ever done anything so classy and thoughtful.

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: CLOSE UP OF BANE & TUMBLER VIDEO

Comicbookmovie.com posted some great close ups of Bane of what looks to be the day they shot footage at Heinz Field.

These images really give us a fantastic look at Banes (played by Tom Hardy) costume.

We also have a YouTube clip of one of the Tumblers falling into and exploded hole in the street during the Pittsburgh chase shoots.

On a side note when we were there we saw a road crew digging this hole but had no idea this was going to be used for the movie, enjoy the clip brought to you by firefighter1816.

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BATWING HITS A SIGN ON THE PITTSBURGH SET OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (VIDEO)

I know this is a bit of older news but I wanted to touch on it. On Saturday 8/13 my family and I traveled to Pittsburgh in hopes of catching some the shooting of 'THE DARK KNIGHT RISES'  which in my previous post we were fortunate to catch quite a bit actually, but shortly after we left  the film crew suffered a mishap. While shooting one of the chase scenes the "Batwing" hit a traffic sign and a piece breaks loose. Fortunately no one was hurt and after an hour the crew was able to fix the damage. The following is a YouTube video of the incident posted by jakenoire.

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A VISIT TO GOTHAM - THE PITTSBURGH FILM SET

My family and I decided to pick a Saturday in August and go to Pittsburgh and see if we could see any of the filming action in progress.

We chose August 13th though to our dismay weather was calling for some rain showers in our town and we live only two hours away from Pittsburgh and feared anything that might have been filmed might be rained out but we were in luck.

We got to Pittsburgh around 12:00 found a downtown parking garage and set out on foot. Cell phones, cameras and ipods in hand and being the tech geek I am I even had my army messenger bag strapped across my shoulder with my Motorola Xoom stowed in it in case I needed another camera source. (and yes I wore my grey Batman t-shirt with the black bat scrawled across the chest and so did my son, We both blended in well, these guys couldn't be here for the Batman film right? lol)

I would also like to say that a lot of these shots and videos come to you by the great work of my wife and daughter who would automatically snap the pics as I was on a bit of a fan-boy mesmerized stupor by the scope of what I was able to see, lol.

Lunchtime for the crew and the vehicles were parked.

Safety first! This guy checked the Tumblers tire pressure.

The dining facility for the production crew w/ air conditioning!

Everyone in Pittsburgh has become a Batman fan!

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NEW BAT VEHICLE IN ACTION

On the heels of yesterday's surprising pics of the new Bat vehicle Miclarko and Pittsburghmovies got some great video footage of it in action on the streets of Pittsburgh. [Spoiler warning] Their YouTube videos after the break.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is Written by David Goyer and Jonathan Nolan, this Christopher Nolan film stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Juno Temple, Josh Pence, Daniel Sunjata, Nestor Carbonell, Matthew Modine, Tom Conti, Joey King, Brett Cullen, Chris Ellis and Josh Stewart. In theaters on July 20, 2012.

Sources: Miclarko and Pittsburghmovies

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NEW BATMAN VEHICLE IN 'THE DARK KNIGHT RISES?'

Photos keep coming in from the Pittsburgh set of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES and the one posted today is a very interesting one! Image after the break. [Spoiler warning]


Ross Petrocelli, resident of Pittsburgh posted on Twitter the following image taken at the Wabash Tunnel shoot.

Some have speculated that maybe it's a flying vehicle like the Batwing. What do you think?

Source: Ross Petrocelli Batman News

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ANNE HATHAWAY RESPONDS TO 'DARK KNIGHT RISES' CATWOMAN REACTION

It was the photo that launched a thousand blog posts, tweets and message-board debates. Last week, the Web was ablaze when Warner Bros. released the first photo of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in "The Dark Knight Rises."


MTV News was immediately on the case, offering up our own analysis, as well as thoughts from a few experts on what the photo of Hathaway in costume, riding what looked to be Batman's motorcycle, meant for the character and her assumed transformation into Catwoman.

Now, in knowing how tight-lipped the "Dark Knight Rises" stars are sworn to be about the films, when we caught up with Hathaway as she promoted the upcoming movie "One Day," we didn't expect her to offer any commentary about the photo — but she surprised us.

"I was not going to admit it: I asked someone to send me a few reactions [to the photo]," she said. "And I happen to know that MTV's reaction was 'meh.' "

Now, we're not sure about the "meh" quote, but we will admit to using the phrases "cautiously optimistic," "unflattering" and "underwhelming" in our analysis.

Regardless, Hathaway said that no matter the first impressions, there is a lot more happening with that suit.

"What I am happy to say is, if you didn't like the photo, you only see about a 10th of what that suit can do," she promised. "And if you did like the photo, you have excellent taste."

Source: MTV News

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FIRST IMAGES OF CATWOMAN ON THE DARK KNIGHT RISES SET

We get our first look at Catwoman on the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES set astride the Batpod! Among the many images shot of the stunt double of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman we get a fantastic shot of Anne as Catwoman on the Batpod as well after the break.

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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES GOTHAM ROGUES FOOTBALL JERSEY AND MINOR SPOILER

A poster by the name of  zzpeto44 posted about some plot details for the football game shoot in Pittsburgh and an anonymous source sent in a pic of the Gotham Rogues football jersey.

See and read more after the break [minor spoilers]

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ANNE HATHAWAY ON THE SET OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Source: Eyeprime.net

It's official, Anne Hathaway has been spotted on the THE DARK KNIGHT RISES set in Pittsburgh. No shots of her as Catwoman yet but we still have quite a bit of filming on location to take place. Also, a woman believed to be Anne Hathaway's stand-in was spotted holding what looks to be Selena Kyle's Catwoman mask. Check out the pics and decide for yourself.

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TOM HARDY TALKS PLAYING BANE IN THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Source: Totalfilm.com


Totalfilm.com recently sat down for a chat with Tom Hardy and talked about his role as Bane in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

His first response when Director Christopher Nolan called him up and offered him the role of Bane:

‘Hang on a minute. You’re asking me to come round the world with you in a Batman movie, playing a villain, and the only downside to it is I have to wear a mask? Hmmm, let me think. I’ll get back to you… No, I’m f***ing there, man! Anything you need.’”

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ANNE HATHAWAY TALKS CATWOMAN SECRECY IN THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Source: Totalfilm.com


Totalfilm spoke with Anne Hathaway about her role as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

When she was asked for more info she said, “I signed a blood oath… [Raising her hands] Bloody thumbprint on the paper.”

Anne went on to explain what appealed to her about the role: “I went after it because it was the best role and Chris was willing to meet me.”

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JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT ON SET OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES FILM

Source: TotalFilm.com


Joseph Gordon-Levitt was spotted alongside Marion Cotillard, possibly in costume and by the look of it, deep in thought.

Gordon-Levitt is playing John Blake, a Gotham-City cop assigned a special duty by newly appointed Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman).

We know from the teaser trailer that Gordon may not be in the best shape, so this leaves us to ponder over what role the beat cop will be performing whilst Gordon is out of action in hospital.

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IMAGES FROM THE DARK KNIGHT RISES SET - PITTSBURGH

Source: Eyeprime.net

Today Eyeprime.net posted up a nice collection of stills from the Pittsburgh set of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

In these we get to a great view of Batman and Bane fighting on the doorstep of Gotham City Jail along with some behind the scene stills between shoots.

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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES PITTSBURGH FILMING SCHEDULE

Source: Pittsburgh Film Office

The Pittsburgh Film Office website has posted the filming schedule for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

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'THE DARK KNIGHT RISES' COVERS PITTSBURGH IN SNOW

Source: MTV.com

Since beginning filming in mid-May, Christopher Nolan has taken his “Dark Knight Rises” production to both India and the United Kingdom. But now the third part of the director’s Batman trilogy has come stateside, settling in for a three-week stint in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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