the Dark Knight Rises! - with Christopher Nolan, thank god

With teasers coming out left right and centre for the most anticipated film of next year, no post for the past couple of months is inexcusable.  So to put that criticism to rest, here we have an update of everything Dark Knight Rises. Check it out and get up to date on Nolan's final in the Dark Knight Trilogy...

Director: Christopher Nolan

Screenplay: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Story: Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson and Josh Pence

Plot: unknown. but includes Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle (i.e. Catwoman), and Tom Hardy as Bane. Liam Neeson will also feature as his previous character Ra's Al Ghul, while Josh Pence plays a younger version. Presumably a flash back then, but with Nolan at the helm it's anyone's guess.

Meanwhile, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on as a police officer on a special task force to hunt the bat, and the beautiful Marion Cotillard is apparently flying in as a new addition to Wayne's business. Where the romance will come from (which we will assume will be an element) we don;t know, though. NOTE: Nolan always wanted to finish the trilogy altogether, with no chance of sequels. With a new reboot for Batman (as DC plan an Avengers challenger in the form of....) this is more than likely. So, the key question in all of this intrigue is: how will Nolan finish the biggest trilogy since LOTR!? Will he be able to kill Batman off!? Or will it be something more subtle?...

Teaser Trailer: Didn't get anything much from this myself, but check out and see if you get the bat bug...

the Dark Knight Rises Teaser Trailer

Pictures: Last but not least, the officially released pics (theres tonnes out there, so I've narrowed it to the ones officially released)



Odd but ok...



First look at Bane. Again, not got much from this one (compare it to the hard hitting teaser pic of heath ledger's joker!). But yeh, ok...



This is where Nolan lost me. Yes, I'm afraid at this point my heart officially sunk. She looks terrible! What is with those goggles!? Whats the blue LED light at the corners? That's literally my first reaction. Not good considering Catwoman is driving Batmans bike!

So, that's the update. How do we feel after that? I want to go on with optimism but that dam picture above is plaguing me. While everything would be absolutely fine had I being blown away by/liked the other official teaser stuff, this has left me disillusioned. I am in turmoil. The characters, the trailer, the pics...nothings striking me this time around. It's made worse when you compare it to the Dark Knight. It teased us here and there with beautiful pics and trailers. I mean even the name of that one was a revolution. But this one... Nevertheless, we must not let a constant shroud cover the exciting prospect that is the Dark Knigth Rises. After all, Christopher Nolan is returning for the last in his Batman trilogy(!). As long as that fact is there, we have much cause for the much held excitement. In Nolan we trust then...I guess.