The Dark Knight Rises

[october_midnight]

MTV announced today that Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will attend the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 3rd to debut exclusive footage from The Dark Knight Rises!

We are proud to announce that this year’s live broadcast will feature the debut of exclusive new footage from one of the summer’s most highly anticipated movies, “The Dark Knight Rises.” And if that’s not exciting enough, the film’s writer/director Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman will be on hand to introduce the never-before-seen footage. If you’ve been following the news surrounding Nolan’s third and very likely final Batman film, you know that plot details have been kept under lock and key, so any chance to see anything new from the film ahead of its July 20 release is definitely cause for celebration.

The 21st annual MTV Movie Awards air live Sunday, June 3, at 9 pm EST.

[Goldfoot]

Tumblers all up in this piece! Was Wayne Enterprises hurting for money so they decided to sell 'em like Hummers?

I've been figuring Bane just stole them.

Edit: *faints*

[NotoriousTIMP]

who here read the original knight fall comics? Am I the only one who hope this happens this in the movie?

[october_midnight]

I've got them all and read them regularly. The whole issue (#497) just before that happens is some of the most powerful comic book emotional storytelling I can think of. When Bane's just pummeling him through Wayne Manor and at the end when he ends up down in the BatCave holding Jason's old Robin costume...amazing.

[NotoriousTIMP]

hey OM, do you know if they ever made an anthology of that story line? I'd like to get it all in one book rather than buying the comics all over again

[october_midnight]

Yes they did, and I no joke saw it while in North Vancouver today. This was the edition I saw today which I know is a newer version (but just the cover I think, maybe with some diff. extras at the end). I have the issues and the older collection, but I assume this new one is roughly the same price? It was $30 here, so I assume it's the same in the U.S.

edit: And just reading the description now, it says 'includes chapters never previously reprinted'...shit. I wonder if that means never as in never or just never since the original issues lol. Now I have to find out.

[NotoriousTIMP]

Thanks man, I plan on picking that up now and reliving some of my childhood

[Goldfoot]

Don't stop the rock

[henryeatscereal]

who here read the original knight fall comics? Am I the only one who hope this happens this in the movie?

nope, check the last 5 pages, most of us have been rooting fot this to happen...

edit: And just reading the description now, it says 'includes chapters never previously reprinted'...shit. I wonder if that means never as in never or just never since the original issues lol. Now I have to find out.

Oh man, i already own "Knightfall" but im getting the new edition just because of this!

[Goldfoot]

I've decided that we cannot see Selina's eyes in these because she has flipped down the "ears" of her mask to make some sort of technological goggles. The question is, what do they do and where did she get them? We know she's a thief, and we've seen her driving at least two of Bruce's vehicles...maybe she stole this mask from WE. In the one TV spot, Bruce calls her a cat burglar. I figure she "jokingly" told him that she is one, or he recognized the mask she is wearing, as it seems to be the same mask she's wearing while in costume.

[Fixer808]

Edit: *faints*

Heh, Sin City 2?

[october_midnight]

It makes sense. Batman-News.com revealed a slight spoiler about Selina stealing something from someone in the movie so it stands to reason that she'd steal that too.

[ltrandazzo]

Yes they did, and I no joke saw it while in North Vancouver today. This was the edition I saw today which I know is a newer version (but just the cover I think, maybe with some diff. extras at the end). I have the issues and the older collection, but I assume this new one is roughly the same price? It was $30 here, so I assume it's the same in the U.S.

edit: And just reading the description now, it says 'includes chapters never previously reprinted'...shit. I wonder if that means never as in never or just never since the original issues lol. Now I have to find out.

Yeah, these new volumes of Knightfall are brilliantly assembled and are as complete as one could hope they could be. I have the first volume and it's excellent. Vol. 2 has the Crusade issues with Jean Paul. I'm assuming that Vol. 3 will have the Quest issues with Bruce and Alfred along with all of Knightsend. But yeah, really awesome.

TIMP, get them on Amazon. Good pricing on them there.

[october_midnight]

The embargo has lifted on the official set visits that a bunch of magazines, etc. were granted...brace yourself. Tons of info, interviews, pictures, etc. but also a TON of spoilers.

BOOM.

Super spoiler warning. If you click the last '20 things to know about The Dark Knight Rises...' article in that link, it's basically just a list of spoilers. Big spoilers.

[Goldfoot]

Well, on that note, I'm avoiding this thread until I see it just to be safe.

Peace.

[october_midnight]

Yeah to be perfectly honest, I'll continue to check the thread for any more banners or pics but I ain't clickin' on any more links as well. Good call.

[ltrandazzo]

And I'm going to amend my rule now that trade magazines are free game. Not anymore. Don't post any info from those in the thread, please. There are plenty of other message boards out there that will allow spoiler talk, so please take your discussion there. Gracias.

[october_midnight]

New pictures.

Not very spoilerish at all, but sort of. Won't link the article that goes along with it, where writer David Goyer discusses the final scene in the movie. While it's nothing concrete (he'd never spoil it for certain) what he hints at is beyond insane. You can find it I suppose, or just PM me and I'll copy/paste it.

It's big though, fair warning.

[Deadpool]

And I'm going to amend my rule now that trade magazines are free game. Not anymore. Don't post any info from those in the thread, please. There are plenty of other message boards out there that will allow spoiler talk, so please take your discussion there. Gracias.

I appreciate this. Spoiler: Rachel's death was spoiled for me a few days before seeing The Dark Knight via ETS - I wasn't really angry because I had to take some of the blame (but it still sucked), and if that happens again on the final installment that just won't be acceptable. In any case, I'm going to have to make an effort to avoid this thread just to be safe as the release date nears.

New pictures.

Not very spoilerish at all, but sort of. Won't link the article that goes along with it, where writer David Goyer discusses the final scene in the movie. While it's nothing concrete (he'd never spoil it for certain) what he hints at is beyond insane.

Holy fuck that gets me excited, as do those quotes that accompany the new pictures.

[richardp]

What is the silent era quote in reference to?

[Lutz]

What is the silent era quote in reference to?

Pre-Code Hollywood?

[hobochic]

Here's one of the biggest scenes from the pre-code silent era where several horses died and stuntmen were seriously injured during the filming:

[october_midnight]

New tv spot.

[Fixer808]

Takes a pair the size of watermelons to make a claim like that, but if anyone can pull it off it'd be Nolan.

[october_midnight]

DC has updated their official store with a TON of official merchandise.

WARNING: I saw a shirt that had an INSANELY UNBELIEVABLY BIG SPOILER. I'm talking, never been discussed yet anywhere, 'FUCK ME WHY DID I LOOK AT THAT' spoiler. So be super careful when looking at the shirts. Hell I bet they'll get complaints to take it down, it's that spoilerish. FUCK.

edit: Here's the link to the store.

Seriously though, it's figures, statues, and toys, etc. first. I HIGHLY recommend that when you first see a shirt a few rows down, skip all the way through to the mousepads and bobbleheads and shit.

[henryeatscereal]

Holy fuck! Must... have....

[Fixer808]

DC has updated their official store with a TON of official merchandise.

WARNING: I saw a shirt that had an INSANELY UNBELIEVABLY BIG SPOILER. I'm talking, never been discussed yet anywhere, 'FUCK ME WHY DID I LOOK AT THAT' spoiler. So be super careful when looking at the shirts. Hell I bet they'll get complaints to take it down, it's that spoilerish. FUCK.

edit: Here's the link to the store.

Seriously though, it's figures, statues, and toys, etc. first. I HIGHLY recommend that when you first see a shirt a few rows down, skip all the way through to the mousepads and bobbleheads and shit.

Yeah, I saw it and was like "SAY WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!". If anyone is concerned about spoilers, just stay off that site completely, because it looks innocuous until you click on it...

[richardp]

If it's what I think it is, I accidentally spoiled it for myself by reading the comments on the Batman News post. The only thing I can think of is that in the movie, it's just a setup.

[october_midnight]

I think so too, but still it's pretty big.

[october_midnight]