THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Warner Bros

Overview• Directed by Christopher Nolan

• Produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven and Thomas Tull

• Released 20th July 2012

• Budget:$250,000,000 (estimate)

• Gross:$1,084,439,099(worldwide)

• The Dark Knight Rises is the third film of the The Dark Knight trilogy. Batman is also a franchise that is part of DC Comics that has had previous films, video games and toys made before the beginning of this trilogy

Cast

Christian BaleIs well known globally and has

starred in films such as American Psycho, The

Prestige and American Hustle

Garry OldmanIs a household name who has been part of large franchises such as Harry Potter as well

as starring in Dracula

Tom Hardy An English actor who made his breakthrough after being in inception which brought

him to mainstream audiences worldwide

Jason Gordon-LevittHas been acting most of his

life and has become an established actor being involved in films such as

Inception, Looper and Sin City

Anne HathawayIs a global film star who has been involved in huge films

such as Interstellar, Les Miserables and The Devil

Wears Prada

Morgan Freeman is one of the most famous

and globally known actors on screen at the moment being

films such as The Shawshank Redemption and Se7en

Technology• The Dark Knight Rises had a huge

budget so they could afford to use top of range equipment including

• Sound Mix: SDDS, Datasat and Dolby Digital

• They had an incredible number of cameras that they used to film with which included IMAX MSM 9802, Panavision Panaflex Gold II and a Panavision Panaflex System 65 Studio

• Although some of the film has cgi effects they tried as much as possible not to to make it look as realistic as possible. A new batwing was introduced which they made and suspended from wires to make it look like it was flying. One of the main uses of special effects used in the film was when the football stadium collapses but Christopher Nolan still wanted to make it look as real as possible so used physical effects as well as the cgi

• Most of the movie was suppost to take place in winter but they filmed during the summer they dressed the set with snow and steam and used lighting effects to make it seem like winter

Location• Filming started in may 2011 and was set to finish in

November

• The first shoot started on May 6th in Jodhpur, India at the Tehrangarh Fort. Filming then commenced in Pittsburgh, places filmed inside the city included the Heinz Filed (site of the American Football scene), which had 11,000 extras in it as the crowd. Filming also took place at the Carnegie Mellon University.

• When filming along the streets of Pittsburgh letters were sent out to residents to warn them that roads were going to be closed for filming as well as 911 operators being informed they would get an increased number of phone calls about gun shots and explosions in the film production. Filming in Pittsburgh finished after Three weeks and then moved on to Los Angles where they filmed for nine weeks.

• The next location was New York where they filmed the trump tower to be Wayne Enterprises. Other locations included in the film were London, Glasgow and Wales

• Several accidents occurred during the corse of production one of them being and tractor trailer crashing into the main entrance at Wollaton Hall.

Distribution• The Dark Knight Rises was distributed by Warner

Brothers Production in the U.S and the UK

• On July 6 2012 Warner Bros held a special screening in IMAX for more than 100 reporters and film critics but there were technical issues with the audio synching with the video so the screening was postponed for one day

• The film premiered on July 16th in New York followed by a European Premiere in Leicester Square, London. The film was released to the public in New Zealand and Australia on July 19th and then in North America and the UK on the 20th.

• The Dark Knight was released on the 28th November in Hong Kong and New Zealand to view at home. It was then released on the 3rd of December in the UK and on the 4th in North America. It is available on Blu Ray, DVD and digital download. It was also released with a box set trilogy.

• Like Most films it was available to download illegally

Blu Ray Extras• The Batmobile- Witness all five Batmobiles together for the first time in history. Dive deep into every aspect of the most awe-inspiring pinnacle of technology as the most awe-inspiring weapon in Birth and

evolution of this technological marvel and cultural icon.

• The Prologue: High-Altitude Hijacking- Production - Ending the Knight- See how Christopher Nolan and his filmmaking team staged the film's high-flying opening sequence

• Return to the Batcave- Production - Witness the reconstruction of the Batcave with time-lapse photography

• Beneath Gotham- Director Christopher Nolan and the production designers discuss the design and build of Bane's lair.

• The Bat Pod - Director Christopher Nolan gives Batman a new mode of transportation in The Dark Knight Rises.

• Batman vs Bane- The filmmakers and actors reveal how they planned and shot the epic fight sequence between Batman and Bane.

• Armory Accepted- See how special effects and a miniature unit were used to simulate the demolition drop of the Tumbler through the ceiling

• Gameday Destruction -The filmmakers describe the production plan that went into executing the jaw-dropping demolition sequence at Gotham Stadium

• Demolishing a City Street- Learn how a series of practical special effects were used to simulate the complete destruction of a city street

• The Pit -The filmmakers explain the design and construction of two giant, vertical sets: the underground prison and the well

• The Chant- Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer discuss the creation of the chant that formed the basis of the score's

• The War on Wall Street- Get a glimpse behind the coordination and production of the epic battle for Gotham City

• Race to the Reactor - Watch how the filmmakers orchestrated the film's climactic chase sequence with multiple Tumblers and the Batpod

• The Journey of The Dark Knight- Get insight into story and thematic choices that structured the final chapter of Bruce Wayne's journey as Batman. Supported by interviews with CN, Jonah Nolan, David Goyer

• Gotham's Reckoning- The filmmakers reflect on their reinvention of Bane and all the elements that went into making him Batman's most lethal and his wardrobe.

• A Girls Gotta Eat- The filmmakers discuss the challenge of bringing an iconic character to life, detailing the acting choices, fashion, training and her tactical-ego of Catwoman.

• Shadows & Light in Large Format- Discover the philosophy and methodology of capturing The Dark Knight Rises on the grand canvas of ImaxTM film.

• The End of A Legend- The filmmakers give their final thoughts on working on The Dark Knight Rises and what it was like to be a part of.

• Trailer Archive

Marketing• Warner Bros used lots of methods to market there film,

such as Television interviews, adverts as well as online teasers.

• The first part of the campaign was the website launch which had an encrypted audio file. Users decrypted the file which revealed to be a twitter hashtag #TheFireRises. Warner Bros removed a pixel from the from the webpage overtime the hashtag was tweeted and eventually it revealed the first official image of Bane.

• The first teaser trailer was leaked online and in response to this Warner Bros released it officially 3 days after. The same thing also happened with the theatrical trailer, it did receive 12.5 million views within the first 24 hours

• Viral marketing campaigns for the film continued with magazine advertisements in Wired and Empire which were shown as wanted documents for Batman

• Even advertising on F1 cars were used during 2012 British Grand Prix

Exhibition

• The film was released in 84 different countries and 4,404 theatres in the US

• The UK box office was $90,264,170

• The total box office takings were $1,084,439,099

• UK opening weekend box office: $22,439,915

• US opening Weekend box office: $160,887,295