The Dark Knight Rises: Latest Batman Trailer Leaks
Forget the IMAX “prologue.” The new theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises truly left me more excited for the film than ever. I caught it in the theater before Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, but now a few copies have leaked to the internet and (as of Saturday night), hadn’t been taken down yet. My jaw literally dropped as Christopher Nolan teased audiences with gritty and stunning visuals, and comic book action disguising ambitious storytelling. With the trailer, Nolan suddenly brings into focus a socially relevant storyline, suggesting that the true protagonists of the trilogy all along were Gotham City itself and its citizens.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
While Tom Hardy‘s Bane has been getting most of the attention so far, Anne Hathaway‘s Selina Kyle gets more attention here. She is seen dancing with Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) at some luxurious party, and whispers in his ear that “a storm is coming.”
“You’re all going to wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us,” she purrs.
And suddenly, ensuing scenes of public rioting, Bane’s talk of “liberation,” and the acknowledgement that Nolan considered using Occupy Wall Street demonstrators as extras, all begin to make some sense. Is Dark Knight Rises the consummation of the tale of Gotham tearing itself apart at the seams? Will Gothamites finally fight back against crime, inequality, and corruption, but with unintended consequences? Both previous films showed villains trying to tip Gotham over the edge, and push its citizens to unleash an inner ugliness that would destroy the city from the inside. Will battle finally occur, just as Batman himself fights for his own inner conviction?
Bonus awesome moments: The football player unaware of the destruction behind him; Anne Hathaway sitting at a mirror being just as unsettling as all the explosions; Bruce Wayne in what appears to be a prison designed by M.C. Escher. Why?
Bootlegging is bad, bad, bad, but the trailer is in theaters now, and it must get an official online release sometime soon.
Have you seen it? What did you think?
I saw the trailer and the prologue, and they’re AMAZING!
The clip I saw was recorded by some1 in the theater, so it was difficult to see and undestand some parts. But the overall trailer, and the prologue accomplished my expectations. And belive you me, they were BIG!
I’m guessing this movie will top, or be as good as TDK.
Great trailer. That was the young Ra’s Al Ghul (Josh Pence) in the prison. Good casting choice, looks a lot like Christian Bale.
I have to disagree. I thought the trailer felt too much like the teaser trailer as opposed to the massive and phenominal trailer we recieved for The Dark Knight in december. However, the prologue was a much better display of what to expect this summer, in my opinion. Bane seems like he’s going to be portrayed as a british darth vader, or at least, he looks and sounds like one.
Either way, this next movie is really going to be incredible.
It was AWESOME!! You can “feel” the enormity of the storyline, although it will probably be much more complex than what’s been exposed thus far (that’s how the Nolan’s roll).
How do you top, “The Dark Knight”? By ratcheting up the stakes both for the individual character, and the collective theme (Gotham City). You can tell by the bit of dialog, that both issues will be pressurized.
Also, the Nolan’s are doing a masterful job of ‘misdirecting’ us. I believe that quite a bit of what we are hearing and reading will be metaphorical in nature, but will suffice in getting the point across and ending their story.
And finally, if you go back and watch the first two films, you can also predict where the third installment will lead, there are re-occurring phrases in all the trailers(from all 3 films) that are GREAT context clues.
Holla,
DQC
I agree with donqcitizen. I have always noticed the underlying theme in The Dark Knight that involved the “Batman wannabees.” I just had this feeling that it was setting up for a Knightfall-esque storyline. I still believe the early rumors that a “red” Batman suit was seen on set and could possibly signal the emergence of Azrael in this movie.
Folks, I liked the trailer that I saw before Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows. As the first of hopefully many trailers, it was great to see some of the scenes. Especially, the scenes of the Steeler’s field blowing up, which is more excitement than they can bring to that field.As Chris Nolan edits the movie, there will be more trailers with more scenes and such. Give him a chance to edit and put the movie together. In Nolan I Trust.
I really love the way Nolan makes his Characters-His worlds, entirely believable and realistic, while still proposing some pretty Grandiose stuff. I personally love the way he is playing Bane. A “British Darth Vader”? No. They seem to be playing him, in my opinion as the Mastermind, and the Muscle at the same time, an original turn i think-and they had to stay true to the mask somehow. Perrsonally, i much prefer the idea of a Bane such as Tom Hardy’s…smaller, but still big, and capable of real damage-alot like a Pit Bull, but alot smarter. It’s a highly intelligent turn to condense the qualities of the Comic character down-The comic Bane is massive to indicate strength, while Strength can still be effectively portrayed in a smaller charachter will immense will, smarts and physical strength-again, the Pit-Bull scenario. My only concern is for Ann Hathaway, who has never really struck me as an even decent Actor, and Frankly, she resembles a Horse with her massive teeth and odd face. Didnt know “Horse Woman” was a part of the Batman universe….
This is a really poor trailer. This doesn’t even come close to the TDK trailer or movie. Really disappointing if this is what the movie will be. It just seems to lack action and the catwoman addition sucks. Bane hardly looks menacing. A guy with just a mask. It will still be worth a watch for a commercial movie, but I don’t think this is some masterpiece. Another average movie. Cinema is a good experience and sometimes you go to just have a good time to a cinema. This is just another one of those movies.