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Friday, July 29, 2011

The Bat Rises In Pittsburgh

A news conference was held this week to mark the start of a Pittsburgh shoot for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises

Both director Nolan and actor Christian Bale  were there to confirm that shooting around the city will take place from Wednesdays to Sundays over the next few weeks to try and minimise disruption.

Nolan said the architecture and scale of the city were a big factor in the city's selection. Bale was sporting long hair and a beard.



Anne Hathaway,Tom Hardy Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Pence,Alon Aboutboul and Nestor Carbonell star along with return of the trilogy's ensemble cast such as Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine

Matthew ModineTom Conti 11-year-old actress Joey King Daniel Sunjata, Diego Klattenhoff Christopher Judge and Burn Gorman take on secondary roles

Nolan calls action on the DKR from a screenplay he wrote with bro Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Nolan and David S. Goyer

Filming is underway at Rock Airport according to On Location Vacations.

Shooting is due to continue in and around the city through August.

The sequel is set to hit theaters on July 20th, 2012

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