Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) dances toe-to-toe with Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) in a scene that sets up The Dark Knight Rises’ concluding chapter.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California — To inject The Dark Knight Rises with a thoroughly contemporary feel, Christopher Nolan and his team looked to the past.
“After the second film came out, it was before the recession and Occupy Wall Street,” said the director’s screenwriting brother Jonathan Nolan, explaining the themes of economic disruption that run through their final Batman movie. “Rather than being influenced by that, we looked at old books and movies, and at some point I found A Tale of Two Cities to be captivating.”
The Nolans and members of The Dark Knight Rises’ cast gathered here Sunday to discuss the making of the final film in their Batman trilogy. With Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan and his team set a new gold standard for superhero movies. Their latest picture cranks up the stakes with hellacious action sequences and deep character arcs that unify the entire Bruce Wayne/Batman saga with a richly satisfying payoff.
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