The Dark Knight Release Date: July 18, 2008 (conventional theaters and IMAX)
“The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman’s war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
An alternate trailer for The Dark Knight and the 8-minute viral Gotham Cable News program “Gotham Tonight with Mike Engel (played by Anthony Michael Hall)” have started airing on Comcast On Demand, but you can watch them right here!
The follow-up to the action hit “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight”
reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the
role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime.
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent,
Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The
triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to
a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into
anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line
between hero and vigilante.
Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger (”Brokeback Mountain”) stars
as arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey
Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning
from “Batman Begins” are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Oscar winner
Michael Caine (”The Cider House Rules”) as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan
Freeman (”Million Dollar Baby”) as Lucius Fox.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary
Pictures, a Syncopy Production, a Christopher Nolan film, “The Dark Knight.”
Nolan directed the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and
Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. Emma Thomas,
Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan are the producers, with Benjamin
Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull serving as
executive producers. “The Dark Knight” is based upon characters appearing in
comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane. http://www.darkknightblog.com/
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. Written by Peteagassi
Right after taking out Ra’s Al Ghul, and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Jonathan Crane AKA Scarecrow, Batman continues on his war on crime in the streets of Gotham. But this time, he meets his match when a crazed murdering psychopath called The Joker, starts to bring forth chaos on the streets and makes it a personal agenda to take out the Dark Knight, before he gets to him first. Written by Anonymous
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of lieutenant Jim Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker Written by Anonymous
Movie Quotes
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