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May 19, 2011 - 12:14 PM
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Warner Bros. released an interesting press release this morning:
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises,” the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar® winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake.
Returning to the main cast, Oscar® winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.
In helming “The Dark Knight Rises,” Christopher Nolan is utilizing IMAX® cameras even more extensively than he did on “The Dark Knight,” which had marked the first time ever that a major feature film was partially shot with IMAX® cameras. The results were so spectacular that the director wanted to expand the use of the large-format cameras for this film.
The screenplay for “The Dark Knight Rises” is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is being produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. “The Dark Knight” is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.
Behind the scenes, “The Dark Knight Rises” reunites the director with several of his longtime collaborators, all of whom worked together on the “The Dark Knight.” The creative team includes director of photography Wally Pfister, who recently won an Oscar® for his work on Nolan’s “Inception”; production designer Nathan Crowley; editor Lee Smith; and Oscar®-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (“Topsy-Turvy”). In addition, Paul Franklin and Chris Corbould, who both won Oscars® for the effects in “Inception,” will supervise the visual and special effects, respectively. The music will be composed by Oscar® winner Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”).
The locations for “The Dark Knight Rises” span three continents and include the American cities of Pittsburgh, New York and Los Angeles, as well as sites in India, England and Scotland.
“The Dark Knight Rises” is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Legendary Pictures. Slated for release on July 20, 2012, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Either this is a glaring omission or devastating news. I'm hoping for the former, but sort of afraid it's the latter considering the stacks of lawyers and publicists who usually triple check these things before they go out.
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File this under WHO CARES until JNH comes out and directly states what film score cues were his and which were collaboration with Hans Zimmer because while I think the man is a great composer, I don't think anything in BATMAN BEGINS or THE DARK KNIGHT ever truly sounded like his own personal work.
Also, would be nice to hear the FILM SCORE and not the sound effects and noise that the album releases have been filled with.
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May 20, 2011 - 9:53 AM
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DeputyRiley
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So much hate for Nolan's Batman scores! So much disdain for Zimmer! (not just in this thread)
Damn. Chill, peeps.
Personally, I loved both of the first two scores and can't wait for the third, whether Zimmer alone or with Howard. Zimmerly speaking, I'm much more excited about the new Batman film score than the new Pirates of the Caribbean score, although I certainly will check out both.
Hoping for more cues like "Aggressive Expansion," "Agent of Chaos," "Lasirius," "Like a Dog Chasing Cars," and "And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad."
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Oh, I love the two Nolan Batman scores! I credit BEGINS for finally thawing my opinion on Zimmer, and I actually think he's been doing consistently solid work since then.
But how much of the work is actually Zimmer's and not Balfe or some other RC/MV composer?
I think the music in BATMAN BEINGS and THE DARK KNIGHT worked VERY well in the film but the albums are garbage and have way too many added elements that ruin the presentation of actual music. I cannot wait until Lala Land release these scores in proper C&C so that I can finally make up my mind on these scores.
As for "Zimmer hate", I listen to most of the scores with his name on it and I feel he is consistent but nothing crazy good or great and the issue of credit always seems a mystery. CRYSIS 2 actually feels like some left over material from INCEPTION and is actually credited to both Zimmer and Balfe so....
Still, I'm sure the score without JNH will be find considering Nolan and Zimmer's collaboration/partnership. Best of luck to him.
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