Christopher Nolan finds himself in an unusual position as we prepare for the arrival of The Dark Knight Rises in cinemas on 20 July. For the first time since the release of the film's predecessor four years ago, his Batman saga is not the biggest superhero story in town. That honour, at least for the time being, rests with Avengers Assemble, currently getting even better reviews than The Dark Knight, and showing signs that it will perform more strongly at the box office. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spider-Man waits in the wings: the unknown quantity that just might take out both its rivals.
Where Marvel studios has managed to build impressive hype and buzz for Avengers Assemble, Warner Brothers has struggled to overcome concerns that nobody in the audience is going to be able to understand a word villain Bane (Tom Hardy) says, after screening the opening six minutes of the film in cinemas to widespread bemusement. There's also been consternation about the fact that Nolan is introducing an outrageously camp (at least in previous iterations) figure such as Catwoman into his stark and unadorned comic-book world, and that she's being played by one-time kiddie-flick fave Anne Hathaway.
Perhaps that's why the famously protective film-maker let his guard down a little earlier this week to screen unseen footage from the new movie at the annual CinemaCon event for cinema owners, critics and fans in Las Vegas. Batman on Film has an extensive report which hints at a number of intriguing plot points.
Edited from: The Guardian 26/4/2012
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