The Dark Knight Rises STILL filming in Chicago

@thedarkhorner, I'm not taking away from the movie. The movie was awesome. I think Christian Bale is a great Batman The voice was just irritating though.
@Ajax, Yeah dude the suit sucked!

good! being from chicago and knowing the city, it is and has been perfect for a representation of Gotham!

The voice wasn't Bales doing. It was modified in post productions at NOLANS request.

That voice was really distracting in every scene Batman appeared in, in The Dark Knight.

Makes sense to use Chicago for exterior shots. New Orleans doesn't have very many tall buildings.

*~*~*~*~CHICAGO, CHICAGO, YOUR MY KIND OF TOWN~*~*~*~

@deaconblackfire -Absolutely Right..cheers

@DeaconBlackfire.
No, you are right. But I always imagined it to sound a lot cooler. Like Clint in Unforgiven meets the movie version of Rorscacht meets some kind of wolf. Cool and scary and dark. Not camp, silly and outright ridiculous.

You really hate this site, these days, don't you, Chad?

divo has nailed the voice thing. You guys can argue about whether it's good, or canon, or whatever, but they digitally altered Bale's voice in post-production.

@The Deacon
Hope you're right, dude. I remember something in Year One about a bellow that he brought back from Africa or something. That was quite evocative.

typical whiny fan boys. You guys are prolly the same ones who said that Anakin was a whiny bratt in the star wars trilogy with our realizing that a great villain would START OUT a whiny brat, I mean whats the evil or bad version of a child? A whiny annoying lil brat that every one gets pissed off by and does not listen to anyone not even those he loves/likes (disobeying Obi all the time) ANYway back on subject, I thought the article was about uh - FILMING locations NOT Bales voice. Get over it!! It was not bad. YES it was a step up from Begins, perhaps in the wrong direction but like some one said this is his ORIGIN, he has not perfect everything yet!! I do agree with what my man said about the suit, I would not go as far as say it sucks but it is not my fave. I mean the body is ok but is it jus me or in the Penthouse party scene ('drop the gun'/'oh very poor choice of words.') and the infamous interrogation scene did it seem like the cowl made him look like he had a big head and lil Learning Disability beedy lil eyes. I mean thats jus me lol notice it next time You see those two scenes. And in the latter, ESpecially due to the lighting I SOOO was dying to jump thru the screen and fix his CAPE. It needed to be draped over his shoulders, it was all dang near tangled up going down his back. Bats looks so much better with the cape drapped over his shoulders, 'concealing' a lot of his body AND it adds to the mystery, the mystique, I know you guys think I'm nuts. btw I was NOT meaning to disrespect ANYones opnion or right to it - pls forgive me if you got that vibe - I'm jsu a huge Bat fan and SOO sick of complaints about the voice, I mean use a lil 'suspension of disblief' the voice goes with the whole 'intimidation game' his M.O. If you are going to place Yourself in a world where man would do this and live like this a man dressed up like a giant bat at night then you have to ALSO go along with what it takes and how he'd pull it off. Sorry again guys but after I heard Kevin Smith witch about it after sayin the movie was perfect "except for that dam voice" it was jus the last straw and I thought a comic book forum with fellow comicbook/bat fans would be the LAST ones who would not get it as I do. Thanks. Carry on

@theangrytroll:
The visual medium surrounding Nolan's movies is exceptional. I don't see why it won't look like Gotham, nor did Batman Begins or TDK not have that gothic trait or homage to even Bruce Timm's work. If he came up with the idea of a rotating hallway machine, he can do a presentable Gotham yet again in my opinion.

THANK YOU Angel and Troll for bringing the convo back to - uh I dont know THE ACTUAL TOPIC AT HAND and that of course is the city/look/filming locations. So what do you guys think of visions and version of Gothem. its kinda a thin, very thin line of making it happen. B/c its like in order to truly 'Gotham-ize' the place you would have to create a set, a city in a warehouse/studio if you will and THAT my friends was everyone's complaint about Batman and DEFINATELY Batman Returns (the original sequel) b/c there was TOO much minature work and studio work but then at the same time, its hard if not nearly impossible improbable to 'send a real City to the costume department' and 'dress it up' as Gotham. So its like those are your two choices shoot in a real city (chicago/LA) or shoot on the Warner Bros lot in a studio. I don't have a problem with a real city except for lets face it and be honest(!!!) TDK was shot and set in Chicago (I know you are thikin - DUH) but no I mean SHOT and SET in Chicago in otherwords it was TOO OBVIOUS that it was Chicago. Hell how can Chicago-ites enjoy the movie it destroys ALL sense of 'suspension of disbelief' requied by so many if not all CBMs because they know what their city looks like "HEY I got gas at that Sheetz last night!" or "I took my G/f to that restaurant after the game last night" They know what their city looks like and so do tourist and those of us who have visited Chicago. My take is tone it DOWN some and shoot more in a studio set and if you fear that will look too fake consider the Narrows! That was all shot in Shepherd Stu outside of London(?) I do believe. NOne of that was Chicago so it can be done. But again&in closing TDK opened and continued day/night with WAY too much clear and obvious recogizable as HELL downtown Chicago. What say you ppl? Any Chi-town residents out there to offer the definative take??

Glad to see it will still be filming in Chicago as well as the Big Easy!