THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Paris Premiere Cancelled Due to Colorado Shootings
Plans for The Dark Knight Rises premiere have fallen through in France with Warner Bros. cancelling the film’s red carpet event in Paris on Friday night, in addition to media interviews with director Christopher Nolan and cast members.
THR report..
Nolan and Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman are at Paris' hotel Le Bristol to promote the film. However, journalists present at le Bristol for a daytime press conference were told to leave.
In view of the shooting in Colorado, Warner Bros. has cancelled the interviews. TF1 said that Cotillard was set for an interview on the network's 8 p.m. news program, but cancelled her appearance today.
The red carpet première tonight has also been cancelled.
In France, the shooting is major news. It's the top story on leading newspaper Le Monde's website and also top national broadcaster TF1's site and also on cable news network iTele and BFM TV's sites.
It was also the leading story on public TV network France 3's 12 p.m. news program. Warner Bros. has not commented on whether the studio will reschedule the premiere and Nolan and the cast have not yet commented in the French press.
The Dark Knight Rises is out in cinemas now.