Thanks to a tip-off from our friends over at Batman-News we have a transcript of comments made in an article from The Michigan Messenger by Michigan State Senator, Rick Jones about a possible new filming location for the next installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises
A film company is investigating Grand Ledge for filming a new Batman movie. They looked at Fitzgerald Park, The Grand Ledge water treatment plant, and the underground vault area.
If filmmakers decide on any of the Grand Ledge locations, it will be the second big budget film to use the Eaton county town west of Lansing. Fitzgerald Park contains rock cliffs known as "The Ledges" by locals. The Grand River runs through the area and carved the feature into the land.
"Grand Ledge has already had one movie made there. The remake of 'Red Dawn.' Unfortunately, its release is held up because of a bankruptcy issue in the movie industry (that’s my understanding from reading about it)," Jones says. "They actually made fake caves along the Ledges in the Fitzgerald Park. The park was closed for a few days to film and have some explosions."
Jones said he heard about the Batman scouting expedition from the director of parks for Eaton county.
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The Dark Knight Rises is set to be released on July 20, 2012!
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