The Dark Knight Rises Will Film in Pittsburgh!

The Dark Knight Rises Will Film in Pittsburgh!

The hugely anticipated finale is confirmed to be filming in Pittsburgh, PA. Also, we have some words from the Big Man himself, Christopher Nolan, about filming there...

By PaulRom - Apr 05, 2011 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: The Dark Knight Rises
Source: Post-Gazette.com



From Post-Gazette.com:

It's official. "The Dark Knight Rises" is coming to Pittsburgh this summer to film the third installment in Christopher Nolan's spectacular franchise starring recent Oscar winner Christian Bale in the title role.

"Pittsburgh is a beautiful city," the London-born director said in a statement. "We have been able to find everything we were looking for here, and I am excited to spend the summer in Pittsburgh with our final installment of Batman."

Mr. Nolan, a favorite of audiences and critics who also made "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" along with "Inception," "The Prestige" and "Memento," met this morning with representatives of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.

"We are thrilled to be welcoming the Batman film to Pittsburgh, and eager for the economic impact that our city will experience," the mayor said in a statement. "This is another example of the growing film industry in our community, and we will be rolling out the red carpet for them."

Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office, said the Warner Bros. production could be here for four to six weeks shooting in Downtown and nearby.

"They're still nailing down actual locations but what they really fell in love with was the diversity of architecture and the gorgeous buildings that we still have in Downtown Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas," she said.

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The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters July 20, 2012!
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ThreeBigTacos
ThreeBigTacos - 4/5/2011, 9:58 AM
YAY an hour from where I live, sign me up!
ckyallie69
ckyallie69 - 4/5/2011, 10:13 AM
kool..

il wait for an official announcement though
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 4/5/2011, 10:35 AM
What's so special about this news? Does Pittsburgh have something that most places don't? lol
Ajohns9890
Ajohns9890 - 4/5/2011, 10:49 AM
From the actual article:
"In addition to the returning Mr. Bale, who won an Academy Award for his work in "The Fighter," the third movie will introduce Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, who came to Pittsburgh for "Warrior," and Anne Hathaway, who filmed "Love & Other Drugs" here."

Did the writer just confirm that Marion Cotillard is in the film. Until now we haven't had any official confirmation accept that she was in talks.



thedarknight923
thedarknight923 - 4/5/2011, 11:46 AM
YES!!! The sequel to my favorite movie is coming to my town! Sign me up as an extra!!!
ckyallie69
ckyallie69 - 4/5/2011, 1:20 PM
now i believe....more outlets r supporting this claim...

gonna be a good way to end the series...shame theyr (WB) is gonna reboot after TDKR

lets hope TEAM NOLAN makes this one the shiiiiiiit!
TheBatman938865
TheBatman938865 - 4/5/2011, 1:53 PM
i love that say Oscar winner Christian Bale!
JorEl77
JorEl77 - 4/5/2011, 1:57 PM
I live about 3 & 1/2 hours away from there.Pittsburgh has brown water,that might be a special thing.There football team sucks balls.Maybe they can hire Ben Rapistburger as a rapist that Batman stops & beats up.Or maybe that will just happen in real life & someone can film it.But it is pretty cool that they are filming somewhat close to where I live.If they were filming near Gettysburg,I would be totally set then.
thisheart
thisheart - 4/5/2011, 8:00 PM
Jer3miah - Pittsburgh's architecture is totally perfect for Gotham. The old stone buildings and bridges totally scream Batman. I always think of Gotham when I go there.
Sanderman
Sanderman - 4/5/2011, 9:44 PM
good point and nice find @Ajohns9890
scarecrow67
scarecrow67 - 4/5/2011, 10:07 PM
This is awesome.

@JorEl77 Let me guess, you're an Eagles fan?
JorEl77
JorEl77 - 4/5/2011, 10:25 PM
@scarecrow67. F**k No.I hate the Eagles more.Atlanta Falcons all the way pal,since 1989.
Sanderman
Sanderman - 4/5/2011, 11:02 PM
Who Dat lol
Frostbite
Frostbite - 4/5/2011, 11:42 PM
cool, should be interesting.
odie00
odie00 - 4/6/2011, 1:51 AM
i heard after this batman movie they were going to be rebooted again. i was expecting them to do that but not for like another 8 years or more
Duhdaduh
Duhdaduh - 4/6/2011, 6:08 AM
i was just there last week to visit my buddy at Pitt, and that city IS perfect for batman. the variety in archetecture fits all the needs for gotham

also, three different rivers run thru the city of pittsburg....perfect setting for some sweet boat chase scenes!!!!

first movie had the batmobile-tank, second had the bat-pod, im thinking the third will introduce the BAT-BOAT!!!!!!!!!(?)
JosePetrelli12
JosePetrelli12 - 4/6/2011, 8:55 AM
meh... hopefully Batman will be listening to BLACK and YELLOW or sumthing in the Batmobile... Other than that, Who cares!!
PapaEmeritus
PapaEmeritus - 4/6/2011, 9:14 AM
Any chance to film in Rio? :D
scarecrow67
scarecrow67 - 4/6/2011, 4:00 PM
@JorEl77 haha good to hear, man.

They'll definitely be able to score some great city footage though, like @Duhdaduh mentioned. The architecture is great, especially in a lot of the smaller buildings.
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