Batman is moving to Pittsburgh.
As first broken by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Christopher Nolan will be filming "The Dark Knight Rises," the third and reportedly final film in his Batman series, in the Steel City.
Chicago provided
much of the exterior cityscapes for "Batman Begins" and crews spent 13 weeks in the city for "The Dark Knight," but the bat has flown the coop this time.
"Pittsburgh is a beautiful city," the Post-Gazette quoted Nolan. "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."
"We are thrilled to be welcoming the Batman film to Pittsburgh, and eager for the economic impact that our city will experience," Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl 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."
Nolan has done a wonderful job over the course of the two films so far in making Batman's Gotham City a character in its own right. Despite its name, "The Dark Knight" showcased much more of the city than its predecessor in the daylight.
So little is known about the story of "The Dark Knight Rises" it's hard to judge now just how the city will be portrayed and used by Nolan. The film is scheduled for release on July 20, 2012.
As first broken by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Christopher Nolan will be filming "The Dark Knight Rises," the third and reportedly final film in his Batman series, in the Steel City.
Chicago provided
much of the exterior cityscapes for "Batman Begins" and crews spent 13 weeks in the city for "The Dark Knight," but the bat has flown the coop this time."Pittsburgh is a beautiful city," the Post-Gazette quoted Nolan. "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."
"We are thrilled to be welcoming the Batman film to Pittsburgh, and eager for the economic impact that our city will experience," Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl 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."
Nolan has done a wonderful job over the course of the two films so far in making Batman's Gotham City a character in its own right. Despite its name, "The Dark Knight" showcased much more of the city than its predecessor in the daylight.
So little is known about the story of "The Dark Knight Rises" it's hard to judge now just how the city will be portrayed and used by Nolan. The film is scheduled for release on July 20, 2012.
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