From the film's production notes: 10 things about 'The Dark Knight Rises'
I'm giddy with excitement over The Dark Knight Rises . I've been checking sureseats.com daily but they still aren't selling tickets as I'm writing this. I wanna make sure that I catch it on opening day, which is non-negotiable, by the way. I've been a fan of director Christopher Nolan's reinterpretation of the Caped Crusader's tale ever since Batman Begins , where I loved how he tried as much as possible to ground everything close to reality. Now this admiration shot up to stratospheric heights when The Joker came out in the sequel. Oh yes, I loved the late Heath Ledger's take on the character so much that I dressed up as the anarchist-clown for Halloween that year. Why so serious? Now The Joker is but a distant memory, and it's Bane at the forefront this time. Anyway, the makers of TDKR have recently decided to whet our appetites even more with a downloadable 49-page document containing production notes from the film. Here are a few factua...