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The Dark Knight Rises is the title planned for an American superhero film, yet to be produced as of January 2011, under the development of Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, and Jonathan Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the final installment in Nolan's Batman film series and the second sequel to Batman Begins (2005). The script of the film has been finalized and is scheduled for theatrical release on July 20, 2012 by Warner Bros.

Premise
Christopher Nolan stated in March 2010, "I’m very excited about the end of the film, the conclusion, and what we’ve done with the characters. My brother has come up with some pretty exciting stuff. Unlike the comics, these things don’t go on forever in film and viewing it as a story with an end is useful. Viewing it as an ending, that sets you very much on the right track about the appropriate conclusion and the essence of what tale we’re telling. And it hearkens back to that priority of trying to find the reality in these fantastic stories. That’s what we do."

Development
Warner Bros. president of production Jeff Robinov had hoped a third film would be released in 2011 or 2012. Nolan wanted the story for the third installment to keep him emotionally invested. "On a more superficial level, I have to ask the question," he reasoned, "how many good third movies in a franchise can people name?" He returned out of finding a necessary way to continue the story, but feared midway through filming he would find a sequel redundant. By December 2008, Nolan completed a rough story outline, before he committed himself to Inception. Later in December, Alan F. Horn confirmed that while discussions with Nolan about a third film were ongoing, no casting had been done, and Horn categorically denied all such rumors.

Before Nolan confirmed his involvement, Gary Oldman had said he was confident Nolan would return. Oldman hinted that, in the third film, Commissioner Gordon would have to "hunt down Batman". Nolan explained that as long as he is directing, Robin will not be appearing in the franchise because Bale is still portraying a "young Batman", which meant "Robin's not for a few films". Christian Bale said he would leave the franchise if Robin was introduced. In addition, Nolan considers the Penguin difficult to portray on film, explaining, "There are certain characters that are easier to mesh with the more real take on Batman we're doing. The Penguin would be tricky."

Oldman, while taking questions from an audience at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, was asked about a third film, to which he replied, "We start shooting next year. You didn't hear that from me." He subsequently clarified his comment, saying, "... well, I'm sure they want to do another one... it might [be] 2 or 3 years." However, in 2009, Michael Caine had told MTV News that the film was not being worked on and he did not know any details. On February 9, 2010, it was announced that Nolan has "cracked" the story of a sequel to The Dark Knight and has committed to return to that project. In February 2010, work on the screenplay was commencing with David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan.

Pre-production
When Goyer left to work on the Superman reboot, Jonathan was writing the script based on the story by his sibling and Goyer. On March 10, 2010, Nolan confirmed his involvement in the project and gave some information regarding the story. The next Batman film will be Nolan's last and a conclusion to the story. Nolan says, "Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story . . . I’m very excited about the end of the film, the conclusion, and what we’ve done with the characters. My brother has come up with some pretty exciting stuff. Unlike the comics, these things don’t go on forever in film and viewing it as a story with an end is useful. Viewing it as an ending, that sets you very much on the right track about the appropriate conclusion and the essence of what tale we’re telling. And it hearkens back to that priority of trying to find the reality in these fantastic stories. That’s what we do.” Nolan has also confirmed that his brother Jonathan is writing the script and that the villain of the film “won't be Mr. Freeze.”

In April 2010, Warner Bros. announced the film will be released on July 20, 2012. In June 2010, Nolan confirmed that the Joker will not return in the third film. On June 30, 2010, Nolan confirmed that the script written by Jonathan Nolan has been finished. Nolan has confirmed that he will be directing the film and stated that he is currently polishing his brother's screenplay. On October 27, 2010, Nolan confirmed that the title of the film will be The Dark Knight Rises and that the villain of the film “won't be the Riddler.” Nolan plans to have the script finished in January 2011.

Planned casting
Bale said he would return if Nolan did. Aaron Eckhart had expressed his enthusiasm to return for a sequel if asked, although he later stated Nolan verified his character, Harvey Dent, is dead. Nolan confirmed that the ensemble cast from the first two films will be returning. Tom Hardy has been cast as Bane and Anne Hathaway will be playing Selina Kyle.

Filming
Filming will start in May 2011 and conclude in November. Nolan's commitment to IMAX and high-definition cameras will enable him to avoid the dim-image challenges that come with 3-D film, which he believed would distract audiences from the storyline. "We’re looking to do something technologically that’s never been done before," Nolan said. "Our ambitions are to make a great movie." Nolan has had several meetings with IMAX Vice-President David Keighley to work on the logistics of projecting films in digital IMAX venues. The Dark Knight Rises will feature more scenes shot in IMAX than The Dark Knight. Because of the considerable noise made by IMAX cameras, 70mm cameras may be used for shooting the film's dialogue scenes.