The Dark Knight: Trailer Debut

The Dark Knight: Trailer Debut

LONDON, December 14/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- Warner Bros. Pictures is Pleased to Offer Exciting New Footage From
the Highly Anticipated July 2008 Release of The Dark Knight

The follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight"
reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the
role of Batman/Bruce Wayne.

In "The Dark Knight," Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With
the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman
sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the
city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find
themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind
known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain") stars as
arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey
Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning
from "Batman Begins" are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Oscar winner
Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan
Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a
Syncopy Production, a Christopher Nolan film, "The Dark Knight." Nolan is
directing the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and
Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. Charles
Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan are producing the film, with Kevin
De La Noy, Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan serving as executive
producers. "The Dark Knight" is based upon characters appearing in comic
books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

"The Dark Knight" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures,
a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

http://www.thedarkknightmovie.co.uk

In Cinemas July 2008

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