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“Dark Knight Rises” Opening Unwrapped for the Holidays

The Dark Knight RisesWarner Bros. Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises”—the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy—is one of the most anticipated films of 2012, but moviegoers won’t have to wait until next year to see the six-minute opening sequence of the film. The film’s prologue will be unveiled exclusively in select 70mm IMAX theatres worldwide. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Prologue will be released in North America on December 16, and in the UK on December 21, 2011. Additional international dates vary by territory and will be announced soon.

In making the 2008 blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” Nolan was the first to use IMAX cameras in a major motion picture release, and, as now, audiences were given an advance look at that film’s prologue months prior to the Summer 2008 opening. Nolan employed the extremely high-resolution cameras even more extensively on “The Dark Knight Rises”—including the film’s prologue—to achieve unprecedented crispness and clarity and a truly immersive experience for the moviegoers.

Christopher Nolan stated, “Our experience on ‘The Dark Knight’ shooting and projecting IMAX 15 perf 65mm/70mm film was inspiring. The immersive quality of the image goes beyond any other filmmaking tool available, and in revisiting Gotham, we were determined to shoot even more of the movie in this unique format. Giving the fans an early look at an IMAX sequence is a great way to draw attention to what I believe will be an incredible way to experience our story when it comes out next summer.”

Following is a list of the theatres in North America in which the Prologue of “The Dark Knight Rises” will be revealed on December 16th:

MarketTheatreCity
Austin, TXIMAX Theater AustinAustin
Boston, MAJordan’s IMAXNatick
Boston, MAIMAX 3D Theatre in ReadingReading
Calgary, ABScotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 + IMAXCalgary
Chantilly, VA -Washington, DCUdvar-Hazy Center IMAXChantilly
Chicago, ILNavy Pier IMAX TheatreChicago
Des Moines, IASCI IMAX Dome TheaterDes Moines
Detroit, MIHenry Ford IMAXDearborn
Edmonton, ABScotiabank Theatre Edmonton + IMAXEdmonton
Harrisburg, PAThe Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts IMAXHarrisburg
Houston, TXHouston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAXHouston
IndianapolisWhite River IMAXIndianapolis
Los Angeles, CAIrvine Spectrum 20 + IMAXIrvine
Los Angeles, CARAVE 18 + IMAXLos Angeles
Los Angeles, CAOntario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAXOntario
Los Angeles, CACitywalk Stadium 19 with IMAXUniversal City
Madison, WIStar 18 Fitchburg with IMAXFitchburg
Miami, FLAutoNation IMAXFort Lauderdale
Minneapolis, MNGreat Clips IMAXApple Valley
Montreal, QCCinema Banque Scotia Montreal + IMAXMontreal
Nashville,TNOpry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAXNashville
New York, NYLincoln Square 13 with IMAXNew York
New York, NYPalisades IMAXWest Nyack
Omaha, NEStar Cinema 16 with IMAXCouncil Bluffs
Orlando, FLPointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAXOrlando
Ottawa, ONSilvercity Gloucester + IMAXGloucester-Ottawa
Palm Springs (Los Angeles)Desert IMAX TheatreCathedral City
Philadelphia, PAIMAX & the TropicanaAtlantic City
Philadelphia, PATuttleman IMAX – Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia
Phoenix, AZArizona Mills 25 with IMAXTempe
Providence, RIProvidence Place 16 with IMAXProvidence
Quebec City, QCIMAX Le Theatre At QuebecQuebec City
Sacramento, CAEsquire IMAXSacramento
San Antonio, TXIMAX at RiverCenterSan Antonio
San Francisco, CAMetreon 16 with IMAX & ETXSan Francisco
Seattle, WABoeing IMAX – Pacific Science CenterSeattle
Tampa, FLMuseum of Science and Industry (MOSI)Tampa
Toronto, ONColiseum 12 Mississauga + IMAXMississauga
Toronto, ONScotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAXToronto
Toronto, ONColossus 18 Woodbridge + IMAXWoodbridge-Vaughan
Vancouver, BCColossus Langley + IMAXLangley
Vancouver, BCSilvercity Riverport 18 + IMAXRichmond

Below is a list of the theatres in the UK in which the Prologue of “The Dark Knight Rises” will be revealed on December 21st:

UKBFI LondonLondon
UKNational Media Museum IMAX BradfordBradford
UKGlasgow Science Centre IMAX CinemaGlasgow
UKOdeon Manchester IMAX @ The PrintworksManchester

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