It would seem that Warner Bros. Pictures has launched its viral campaign for director Christopher Nolan‘s forthcoming bat-film, The Dark Knight Rises. Two outlets were provided with pages from a CIA bulletin, searching for a missing Russian scientist named “Leonid Pavel.”
The mug shot in the first document appears to be Israeli actor Alon Aboutboul (Castle, Fringe, The Mentalist), who was we reported back in May was cast as “a particularly evil mad scientist” in the film. The second document appears to be a transcript with some items redacted, which shows a conversation between a militia member and the CIA Station Chief on the whereabouts of Dr. Leonid Pavel.
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Could these documents be a lead-in to what transpires in the highly anticipated IMAX prologue? Who is Dr. Pavel? Could he be the man who creates Bane’s mask? Is he the man who creates the weapon that Bane uses to terrorize the citizens of Gotham? Your guess is as good as mine at this point!
The six minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises can be seen prior to early release showings of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in select 70mm U.S. IMAX theaters on December 16th, and in select U.K. IMAX theaters on December 21st. For the full list of theaters CLICK HERE.
The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.
