Director Christopher Nolan‘s forthcoming, final entry in his Bat-Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises is currently filming in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and apparently security on the set is a bit more relaxed than on Nolan’s previous outings. A few lucky folks were able to snap some pretty cool video of the production in action, along with some great photos.
Below, you can check out videos of the arrival of a trio of camouflaged Tumblers, a closeup of one of the Tumblers, an explosion and breakout at Gotham’s Blackgate Prison, a riotous fight between Batman, Bane and the escaped prison inmates, Bane standing atop one of the Tumblers, delivering lines directly into the camera, as well as a lucky bride and groom from a local wedding being allowed a peek inside one of the Tumbler’s by a crew member.
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The photos below include a shot of one of the Tumblers, Bane standing atop of a Tumbler, as well as numerous close-up shots taken during the prison breakout’s crowd fight scene. Check them out below!
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The local newspaper also had the following quote about another part of the day’s filming in the city.
Pittsburgh’s Post-gazette.com reports,
“On 41st Street between Butler and Foster streets, director Christopher Nolan was on-site to oversee the film’s first day of shooting in Pittsburgh. Under his watchful eye, dozens of cargo-short clad staffers converted picturesque row house No. 170 into the home of a Gotham City judge, played by Brett Cullen. Piles of fake snow dotted the sidewalks, and black canvas drapes and heavy-duty screens blotted out the sun to create a dreary winter backdrop. Wind and dust machines were on hand to create a storm, even though Pittsburgh skies threatened their own as the afternoon wore on. Gary Oldman’s police Commissioner Jim Gordon ran up the house’s steps in take after take to alert the judge to dirty dealings and increasing violence in Gotham. Well-meaning Wayne Enterprises board member Miranda Tate, played by Marion Cotillard, came to the judge’s house in a scene with Commissioner Gordon and Detective Jim Blake, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Ms. Cotillard braved the heat in leather boots and a navy wool peacoat, which she quickly shed at the end of the take, while Mr. Gordon-Levitt was lucky enough to film in shirtsleeves.”
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter) again plays the dual role …of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.
The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.
