The Dark Knight Rises - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[ivan]

Chloë Grace Moretz and Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role of Jen, Selina Kyle's sidekick.

[ethel]

According to producer Emma Thomas, the filmmakers elected to shoot this movie in Pittsburgh to emphasize Gotham's immense size and scope, and because "they literally shot every inch" in Chicago, where the previous two movies were shot.

[lynn]

With their appearances in this movie, Christian Bale, Sir Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, and Gary Oldman have each appeared in three Batman movies. Only Michael Gough and Pat Hingle have done the same thing in the previous Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman franchise.

[morris]

Tickets for this movie's premiere midnight IMAX screenings in New York City sold out six months in advance.

[amber]

Around 10,000 extras were used to shoot the Gotham Rogues scene in Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Some of the Pittsburgh Steelers played football players: Hines Ward, Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, Willie Colon, Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Wallace, Heath Miller, Aaron Smith, Ryan Clark, James Farrior, LaMarr Woodley, and Casey Hampton. Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher appeared as the coach. Pittsburgh Mayor Luke R. Ravenstahl played a kicker. Thomas Tull, C.E.O. of this movie's production company, Legendary Pictures, is part-owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[jessica]

(At around forty-eight minutes) The only Batman movie where Batman never used his grapple gun to lift himself. Batman used it only once, for saving the stock exchange man from the motorcycle.

[chad]

Marion Cotillard dubbed herself in French for both France and Quebec versions.

[tom]

Selina Kyle's (Anne Hathaway's) relationship with her accomplice (Juno Temple) is highly reminiscent of Kyle's relationship with Holly Robinson in the comic "Batman: Year One". In that story, Kyle and Robinson had been prostitutes together, and even had an implied lesbian relationship before Kyle became Catwoman.

[michele]

In order to make the Batwing fly, it was variously supported by wires, suspended from cranes and helicopters, and mounted on a purpose-built vehicle with hydraulic controls to simulate movement.

[bernice]

Robin Williams was rumored to play the role of Hugo Strange.

[phyllis]

The Bat Symbol at the beginning of each movie in the trilogy foreshadows something that happens later. In this case, the Bat Symbol is made up of cracking ice, and it symbolizes people falling through the icy river as they are forced to walk across it.

[leo]

Christopher Nolan's first movie since Insomnia (2002) to not receive any Academy Award nominations.

[kim]

The façade, and some of the interior shots, of Wayne Manor were filmed at Wollaton Hall, a stately house in Nottingham, England.

[sophie]

In addition to its writer, producer, and director, Christopher Nolan, this movie shares several of its main cast with Inception (2010): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard, and Michael Caine appeared in both movies, as does Christopher and Jonathan Nolan's cousin Miranda in a cameo.

[kim]

The Pittsburgh football stadium used in this movie was slated for extensive field resurfacing at the time of filming. Explosive squibs were placed to simulate explosion points for the field to collapse. It was executive producer Thomas Tull who gave the movie crew access to use the stadium, since he's the co-owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[phyllis]

Composer Hans Zimmer collected on-line recordings of chanting to incorporate in the score.

[sandra]

Cinematographer Wally Pfister expressed interest in shooting the entirety of this movie in the IMAX format, as Pfister and Christopher Nolan expressed distaste for shooting this movie in 3-D. Ultimately, this movie featured approximately one hour and twelve minutes of IMAX footage, while the rest was shot in a combination of 35mm and 70mm, as IMAX cameras proved to be too noisy for shooting the dialogue scenes.

[terry]

When Anne Hathaway was announced as Selina Kyle, there was much speculation in the press whether the actress would actually portray Kyle's costumed alter-ego, Catwoman. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey following her stint as host of the Academy Awards, Hathaway let slip that her character indeed would don the Catwoman costume.

[kenzi]

Although used to soften a landing, this is the only movie in the trilogy where the cape isn't used to glide.

[francisco]

Thomas Lennon (Bruce Wayne's doctor) played a similar role as a doctor in Christopher Nolan's Memento (2000).