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Thursday, July 19, 2012

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Fitting End to Batman Trilogy

Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman return to the big screen in the third and final installment in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman series.

  The Caped Crusader returns to the big screen this week in “The Dark Knight Rises.” The movie is the conclusion to director Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the Batman franchise. The final film is set eight years after Batman (played by Christian Bale) disappeared after being blamed for the death of Gotham District Attorney Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two Face. Batman, however, is forced to leave his self-imposed exile when the ruthless terrorist Bane (played by Tom Hardy) begins to put his evil plans for Gotham into play. Mark Hughes of Forbes describes “The Dark Knight Rises” as “the perfect end to the Batman legend.” “This newest film tries harder, pushes farther, and comes up with the finest Batman film of all time, the greatest superhero or …

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