With rising excitement for next year’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES trilogy-ending Batman adventure, WB has announced that the full six-minute prologue to the film will be shown in 42 IMAX theaters in the US and the UK starting Friday, December 16. The footage is expected to be shown with MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL. Although going to see a Tom Cruise film may sound like an onerous proposition, it’s also the first live-action film directed by Brad Bird — who made THE INCREDIBLES and THE IRON GIANT — so hey, this may be an enjoyable field trip after all.
In a statement, director Christopher Nolan said, “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.”
The prologue is expected to feature the bad guy Bane, played by Tom Hardy. Win, win, win!
Here’s the theater list:
| Market | Theatre | City |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | IMAX Theater Austin | Austin |
| Boston, MA | Jordan’s IMAX | Natick |
| Boston, MA | IMAX 3D Theatre in Reading | Reading |
| Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 + IMAX | Calgary |
| Chantilly, VA – Washington, DC |
Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX | Chantilly |
| Chicago, IL | Navy Pier IMAX Theatre | Chicago |
| Des Moines, IA | SCI IMAX Dome Theater | Des Moines |
| Detroit, MI | Henry Ford IMAX | Dearborn |
| Edmonton, AB | Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton + IMAX | Edmonton |
| Harrisburg, PA | The Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts IMAX |
Harrisburg |
| Houston, TX | Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAX | Houston |
| Indianapolis | White River IMAX | Indianapolis |
| Los Angeles, CA | Irvine Spectrum 20 + IMAX | Irvine |
| Los Angeles, CA | RAVE 18 + IMAX | Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, CA | Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX | Ontario |
| Los Angeles, CA | Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX | Universal City |
| Madison, WI | Star 18 Fitchburg with IMAX | Fitchburg |
| Miami, FL | AutoNation IMAX | Fort Lauderdale |
| Minneapolis, MN | Great Clips IMAX | Apple Valley |
| Montreal, QC | Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal + IMAX | Montreal |
| Nashville, TN | Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX | Nashville |
| New York, NY | Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX | New York |
| New York, NY | Palisades IMAX | West Nyack |
| Omaha, NE | Star Cinema 16 with IMAX | Council Bluffs |
| Orlando, FL | Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX | Orlando |
| Ottawa, ON | Silvercity Gloucester + IMAX | Gloucester-Ottawa |
| Palm Springs (Los Angeles) |
Desert IMAX Theatre | Cathedral City |
| Philadelphia, PA | IMAX & the Tropicana | Atlantic City |
| Philadelphia, PA | Tuttleman IMAX – Franklin Institute | Philadelphia |
| Phoenix, AZ | Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX | Tempe |
| Providence, RI | Providence Place 16 with IMAX | Providence |
| Quebec City, QC | IMAX Le Theatre At Quebec | Quebec City |
| Sacramento, CA | Esquire IMAX | Sacramento |
| San Antonio, TX | IMAX at RiverCenter | San Antonio |
| San Francisco, CA | Metreon 16 with IMAX & ETX | San Francisco |
| Seattle, WA | Boeing IMAX – Pacific Science Center | Seattle |
| Tampa, FL | Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) | Tampa |
| Toronto, ON | Coliseum 12 Mississauga + IMAX | Mississauga |
| Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAX | Toronto |
| Toronto, ON | Colossus 18 Woodbridge + IMAX | Woodbridge-Vaughan |
| Vancouver, BC | Colossus Langley + IMAX | Langley |
| Vancouver, BC | Silvercity Riverport 18 + IMAX | Richmond |
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:
| UK | BFI London | London |
| UK | National Media Museum IMAX Bradford | Bradford |
| UK | Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema | Glasgow |
| UK | Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks | Manchester |
Ahhh… The palisades IMAX. Where I saw the dark knight 1 1/2 times because someone pulled the fire alarm.
WHAT ABOUT PERU ?!?!?!?!!?