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Christian Bale’s ‘Batman: Dark Knight Rises’ rich in fights, explosions [Video]
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Boasting such stars as Liam Neeson, Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard, plus Christian Bale in the suit, ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Rises’ is among the most anticipated films in years, and new video footage from Saturday’s shoot at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Heinz Field is further proof why.
The 65,000-seat stadium was dressed up to serve as the base of the Gotham Rogues team and Steelers fans working as extras wore supporters gear for the fictional team. Even Ben Roethlisberger was enthused by his chance to try acting;
“From what I’ve heard, it’s going to be like a pre-game, warm-up type thing,” the quarterback told reporters.
Local station WPIX also caught the action on August 3rd during a fight scene between the Gotham City Police and inmates at the Arkham Asylum.
Christian Bale’s Batman exchanged several staged blows with his arch rival, Bane, played by Tom Hardy, and thousands of extras joined in. The weather was unseasonably warm but the script called for full winter wardrobe, so production assistants were busy passing out water between takes.
Tom also surprised the extras by handing out small gifts between scenes. Some of the action was shot several times to get the explosions (Read more...)