After hearing this announcement, everyone will be rushing to the theaters.
The Dark Knight hit theaters ten years ago around this time, and Warner Bros. will commemorate the anniversary by giving Batman fans a very special opportunity: The Dark Knight is coming to theaters again starting on August 24th, for a special 70mm IMAX release!
Check out the details of The Dark Knight re-release in the official announcement from Warner Bros. (via Business Wire):
“Ten years ago today, Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight” was released. Commemorating the 10-year anniversary, Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing the film to four select IMAX® locations for an exclusive, one-week engagement, beginning August 24, 2018.
The announcement was made today by Jeff Goldstein (President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures).
With “The Dark Knight,” Nolan broke new ground—shooting select sequences of the movie with IMAX film cameras—making “The Dark Knight” the first major feature film to utilize IMAX 70mm film. The movie was hailed by both critics and audiences and went on to be the top-grossing release of 2008.
Christopher Nolan
The exclusive limited engagement will offer the public an extremely rare opportunity to see “The Dark Knight.”
Tickets for the opening day go on sale this Friday, July 20th, with showtimes only announced for August 24th. The theatres will list additional showtimes for subsequent dates closer to release. AMC Universal Citywalk IMAX, Universal City and AMC Lincoln Square IMAX, New York City will be showing the movie.
“The Dark Knight” stars Christian Bale in the title role and Heath Ledger, who won an Oscar for his performance as The Joker. Speaking of the Joker, he said two of my favorite lines in the movie, “Smile, because it confuses people.” and “As you know, madness is like gravity…all it takes is a little push.”
Nolan directed “The Dark Knight” from a screenplay written by himself and Jonathan Nolan. Christopher Nolan produced the film. Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull served as executive producers.
“The Dark Knight” is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
It was with Inception and TheDark Knight Rises that Chris Nolan truly began to explore the full scope and capability of 70MM IMAX footage, with key sequences of The Dark Knight being his first testing ground of the format.
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