When the dark knight rises 2012 came along, nolans aesthetic for gotham remained similar, but the majority of shooting relocated to pittsburgh. It turns out the filmmaker will literally tread new ground with the conclusion to his comic book trilogy by shooting it partially in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Dark knight rises filming in pittsburgh screen rant. Pittsburgher ross petrocelli captured these cool photos.
In the dark knight rises, diabolical villain bane sets off underground bombs that cause the football field to collapse under the feet of the football players, while fans watch in disbelief. Here is a link to an article from the pittsburgh postgazette. Christopher nolan is gearing up to shoot his third and final batman movie, the dark knight rises, which promises to bring the events of its predecessorsfull circle. Heres a camouflage tumbler being readied for a scene on cherry way. The dark knight rises will be heading to pittsburgh next week so we figured there was no better time to dedicate a comments thread to the film. The scene featured hundreds of extras dressed as policemen and bad. Chicago was the basis for filming much of the dark knight. Jul 21, 2012 the filming in pittsburgh for the dark knight rises took place during the summer of 2011. Probably the easiest for nonlocals to recognize is heinz field, in pittsburghs north side. The dark knight rises filming locations movie maps. It includes details about street closures in downtown pittsburgh from aug. Warner bros the dark knight rises to shoot in pittsburgh.
The day included snow, fake pillars, lots of fighting extras, and a very special appearance by pittsburgh rain. Aug 02, 2011 christian bale, who plays batman in 2012s the dark knight rises fights actor tom hardy as bane while filming in pittsburgh. Traffic advisories for the dark knight rises filming. The first encounter with bane sets the tone for the rest of the dark knight rises at the expense of the cia agent played by aidan gillen littlefinger in game of thrones. The pittsburgh film office has released a long list of traffic advisories for the filming process from the end of july through aug. Wpxi batman, bane dark knight rises fight scene in pittsburgh. Details the dark knight rises by matt maran motoring. For four weeks, the crew of the third movie in the rebooted batman series will be filming in pittsburgh, pa. The dark knight rises to shoot in pittsburgh collider. There are also reports that the film is going to shoot a sequence at heinz field, the home of the pittsburgh steelers, which holds 65,000 people on the steelers official website there is this announcement steelers fans can see the filming of the dark knight rises, in person as the movie will be shot in pittsburgh and is looking for fans to be a part of a stadium crowd. Tom hardy waves at a bridal party while filming the dark. Dark knight rises films in pittsburgh dark horizons.
Principal photography begins on the dark knight rises. Trinity cathedral, oliver avenue, pittsburgh with the nuclear detonation approaching, blake evacuates the kids from st swithin s orphanage, which is the franktuary, 333 oliver avenue east of wood street, at the rear of pittsburgh s trinity cathedral. The film shot on wall street, one liberty plaza and queensboro bridge in new york while scenes like scarecrows. Jul 21, 2011 the pittsburgh postgazette has published an article detailing the filming locations for christopher nolans the dark knight rises which plans to film throughout pittsburgh in august. The reason for the move played into nolans aforementioned nonspecific identity he wanted gotham to look like a number of familiar places, but stylized to be uniquely something else. The dark knight rises starts filming in pittsburgh.
See more ideas about pittsburgh, filming locations and the dark knight rises. Video footage and stills captured during the filming of batman the dark knight rises. Traffic advisories for the dark knight rises filming cbs. He dabbled with detroit and flirted with new orleans, but ultimately christopher nolan and the dark knight rises production crew will be planting themselves in pittsburgh which is where part. Director christopher nolan is preparing to shoot his third and final batman movie, the dark knight rises, which promises to bring the events of its blockbuster predecessors full circle.
Third batman sequel, the dark knight rises to film in. The dark knight rises filming pittsburgh xvi 2012 sixteenth part of a series of clips caught by subauwrxfan of the filming of the dark knight rises in pittsburgh, pa. Heres a slideshow of photos from the movie sets in downtown, oakland, lawrenceville and heinz field. It turns out the filmmaker will literally tread new ground with the conclusion to his comic book trilogy by shooting it partially in pittsburgh. Filming continues on the overlyhyped, newsworthy final batman film the dark knight rises for christopher nolan in pittsburgh, and theyre getting set up at heinz field this weekend for a scene involving batman, bane, and a gotham football team probably bane interrupting a. A bunch of set photos and a video from a scene chris nolan is shooting at a small home in lawrenceville have emerged online. Take look back at dark knight rises filming in pittsburgh. All of my videos from the pittsburgh filming of the dark knight rises. Batman battles bane on streets of pittsburgh today.
The movie clips are courtesy of the dark knight rises 2012. Jul 18, 2012 filming has taken the dark knight rises to various corners of the world, as one would imagine to be the case with a big budget picture of this magnitude. Moviegoers scoping out film locations from the blockbuster movie dark knight rises look no further. So actual that it even comes complete with a quote from director christopher nolan. Nolan used imax 70 mm film cameras for much of the filming, including the first six minutes of the film, to optimize the quality of the picture. The dark knight rises to film in pittsburgh cbs news. The city of pittsburgh welcomed the dark knight rises director christopher nolan and batman star christian bale with the display of the bat signal upon its downtown highmark building. Pittsburgh has declared itself the new hollywood of the east.
Apr 05, 2011 the dark knight rises is coming to pittsburgh this summer to film the third installment in christopher nolans spectacular franchise starring recent oscar winner christian bale in the title role. Based on the dc comics character batman, it is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. Aug 07, 2012 in the last three years alone, 24 movies have filmed in western pennsylvania, including the dark knight rises and promised land, which stars matt damon and will be released next year. Aug 06, 2011 they were part of a fictitious team called the gotham rogues using heinz field, or gotham stadium for the day, as a backdrop for the filming of the dark knight rises. Jul 29, 2011 pittsburgh,none production of the warner bros. The dark knight rises filming in pittsburgh youtube. Christopher nolans upcoming batman film, the dark knight rises, is adding some professional athletes to its cast members of the nfls pittsburgh steelers team will be filming a scene in the. The dark knight rises takes over the pittsburgh steelers. Although we havent seen it in action on the streets yet, we were lucky enough to get a few snapshots outside of cmus mellon institute. The filming in pittsburgh for the dark knight rises took place during the summer of 2011. Jun 06, 2011 with principal filming underway on the dark knight rises threecontinent tour, the people of pittsburgh are now preparing to become citizens of gotham city. Take a look at the real places captured in the final movie. Tom hardy waves at a bridal party while filming the dark knight rises in pittsburgh.
The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest grossing film centered around the batman character. Wollaton hall, nottingham, nottinghamshire, england, uk. The dark knight rises to film scene with pittsburgh. Director christopher nolan used pittsburgh s heinz field to film a memorable movie scene.
The dark knight rises filming locations in pittsburgh. Aug 03, 2011 batman made an appearance in pittsburgh today during the filming of the dark knight rises, taking place at cmus mellon institute. Jul 28, 2011 production on the dark knight rises begins friday, july 29. Wpxi batman, bane dark knight rises fight scene in. Jul 31, 2011 the new batmobile tumbler for the dark knight rises the desert camo tumbler is back in action in the dark knight rises. Dark knight rises to film in pittsburgh by ben kenigsberg tue apr 5 2011 chicago has officially lost gotham city to pittsburgh, which is only slightly less offensive than losing it to new york. Pittsburgh reinvents itself as the new hollywood for film. Jul 28, 2011 batmania gripped pittsburgh during filming of the dark knight rises last year. The dark knight rises is the grand finale to christopher nolans batman trilogy. Dark knight rises to shoot in pittsburgh digital spy. The reason for the move played into nolans aforementioned nonspecific.
Shooting on the dark knight rises will take place in pittsburgh for four to six weeks this summer. A brief tour of the real world locations used in the shooting of the film the dark knight rises in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Gotham city visited the steel city over the weekend, as paparazzi captured plotspoiling images and videos of fight scenes in next years blockbuster, the dark knight rises. Just when we thought things couldnt get worse after such a wicked villain like the joker with no future for sole mantra, appears bane to fulfil the mission of ras al ghul and the league of shadows. The dark knight rises pittsburgh casting call collider. Christopher nolan is gearing up to shoot his third and final batman movie, the dark knight rises, which promises to bring the events of its predecessors full circle. Chicago standins steal revenue but not thunder in new dark.
Trinity cathedral, oliver avenue, pittsburgh with the nuclear detonation approaching, blake evacuates the kids from st swithins orphanage, which is the franktuary, 333 oliver avenue east of wood street, at the rear of pittsburgh s trinity cathedral. Where and when did the pittsburgh, pa filming of dark knight. The dark knight rises filming locations nyc, pittsburgh. The very impressive plane scene was filmed in inverness in scotlands highlands.
Over the weekend christopher nolan blew up pittsburghs heinz field for a scene in the upcoming the dark knight rises, the conclusion of his batman trilogy. Most of the filming was done in oakland, downtown, and north side. Filming locations 36 filming dates 1 filming locations. According to screencrave, the dark knight rises is set to start filming in pittsburgh instead of chicago, where most of the filming for the dark knight took place. The dark knight rises pittsburgh filming locations open thread. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. Heinz field transforms into gotham stadium for filming of. Why was pittsburgh used as gotham city for the majority of.
Jul 18, 2012 the dark knight rises has already been a blessing for pittsburgh and newark, n. Battersea power station, battersea, london, england, uk. Sep 17, 20 film locations in and around pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Batman dark knight rises on location video in pittsburgh. For months and months weve heard rumors about the film.
But shockingly, there wasnt a single steelers logo in sight, as the crowds were there to cheer on the gotham rogues, the fictional football team in the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises has been filming fight sequences and scenes involving the socalled batwing in pittsburgh, while marvel has been. The dark knight rises pittsburgh filming locations open. Why christopher nolan is shooting dark knight rises in. This weekend saw pittsburghs heinz field once again play host to hordes of fans in black and yellow clothing. Why was pittsburgh used as gotham city for the majority of the dark knight. Pittsburgh has been chosen as the location for the forthcoming batman movie the dark knight rises, with director christopher nolan hailing it as a beautiful city. This was my first in a string of many dark knight trilogy filming. The avengers and dark knight rises film cleveland and pittsburgh. The new batman movie the dark knight rises was shot in downtown pittsburgh. Pictures and legendary pictures feature film the dark knight rises, the third installment of the batman series directed and cowritten by.