'The Dark Knight Rises' on Dec. 16

For fans of Batman and Christopher Nolan's take on the series, this one is for you. "The Dark Knight Rises" prologue will be released in IMAX theaters on Dec. 16. It will last seven minutes.
For those of you in the Midwest, check out Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, Detroit or Des Moines, Iowa (see list below).

According to a Warner Brothers release: The film's prologue will be shown exclusively in select 70mm IMAX® theatres worldwide. The announcement was made by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.The Prologue will be released in North America on Dec. 16, and in the UK on Dec. 21, 2011. Additional international dates vary.

Nolan is no stranger to the use of 70mm IMAX. The studio noted: "in making the 2008 blockbuster 'The Dark Knight,' Nolan was the first to use IMAX® cameras in a major motion picture release, and, as now, audiences were given an advance look at that film's prologue months prior to the Summer 2008 opening." Nolan employed the extremely high-resolution cameras even more extensively on "The Dark Knight Rises" - including the film's prologue - to achieve unprecedented crispness and clarity and a truly immersive experience for the moviegoers.

As one of the most anticipated films to be released next year, "The Dark Knight Rises" will end Nolan's role in the Batman saga. Here is his take:
"Our experience on 'The Dark Knight' shooting and projecting IMAX 15 perf 65mm/70mm film was inspiring...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."

In the United States, you can catch it here:
Austin, TX - IMAX Theater Austin - Austin
Boston, MA - Jordan's IMAX - Natick
Boston, MA - IMAX 3D Theatre in Reading - Reading
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
Harrisburg, PA - Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts - 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 - 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
Palm Springs - Desert IMAX Theatre - Cathedral City
Philadelphia, PA - IMAX & the Tropicana - Atlantic City
Philadelphia, PA - Tuttleman IMAX Franklin Institute
Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX - Tempe
Providence, RI - Providence Place 16 with IMAX - Providence
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 - Tampa

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures
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