The Dark Knight Rises - Teaser

Well, I guess by now it's no secret that The Dark Knight was a success. One of the greatest comic book movies of all time (not to mention just a good film in it's own right), The Dark Knight holds 2nd place for the highest grossing film in history (behind #1: Titanic). As the third and final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy people are going to have very hefty expectations with the bar being set so high with the first two films. Given all of this hype, The Dark Knight Rises is a highly anticipated release.

Many fans have been anxious to hear more about the TDKR as filming has commenced and production ramped up but things have been relatively quiet. The only juicy tidbits that Bat-fans have managed to scrounge up have been filming locations, villian announcements and one lonely photo of Bane (the films main villain alongside the morally ambiguous Catwoman). But this last week there has been hope!

It has been heavily rumored that a teaser trailer for TDKR will debut this weekend with the release of the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise. Given that the teaser for The Dark Knight contained almost no footage at all, I'm not going to hold my breath for an orgy of new Batman footage this weekend. Hope springs eternal though!

Finally, almost in confirmation of the teaser trailer release, the first promotional poster has been released for the movie. All of the promotional material for the batman movies has been very good in the past (I trust we all remember Why So Serious?). This poster is in a similar vein but really doesn't show anything specific to TDKR, only hinting at possible thematic elements for the film.

All in all, it's a decent reveal and I can't help but to be uber-excited for Nolan's Batman finale. Don't get too hyped, however, the release is still a year away so no one will be getting a Bat-fix until Summer 2012.

Excited?