The Rising of the Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Rises is the most anticipated movie of 2012. It will hit theaters in Sri Lanka on the 20th of July, which is also the worldwide release date. The movie will be screened at an EAP cinema theater, so its most likely to be either Liberty Cinema or Savoy Wellawatte. This is great news to movie fans in Sri Lanka who have been waiting impatiently for this epic finale to Christopher Nolan's batman trilogy.

With Batman Begins in 2005, Christopher Nolan set a new standard in movies based on comic books. The darker tone and realistic take of the batman mythology was very effective and led the movie to success. It provided a good origin story and paved the platform for an all new DC cinematic universe.

The second installment, The Dark Knight which was released in 2008 was a tremendous success, surpassing its predecessor. Heath Ledger's brilliant performance as the Joker itself makes it a worthy watch. The acting, story and the action sequences were well put together and everything that was good in the first movie was improved in The Dark Knight, making it a fine summer blockbuster.

Although director Christopher Nolan has shown concern about directing a third in the series before the production of The Dark Knight Rises was confirmed, it seems it will follow the pattern shown by the previous movies. Viral marketing campaigns and other propaganda carried out have been effective because according to IMDB, the tickets to the film's midnight IMAX screenings at New York sold out six months in advance. With Bane being the villain and parts from the trailer showing batman extremely beaten up, it looks like this movie will be a fitting finale to an epic trilogy.

Official Site : http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/

UPDATE : This movie will be released at an EAP movie theatre on the 10th of August 2012

LATEST UPDATE : The release date of Dark Knight rises in Sri Lanka has once again been postponed to the dismay of many movie fans. According to current information Dark Knight Rises will be screened at an EAP theater from the 27th of August and at the Liberty Lite Cinema, from the 1st of September - more than a month since its worldwide release. However looking at what happened before, whether the film will actually be released on these dates is uncertain..