Empire Magazine’s newest edition has two new covers featuring Batman and Bane to promote the magazine’s feature story on THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

One of the most interesting things I got from the article was Christopher Nolan saying this film picks up eight years after THE DARK KNIGHT. Definitely sounds like there will be elements from Frank Miller’s graphic novel, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.

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BREAKING DOWN THE FILM

Confirmation of the League of Shadows in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES?

BAT TO THE FUTURE

CITY ON THE RISE: America’s True Gotham