One of, if not the most anticipated box office events this holiday season is The Dark Knight Rises six-minute IMAX prologue that will appear in front of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The existence of the prologue has been known for well over a month, but only today did Warner Bros. release an official press release detailing what day it will arrive, and exactly which theaters it will appear in.
The Dark Knight Rises six-minute IMAX prologue is the exact same footage that will open the feature-length film next summer in theaters. It was filmed entirely with 70mm IMAX cameras, and will only be shown in IMAX theaters that support the 70mm format.
The release date for The Dark Knight Rises prologue in the United States is December 16, and in the United Kingdom December 21. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol comes out December 21 in the States, so you will want to call ahead and see what film the prologue is playing in front of.
Here’s the complete list of IMAX theaters The Dark Knight Rises six-minute IMAX prologue will be playing at, including the four theaters in the United Kingdom. Following the list is a rumored description of what the footage will include.
The Dark Knight Rises prologue is rumored to tell Bane’s origin story, an assassin for The League of Shadows. He’s on a mission to take out a high value target on an airplane when something goes wrong and the plane crashes. The injuries sustained by Bane during the crash lead to him having to wear the face apparatus seen in the film, a device designed to regularly administer painkilling drugs that Bane cannot live without.
The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters everywhere on July 20, 2012.
