Batmanwas a dormant property for several years beforeChristopher Nolanrevitalized the franchise nearly 10 years ago withBatman Begins, followed by the mega-blockbusterThe Dark Knightin 2008 and the trilogy finaleThe Dark Knight Risesin 2012. While many fans had hoped he would continue on with the franchise, fans will get a whole new Dark Knight next year whenBen Affleck’s Batman squares off againstHenry Cavill’s Superman inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Still, many fans have cherished memories ofChristopher Nolan’s trilogy, and while it seems unlikely that the filmmaker will tackle the superhero genre again, he recently told fans at the Tribeca Film Festival, courtesy of Long Live Cinema, which scene was his favorite to shoot in the entire trilogy. His answer may surprise you, as he picks the opening scene of the final trilogy filmThe Dark Knight Rises, which finds Bane highjacking an airplane. He states:
“It [opening sequence ofThe Dark Knight Rises] took us about two days in Scotland. And it was an incredible sort of coming together of months and months of planning by a lot of different members of the team who worked for months rehearsing these parachute jumps and wind walking, all these different things… The visual effects work in the sequence is very minimal… I was really amazed by what the team we had put together had achieved using very sort of old-fashioned methods, in a way. I was very proud of the way that came together.”
If you’re not familiar with the scene in question, of if you just need a refresher course, the director is talking about the scene where Bane (Tom Hardy) and his team literally hi-jack a plane while in mid-air. Surprisingly, the director’s admission that there are very few visual effects makes the scene that much more impressive. While the fans' reception toThe Dark Knight Riseswasn’t nearly as great as its predecessor,The Dark Knight, it’s not hard to see why this scene was his favorite to shoot. Take a look at the video below, and let us know which scene inChristopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knighttrilogy is your favorite.
