The Dark Knight Rises closes the lid on Batman

The most-awaited Batman trilogy The Dark Knight Rises releases today taking an eight year leap from where the 2008 movie ended. Director Christopher Nolans first two movies had won many accolades earlier, but the third movie has been shot in a simpler manner. "By all accounts, The Dark Knight Rises is the definition of epic - shooting on location across three continents, with a daring aerial stunt sequence, a massive crowd scene involving explosions and over 10,000 extras, and a full complement of new gadgets and vehicles," he said in a recent interview. The star cast is the same, the only addition is Anne Hathaway in the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as the deadly Bane. Hathaway underwent strict training in kick-boxing and martial arts for her role. "I'd always thought I was pretty healthy and I always thought I had worked hard in the gym. It turns out that what I thought was hard, in Catwoman's world is actually light to moderate," the actress said. The movie will definitely be an out-of-the-box experience for the audiences this time.