This is the first in a series of posts that will highlight behind the scenes photos and footage of some huge movies being filmed this summer. I can’t remember a time when there was so much behind the scenes video being made. There’s enough video out there to piece together a lot of the plot details for some of next summer’s biggest blockbuster movies. I’m not going to attempt to do that here. This collection of behind the scenes videos is just about the awesome magic of movie-making, so just watch and enjoy, and we’ll worry about plot details later. (Be aware that you may have to watch a commercial before some of these videos).
First up is the third and final installment in the Chris Nolan Batman trilogy: “The Dark Knight Rises”. Pittsburgh, PA is playing Gotham City this time around.
We’ll start off with a rather dull little clip, (you can skip this one is you want), of a desert-camo version of the Batmobile “tumbler” rolling slowly up a snowy street as Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character strolls nonchalantly across the street as it passes, with a gas can in his hand. Joseph Gordon-Levitt scene.
Now it gets a little more exciting. The next clip shows a tumbler being blown up. There appears to be more than one tumbler. Tumbler explosion video.
The new “Batwing” has been getting quite a bit of exposure lately. You can see videos of this elaborate vehicle rig in videos here, and here. And if you want to watch a clip of the Batwing having a real-life crash, you can see that here.
Here’s a photo of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman on the batcycle. The other shots on that page feature Hathaway’s stunt double. And you can see a video of this scene and another expensive accident on the set as the batcycle crashes into an imax camera.
The previous scene seems to be related to this scene of Batman fighting Bane in the middle of a riot.
I’ll be back soon with the second part of this series. Next up is “Behind The Scenes : The Avengers”.