Believe it or not , today marks the tenth anniversary of the release ofThe Dark Knight , the second entree in Christopher Nolan ’s secret plan - changing superhero film trilogy . To mark the social occasion , Warner Bros. is bringing the movie back to four IMAX theaters for a limited one - week date in New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , and Toronto , beginning on August 24th , Varietyreports .
Many people considerThe Dark Knightthe best film in the Batman enfranchisement ( Tim Burton and LEGO - fied film included ) . The moving picture presently give a 94 pct “ fresh”ratingwith both critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes , make it the highest - rated motion picture in the Batman universe of discourse .
Much of the moving picture ’s acclamation came from Heath Ledger ’s smart as a whip turn as The Joker — a office that won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar ( making him theonly actorto win that awarding posthumously ) . Even Michael Caine , who plays Bruce Wayne ’s ever - dutiful butler and BFF Alfred , admitted that he was n’t sold on the estimation of bringing The Joker back into Batman ’s cinematic creation , after the persona was so ably played by Jack Nicholson in Burton’s1989 film , until he found out Ledger would be taking the role .
“ You do n’t try and top Jack , ” was Caine ’s original thought . But when Nolan informed the actor that he was casting Ledger , that changed things . “ I recall : ‘ Now that ’s the one guy that could do it ! ’ My self-assurance came back , ” CainetoldEmpireMagazine .
The picture will be sort at California ’s AMC Universal Citywalk Imax , New York ’s AMC Lincoln Square Imax , San Francisco ’s AMC Metreon Imax , and Toronto ’s Ontario Place Cinesphere Imax . Tickets for the modified mesh go on sales agreement on Friday , July 20th .
[ h / t : Variety ]
