This is getting a little frustrating. On the one hand, we seem to be getting an overshare of footage for The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan‘s epic conclusion to his Batman trilogy. On the other hand, without knowing anything about the plot of the film, it’s all pretty useless. Sure Nolan is a master marketer, however I think I’m reaching the point where I am kind of done with new footage. Opening weekend for TDKR is July 20th and that is a lot closer than we think.

I call it a mix of ‘The Avengers Effect” and a pre-emptive strike against the blitz that we are about to receive for The Amazing Spiderman. Sure it all makes sense however, as stated, it is starting to get a little frustrating.

Case in point is the new footage Nolan released during the MTV Movie Awards. It is pretty much a trailer with a bunch of new stuff around Jason Gordon-Levitt’s character as well as some new stuff with Anne Hathaway‘s Selina Kyle. It does get us going, however we still have a bit of time and there is now a serious danger of peaking too soon.

Oh well, you know you’re still going to watch because I sure as hell did.

Here’s the MTV footage, via ComingSoon:

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About the Film
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar(R) winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar(R) winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”) reprises the role of Lucius Fox. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.