THE DARK KNIGHT RISES to be filmed in Pittsburgh this summer

The Dark Knight Rises will be filmed in Pittsburgh this summer! Christopher Nolan announced the shooting location today and made the following statements about the city:

"Pittsburgh is a beautiful city. We have been able to find everything we were looking for here, and I am excited to spend the summer in Pittsburgh with our final installment of Batman."

Nolan met with representatives of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who released this statement:

"We are thrilled to be welcoming the Batman film to Pittsburgh, and eager for the economic impact that our city will experience. This is another example of the growing film industry in our community, and we will be rolling out the red carpet for them."

According to Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office, the Warner Bros. production could be here for four to six weeks shooting in Downtown and the vicinity.

"They're still nailing down actual locations but what they really fell in love with was the diversity of architecture and the gorgeous buildings that we still have in Downtown Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas."

The Dark Knight Rises will be shot at various locations around the world. Production on the film is already scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom, Los Angeles, Bucharest, and Detroit. The film is slated to arrive in theaters on July 20, 2012.

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