The Dark Knight Rises Release date for the TDK Sequel; July 20, 2012

[FaT_tONle]

July 20th 2012... or if they want the five day opening, open on the Wednesday of the 18th. I'd be shocked if it's anything sooner or later than that, give or take a weekend.

 

[solidsnake86]

Unlike many others, I believe that filming will start ASAP for Nolan and crew. If anyone in here has ever been a part of a crew, they know that once you're done filming one production you're eagerly ready to keep working. In this case the same crew from INCEPTION, I was told a while ago, will be working on Nolan's next project. Now given that I heard this information a few months ago, I'm sure that now with the recent news about 3atman more info will be released very soon pertaining to the time frame of the release date for 3atman.

Here's the thing though, going by batman begins and TDK's timeline the film would literally have to be ready to film in a months time considering those films started filming around march (I remember begins even starting some scenes in february). They haven't cast anyone in a role much less have anyone officially on board. As much as I would like to have it out next year its too late for a summer time release. I know there secretive and all but things do leak, we've heard absolutely nothing until now.

 

[matrix_ghost]

I had a post here somewhere about this very same thing but since we this is the official thread discussing the release date....

I think that the earliest we'll see Batman 3 will be in summer of 2012.
If the rumors are true , the script is either almost finished or it's being written as we speak. Either way filming will probably begin next yeat for a July 2012 release date ? Why July. Well July has proven to be a very profitale month for WB . 2007 HP5 , 2008 TDK , 2009 HP6. Their highest grossing movies were released in July of those years . And the final potter movie will be released July of 2011 ( and inception in july of this year). That leaves the July 2012 slot empty.

While a valid point has been made about the november/dec. months , i think that WB has reserved dec. of 2012 and dec. 2013 for the Hobbit movies. Originally the first Hobbit movie was going to be released in dec 2011 but with the delay , WB rushed to get their biggest success of dec 2009 a sequel. And that was Sherlock Holmes. WB will release the sequel in dec. 2011
As for the Hobbit movies , considering that all 3 LOTR movies were hugely succesful during the december months , WB will want to stick to those dates. Why experiment when a franchise has proven to make serious millions on specific dates.
So don't count the winter months of 2011 , 2012 and 2013 for Bats.

Also with the news that WB was going forward with the next superman movies , there may be a small chance that WB would have the next superman movie in summer of 2012 and Batman 3 in summer in 2013.
As many of you may or may not know , the rights of superman ( exactly how many i don't know) revert back to the heirs of the creators of superman. I've read the the rights will revert back in oct of 2013 so that does give WB the chance to make at least one superman movie and also give them enough time ( 3 years) to work on the superman movie.
Although ( hence my small chance comment) WB would release the next superman movie in summer of 2012 because they want to avoid 2013 entirely. Which would technically have to mean that WB would
1 have a script ready ( this year)
2 have a cast & crew ready ( the leads & director for this year)
3 start shooting either this year or next year
Again if you read the above it definately looks like there is virtually no chance but who knows just what really is happening behind-the-scenes.

Also i forgot about 1 thing.
The next spider-man movie is going to be released July 2012 in 3-d. Spider-man 4 is in active development so chances are that they'll also secure the IMAX theaters. I wonder if WB and Nolan will allow Batman 3 to go into direct competition with Spider-man 4.

 

[Ekricket]

April 1, 2012

 

[baleheadbrasil]

2012 is too far...
Batman 3 in 2011!

 

[baleheadbrasil]

They're not going to film this year. Bale is making the Malick movie in the fall and will probably continue working on it until early 2011. The earliest they'll starting shooting a new Batman movie is next Spring.

Bale is making nothing in this moment...Mallick´s movie did not start filming yet. And we don´t know if the filming really starts in the fall. it´s not confirmed.

 

[zeptron]

2012 is too far...
Batman 3 in 2011!

Do you want the movie to be good or not?

 

[Closerframe]

Since the script is in the works I wouldn't be surprised if casting news starts coming around the time of Inception gets released to build more buzz, and then shooting starts in the Fall for a 2011 release. I can't see them doing the script this early, and just waiting until next year to shot.

 

[FCEEVIPER]

I hope late 2011, but it will end up in 2012.

 

[FaT_tONle]

I had a post here somewhere about this very same thing but since we this is the official thread discussing the release date....

I think that the earliest we'll see Batman 3 will be in summer of 2012.
If the rumors are true , the script is either almost finished or it's being written as we speak. Either way filming will probably begin next yeat for a July 2012 release date ? Why July. Well July has proven to be a very profitale month for WB . 2007 HP5 , 2008 TDK , 2009 HP6. Their highest grossing movies were released in July of those years . And the final potter movie will be released July of 2011 ( and inception in july of this year). That leaves the July 2012 slot empty.

While a valid point has been made about the november/dec. months , i think that WB has reserved dec. of 2012 and dec. 2013 for the Hobbit movies. Originally the first Hobbit movie was going to be released in dec 2011 but with the delay , WB rushed to get their biggest success of dec 2009 a sequel. And that was Sherlock Holmes. WB will release the sequel in dec. 2011
As for the Hobbit movies , considering that all 3 LOTR movies were hugely succesful during the december months , WB will want to stick to those dates. Why experiment when a franchise has proven to make serious millions on specific dates.
So don't count the winter months of 2011 , 2012 and 2013 for Bats.

Also with the news that WB was going forward with the next superman movies , there may be a small chance that WB would have the next superman movie in summer of 2012 and Batman 3 in summer in 2013.
As many of you may or may not know , the rights of superman ( exactly how many i don't know) revert back to the heirs of the creators of superman. I've read the the rights will revert back in oct of 2013 so that does give WB the chance to make at least one superman movie and also give them enough time ( 3 years) to work on the superman movie.
Although ( hence my small chance comment) WB would release the next superman movie in summer of 2012 because they want to avoid 2013 entirely. Which would technically have to mean that WB would
1 have a script ready ( this year)
2 have a cast & crew ready ( the leads & director for this year)
3 start shooting either this year or next year
Again if you read the above it definately looks like there is virtually no chance but who knows just what really is happening behind-the-scenes.

Also i forgot about 1 thing.
The next spider-man movie is going to be released July 2012 in 3-d. Spider-man 4 is in active development so chances are that they'll also secure the IMAX theaters. I wonder if WB and Nolan will allow Batman 3 to go into direct competition with Spider-man 4.

Somebody gets it. Yet people still want to throw around their crazy theories for a November or March release for Batman... all I can do is to that. As far as SM4, I think it will be geared to a much younger audience than Batman, young teens and such, and it will make most of its money the first ten days or so. So I don't think the legs will allow it to compete once BB3 rolls around. By then, the 3-D may be wearing thin on people, though that remains to be seen. I think we will see a similar affect with TF3 and HP8 in 2011, where I firmly believe TF3 will run dry once Potter and Cap come out. Spidey won't be an issue for WB. Batman will be an issue for Sony. Not to mention following The Avengers

 

[zeptron]

Nolan made BB in '05, then The Prestige a year later in 06. TDK was 2008, and Inception, his middle project, is slated in 2010, a year late on his previous track. So if he was following the BB/Prestige track, it WOULD be next year.

Nolan himself is going to be burdened by editing and then promoting Inception until August. Plus he's likely to take a vacation afterwards.(He's not a robot people) And then preproduction, which includes a script and all the insane amount of other work that needs done, needs to be done, which will take months.

Even if they hurried up and shot it in the summer in Chicago and where ever else they will film it it's not coming out next year. The script probably won't even be fully written by the summer.

I don't mind waiting an extra year if it means we get another hit like TDK. I don't won't this to be rushed out in 2011 and we end up with with something like Batman Forever or even worse Batman & Robin. Seems like some people want this to be rushed out.

X-men 3 is a prime example of what happens when you rush movies. Let Nolan and team take their time, come up with a great plot, and great characterization and a great film.

 

[Avengers-Report]

I would be disappointed and very worried if the film was released in 2011. I mean I guess I could see a 2011 Winter release, but I'm pretty sure the Summer would be the best target for WB to make a killing in the box office. I'm fine with waiting, as long as WB can provide some awesome viral marketing!

 

[Coca Cola Duracell Franklin.]

Please never use "3atman" again.

 

[bgates87]

Please never use "3atman" again.

^ Really! I was wondering if that bothered anyone else. I was also wondering how people read that. Whenever I see it I read it as "Thratman."

 

[General Vulcun]

2012

Even though it doesn't have to be released in the summer, the summer gives the movie the best chance to make the most money, and I'm fairly sure WB, knowing now that Nolan's Batman has the capabilities of breaking a billion, will want to recreate that success.

Since it wont be ready in time for summer 2011, and, like others, if it was I too would be worried, summer 2012 is the best bet. The script is probably going through revisions as we speak, and that could be a few more months at least before they have a draft that they're comfortable with, and pre-production is likely in its embryonic stages.

2012 it is.

 

[firstclassclown]

Please never use "3atman" again.

Personally I like 3atman. That's why I often use it. If you don't like it, don't read it. If it bothers you then must have some personal issues for something that menial to negatively effect you.

 

[matrix_ghost]

I just made a post over at the Hobbit thread and there was an interesting news topic by IESB.net about Hobbit being delayed again.

This actually had got me thinking about WB & Nolan maybe considering to release Batman 3 in december of 2012 if Hobbit is delayed again.
Like i said in my earlier post , WB usually sticks with dates that have worked for them. SOmetimes they will experiment to see if other dates work out for them. July of '07 was when they released Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix which led to over 900 million WW. That was followed with TDK in '08 , Potter again in '09 , Inception of '10 and Potter in '11.

If it worked for Potter , why wouldn't WB release batman 3 in July of '12.
Well i think that Spider-man 4 might prove to be the big hurdle. Batman fans might think that studios aren't worried when they have competiting movies being released close to each other , but they are.
SPider-man has already booked the July '12 release date and it will be shown in 3-d. Spider-man 4 is far further in production then batman 3 so i assume that Sony might negotiate a deal with IMAX to allow Spider-man 4 to play in IMAX theaters for a long period .
While TDK performed extremely well , a good part of it's BO performance can also be credited to little competition. THere have been some crowd pleasers released during TDK's run but nothing as big as say SPider-man or TF.
It's still a question of Nolan would opt to release Batman 3 in 3-d . He has softened his opinion on 3-d but for now i think we can say that there probably won't be a 3-d release of Batman 3.
So will WB risk competing with Spider-man 4 ?

That leaves us with the question ? If Batman 3 won't be released in 2012 , which date would WB consider ?
I think that date would be december 2012.
If Hobbit is delayed that leaves them with a huge slot to fill. Sherlock Holmes proved to WB that december is a certainly a profitable month. So much so that WB has fastracked the Sherlock Holmes sequel for dec 2011 release. Ironically also because Hobbit was initially going to be released in dec of 2011 but when the problems at MGM started they saw that they wouldn't be able to meet that date.
There isn't much competition going on during that period. And it also gives WB the oppurtinuty for Batman 3 to getsome serious Oscar nominations /wins

At this point nothing is certain because the studio that owns the (distrubition) rights of Hobbit ( MGM) is being auctioned off due to huge debts. WB has made a bid to buy the entire studio but is low ( sligtly more then a billion) compared to the debt ( 3.7 billion). So everyone at MGM is still evaluating their options. Sell the entire studio , sell the rights to other movie studios ( WB getting Hobbit , Sony getting Bond etc) or delay the sale again.
But this is a thing to be considered.

 

[Jokers_Wild]

Personally I like 3atman. That's why I often use it. If you don't like it, don't read it. If it bothers you then must have some personal issues for something that menial to negatively effect you.

haha...I was thinking the same thing.

Unfortunately, I really think the next movie won't get here any faster than 2012...

 

[jmc]

I would be disappointed and very worried if the film was released in 2011. I mean I guess I could see a 2011 Winter release, but I'm pretty sure the Summer would be the best target for WB to make a killing in the box office.

The film will make a killing now matter whenever it's released, June, July, November, even if it's rubbish (which given Nolan is the one driving this thing I highly doubt) film 3 will make cash on the back of film 2.

I just made a post over at the Hobbit thread and there was an interesting news topic by IESB.net about Hobbit being delayed again.

This actually had got me thinking about WB & Nolan maybe considering to release Batman 3 in december of 2012 if Hobbit is delayed again.
Like i said in my earlier post , WB usually sticks with dates that have worked for them. SOmetimes they will experiment to see if other dates work out for them. July of '07 was when they released Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix which led to over 900 million WW. That was followed with TDK in '08 , Potter again in '09 , Inception of '10 and Potter in '11.

If it worked for Potter , why wouldn't WB release batman 3 in July of '12.
Well i think that Spider-man 4 might prove to be the big hurdle. Batman fans might think that studios aren't worried when they have competiting movies being released close to each other , but they are.
SPider-man has already booked the July '12 release date and it will be shown in 3-d. Spider-man 4 is far further in production then batman 3 so i assume that Sony might negotiate a deal with IMAX to allow Spider-man 4 to play in IMAX theaters for a long period .
While TDK performed extremely well , a good part of it's BO performance can also be credited to little competition. THere have been some crowd pleasers released during TDK's run but nothing as big as say SPider-man or TF.
It's still a question of Nolan would opt to release Batman 3 in 3-d . He has softened his opinion on 3-d but for now i think we can say that there probably won't be a 3-d release of Batman 3.
So will WB risk competing with Spider-man 4 ?

That leaves us with the question ? If Batman 3 won't be released in 2012 , which date would WB consider ?
I think that date would be december 2012.
If Hobbit is delayed that leaves them with a huge slot to fill. Sherlock Holmes proved to WB that december is a certainly a profitable month. So much so that WB has fastracked the Sherlock Holmes sequel for dec 2011 release. Ironically also because Hobbit was initially going to be released in dec of 2011 but when the problems at MGM started they saw that they wouldn't be able to meet that date.
There isn't much competition going on during that period. And it also gives WB the oppurtinuty for Batman 3 to getsome serious Oscar nominations /wins

At this point nothing is certain because the studio that owns the (distrubition) rights of Hobbit ( MGM) is being auctioned off due to huge debts. WB has made a bid to buy the entire studio but is low ( sligtly more then a billion) compared to the debt ( 3.7 billion). So everyone at MGM is still evaluating their options. Sell the entire studio , sell the rights to other movie studios ( WB getting Hobbit , Sony getting Bond etc) or delay the sale again.
But this is a thing to be considered.

Honestly, Batman is in a lot better position than Spider-Man at the moment, WB has nothing to fear going up against a rebooted S-M (especially after that debacle of a third film) or even the Avengers for that matter. But if Hobbit is delayed it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Batman 3 gets moved to December. I think the key factor may be where the Superman film is heading. There was talk a few weeks back of releasing both Bats and Big Blue in 2012, if those plans are still in place and Hobbit is now under a bit of a cloud, I imagine one of them filling that void should it arise, and I tend to think Batman may be the one that does simply to capitalize on that lack of competition and awards season with Superman taking Batman 3's July spot.

 

[TheBatman1]

I think the only thing regarding Batman 3 that we will get is the name of the film, And who's playing who. Maybe we will get that at the end of this year. Filming will be in 2011. And the film will be released Summer 2012. That's the timeline that seems to make the most sense. I don't want WB to rush Chris.

 

[Shifty]

Midnight July 20, 2012.

The final Harry Potter is slated for next July.

 

[J. Custer]

Personally I like 3atman. That's why I often use it. If you don't like it, don't read it. If it bothers you then must have some personal issues for something that menial to negatively effect you.

I have no personal issues, I'm very happy and "3atman" makes no sense and looks stupid. I too read it as "Thratman". Just write Batman 3 and stop trying to be cute!

 

[firstclassclown]

I have no personal issues, I'm very happy and "3atman" makes no sense and looks stupid. I too read it as "Thratman". Just write Batman 3 and stop trying to be cute!

You need to drop the attitude and stop acting tough on a forum buddy.
The way that YOU read things is up to you, I can't control that. And you can't control what and how I type things. Don't try to demand the way I write and do not even think that you have any authority over me.
Now. It's been a long while since I even wrote 3atman so before you start talking crap, you should do a little background reading first.
It's okay, you can take your foot out of your mouth now guy.

 

[FaT_tONle]

I am down with a winter release... take a Q from Avatars success. 2012 will be more stacked than 2011 in terms of brand name CB movies. WB may as well get out so the box office doesn't bloat itself with CB movies over a small window. It depends on Hobbit. I don't believe Nolan will need extra time to make the film. All depends on how WB wants to position it.

 

[matrix_ghost]

I am down with a winter release... take a Q from Avatars success. 2012 will be more stacked than 2011 in terms of brand name CB movies. WB may as well get out so the box office doesn't bloat itself with CB movies over a small window. It depends on Hobbit. I don't believe Nolan will need extra time to make the film. All depends on how WB wants to position it.

I should've posted this earlier but god busy with uni stuff.
Anyway a couple of days ago i was reading the wiki page of John Carter Of mars.
As of now the movie will be released in 2012 although Disney hasn't settled for a release date.....yet.
But i think that they might seriously consider releasing John Carter in dec 2012 , which if Hobbit is delayed might be the date WB is currently looking at.
Like i explained in my previous post , WB would be wise not to release the next Batman movie in July 2012.
It did work for The Dark Knight but amongst other things , TDK didn't have the kind of competition some movies have in May with potential 300 million grossing blockbusters coming out each week.
And Sony has already set a release date for SPider-man 4 which will be in 3-d and IMAX. It's a question of who comes first but Sony would be wise to book the IMAX screens for a long time. This would mean that the next Batman movie would face serious competition from Spider-man 4. And honestly althogh Batman 3 will make a ton , WB won't be happy with the movie making anything less then 300-400 million domestic.

Hence why the dec 2012 release date would work best for Batman 3. As of now , nothing is booked for that period meaning that WB would be smart to book the IMAX theaters. And by releasing the movie in dec , Batman 3 could get the Oscar recognition.
But if Disney decides to take the Tron route John Carter Of Mars , like Spider-man 4 , prove to be a serious competitor for Batman 3.
3-d release and it's also set on fantastical worlds with photoreal CG characters. I dunno if it'll be as good as Avatar but Disney is already spending 200 million on that flick. And it's made by the PIXAR guys.