The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
- Released on
- Runtime
- 76 mins
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.
Cast
- Michael Uslan
- Jeff Jensen
- Damon Lindelof
- Emma Thomas
- Jeff Robinov
- Christopher Nolan
- Greg Silverman
- Richard Roeper
- Paul Dini
- Guillermo del Toro
- Chris Hardwick
- David S. Goyer
- Nathan Crowley
- Paul Levitz
- Jonathan Nolan
- Zack Snyder
- Michael Mann
- Dennis O'Neil
- Charles Roven
- Jordan Goldberg
- Geoff Johns
- John Papsidera
- Lindy Hemming
- Sue Kroll
- Christian Bale
- Michael Caine
- Aaron Eckhart
- Morgan Freeman
- Gary Oldman
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Heath Ledger
- Liam Neeson
- Tom Hardy
- Anne Hathaway
- Marion Cotillard
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Tom Wilkinson
- Eion Bailey
- Cillian Murphy
- Amy Adams
- Eric Roberts
- Rutger Hauer
- Tom Conti
Director
- Jason Hillhouse
Producers
- Jason Hillhouse
- Carl Jordan