'Dark Knight Rises' stuntman recounts 'unbelievable' fight scene
Published Mar 30 2012, 15:24 BST | By Mark Langshaw
The Dark Knight Rises stuntman Mark De Alessandro has recounted a fight scene between Batman and Catwoman.The actor, who is best known for doubling as Sylvester Stallone, described a rooftop set piece featuring Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway as "unbelievable".
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"They force you to do some stunt acting jobs as you get older and now I'm one of the featured mercenaries in The Dark Knight Rises that is coming out soon. I got to do some really cool hand to hand combat with 12 mercenaries," he told Action Fest.
"Anne Hathaway is there in her nice Catwoman outfit and Christian Bale as Batman. It is on a rooftop and the Bat Copter is there which is the bomb. It was unbelievable."
The Dark Knight Rises will be director Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman film. Bale and Hathaway are part of an ensemble cast that also includes Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Morgan Freeman.
Earlier this week, it was officially confirmed that Liam Neeson will reprise his Batman Begins role of Ra's al Ghul, as previously rumoured.
The Dark Knight Rises opens in cinemas on July 20, 2012.
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Nolans approach to this genre has been revelatory, each film has followed the trajectory of life. Batman Begins (birth), The Dark Knight (life) and now The Dark Knight Rises (Death).
Expect the action, but my gut says that this piece will be very emotional and cathartic for Bruce Wayne. The character will get the piece of mind he has never had, a resolution that only Nolan can give him.
This trilogy has been character driven and in essence has been about Bruce Wayne to a greater extent than Batman. It has been about Batman in the context of Bruce Wayne, NEVER, the other way round. Subtle, but very noticeable.
April 7th 2012 at 9:48am
Woo! Nice little Returns style fight perhaps? Maybe Batman gets his face licked at the end? :P CANT WAIT.
April 1st 2012 at 5:47pm
Looking forward to this film. No so keen on the word 'Bat Copter' though.
March 31st 2012 at 8:41pm
Well, Digitalspy's attempt to keep Neeson's return a secret (as seen in their other article) ended here then.
March 31st 2012 at 12:43pm
So it would seem possible that Batwing we've all seen will have CGI rota-blades? Interesting. On a none geeky note I really NEED to see this!
March 31st 2012 at 10:25am