Christopher Nolan

Review: The Dark Knight Rises

Me, I've always been a fan of Christopher Nolan more than I have Batman. Don't get me wrong, I was wowed by the reinvention of Batman Begins and the wallop of The Dark Knight, but I'll always choose the sleight-of-hand of The Prestige or the cerebral jolt of Inception given the choice. The Dark Knight Rises is a stunning piece of work, gigantic in scale with hugely ambitious themes, but Nolan's contribution to the Batman legacy – and indeed the superhero genre as a whole – is to make these films more about the men behind the masks than the heroes they portray: the guys who make the magic happen.

Is this the fastest anyone has ever said 'Rated PG-13' on film?

Short answer: yes. Full Dark Knight Rises TV spot here, Mr Fussy.

Sorry, this new TV spot for The Dark Knight Rises will have to do

It's only 30 seconds long, but we're all bloody knackered, okay?

EDIT: Never mind, I found a better one. Always working, me.

Next Batman movie set 8 years later - we set phasers to 'speculate'

Because Batman probably has a phaser.

Batman reboot announced before next movie is even released

At this rate, the next few weeks will see reboot announcements for Captain America, The Avengers and Iron Man 6.

Tom Hardy cast in Batman 3

Chris Nolan isn't afraid to dream a little bigger, dahling: he's just cast Inception star Tom Hardy in his new Bat-chap flick.

Batman 3 rumour alert: giant mutant crocodile incoming?

If Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar is to be believed, then yes. But in another, more accurate way, no.

Chris Nolan is probably directing Batman 3, if he can be bothered

Chris Nolan tells us something we already knew: he's almost certainly going to direct the next Batman movie. File this under 'There would be terrorist atrocities committed if this didn't happen'.

Riddle me this: is Joseph Gordon-Levitt Batman's new foe?

They should just go ahead and call the new movie Batman Speculation.

Extraction: what Hollywood could and should learn from Inception

Hopefully by now, you'll have already seen and begun to digest Inception. If you haven't, go and stand in the corner while I heap my shame upon you. Better, go and watch it, then go and stand in the corner. You can digest it while I heap my shame upon you.