The Dark Knight Rises

**cdj** · 12-03-2011, 09:25 PM

Where to Find The Dark Knight Rises Prologue Playing Later This Month

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Courtesy: Pasta Padre

**cdj** · 12-08-2011, 09:08 PM

Info on TDKR viral marketing:

After The Dark Knight launched its viral “Why So Serious?” campaign way back in 2007, the movie obviously went on to be a smash. How much of that was due in part to alternative marketing is up for debate, but with The Dark Knight Rises just around the corner, it’s no surprise that we might be seeing the beginning of another viral run-up. Recently, The Wrap (via Movie Viral) interviewed Jeff Robinov, the President of Warner Bros. Motion Pictures, who said that the “marketing strategy will definitely evolve” from the previous Batman installment.

Hot on the heels of that quote, Empire and Wired (via Movie Viral) received two separate “CIA documents” concerning a Dr. Leonid Pavel. While that name doesn’t yet ring a bell, readers over at ComingSoon connected Pavel’s mugshot to that of actor Alon Aboutboul, who has a role in The Dark Knight Rises.

Pavel (Aboutboul) is a nuclear physicist of Russian descent who specializes in fuel-cycle technology and reactor design; he has gone missing. The edited transcript appears to be between a CIA Station Chief at the US Embassy and a member of the Georgian militia discussing the handover of Dr. Pavel.

The docs:

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I'm pretty sure this campaign is info that ties into the opening sequence of the movie/prologue that airs before Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in theaters explaining the origin of Bane. It should only provide backstory and not ruin plot.