In 2005, director Christopher Nolan redefined the Batman legend with Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader A fresh, dynamic reboot of the franchise, Batman Begins explored the comic book hero8217s origins and his evolution from billionaire Bruce Wayne to dark avenger who fights crime and corruption in Gotham City A 2008 sequel, The Dark Knight, took those compelling, characterdriven foundations and raised the stakes, pitting Batman against a deranged master criminal, the Joker, in an allout war for Gotham8217s soul Now, the final film of Nolan8217s trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, is 20128217s most anticipated film release The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy tells the complete behindthescenes story of these three monumental films Based on indepth interviews with Nolan and all of the films8217 key cast and crew8212including cowriters David S Goyer and Jonathan Nolan, cinematographer Wally Pfister, and more8212the book reveals the creative process behind the epic Dark Knight Trilogy, supported by lavish art and neverbeforeseen photography BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and 169 DC Comics (s12)Praise for The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy:8220A beautifully artistic photo book For anyone who ever wanted to make a movie, The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy is as good a blueprint, as well as being an engrossing tale, of the making of a megahit film series 8221 8212McClatchy Newspapers8220This chance to revisit Batman Begins and The Dark Knight in ways both smart and definitive has revived my faith and enthusiasm on numerous levels Kudos to authors Jody Duncan Jesser and Janine Pourroy for pulling off what seems like a daunting task, and doing so with style to spare 8221 8212School Library Journal8220The book reveals the creative process behind the epic Dark Knight Trilogy, supported by lavish art and neverbeforeseen photography 8221 8212Washington Examiner8220Every aspect of Nolan8217s filmmaking process is detailed in Jesser and Pourroy8217s fantastic, gorgeous book, accompanied by hundreds of highquality photographs and illustrations I could easily see it selling for 608211 75 because of the crazy amount of Battastic geeky goodness within BUY THIS BOOK 8221 8212Geeks of Doom 8220This sumptuous coffee table book is pretty much the perfect studiosanctioned guidebook through Nolans films No stone is unturned, and no interesting production still or story is neglected No need to say more here, I think: if you love these movies you8217ll find this book to be an absolute treasure 8221 8212Comics Bulletin