Today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, footage from Warner Brothers’ upcoming blockbusters The Hobbit and The Dark Knight Rises was screened for the first time.
Collider was one site present and tweeted out the following reviews. Interestingly, they didn’t seem too pleased with the new 48 fps frame rate on The Hobbit footage.
We’re sure additional information will come out of these screenings soon (we want to hear about specific scenes!) and will update you when those arrive.
Updated: We now have reports from various sources describing the footage that was shown. Enjoy!
From CinemaBlend (via CBM):
I understood every word that Bane said. It should be noted that the theater I was in featured some of the most advanced technology in the projection industry, so I don’t know if they changed the audio or if it was just the presentation, but it did raise my confidence in that aspect of the film.
Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) dressed as a maid before ripping off the white frills and revealing her black dress
Article Continues BelowJames Gordon (Gary Oldman), as seen in the teaser trailer from last summer, lying in a hospital bed in bad shape
Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) sitting in his Batcave, which still looks very much like a cave
Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox together in Wayne Enterprises
A team of police officers in raid gear slowly touring through what appear to be subway tunnels
Batman’s new vehicle, The Bat, taking to the air and spinning twisting as it flies over Gotham
Catwoman, in her full costume, leaning down and stealing stuff from a safe
Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard) and Bruce Wayne sharing an intimate kiss
Catwoman sitting on the Batpod and firing at a blocked tunnel in the distance
Miranda Tate saying, “You’ve given them everything,” and Bruce Wayne replying, “Not yet.”
Alfred (Michael Caine) talking about the difficulty of getting back into his old routine.
John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) the footage shown today once again didn’t give us any dialogue from the character, it did show quite a bit of him – and in some interesting situations.
In the scenes shown Blake flashes a badge and is quickly seen wielding a shotgun, but the most interesting cut featured a giant bridge crumbling in an explosion and then a reaction shot from Gordon-Levitt. Just as with trailers, it’s hard to know if that will actually be the cut in the final film or if it was done for dramatic effect, but it most definitely had the latter.
We see lots of Anne Hathaway’s Selina Kyle here. We see her posing as a maid leaving Wayne Manor at night, as well as Catwoman breaking into a hidden wall safe. We see her kicking gunmen in the streets, firing the Batpod’s weapons, but most importantly a dialogue scene between her and Batman. Catwoman tells Batman, “You’ve given them everything!” Batman cryptically replies, “I haven’t given them everything. Not yet.” Oh, Gotham, will Batman pay the ultimate price for your sorry, corrupt ass?! That creeping sense of finality really is everywhere in the presentation of TDKR, from its “The Legend Ends” tagline to even Nolan himself stressing this as the conclusion of his trilogy and the final chapter of their story.
Other sweet stuff we spotted in the footage? Bruce working in his new Batcave, as well as a very “we were destined for this”/finding each other in the crowd showdown between Batman and Bane. It was like two mythic gunfighters meeting for the duel to decide who lives or dies. This town literally isn’t big enough for the both of them. We also get some nice Alfred moments here, a very intriguing shot of a mystery man at that stronghold in India they began filming at last year, as well as a hot and heavy shot of Bruce and Selina kissing.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES footage was as awesome as you’d expect. Saw footage of “The Bat” in action. IMAX stuff looks sick. Nolan is amazing
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 24, 2012
Saw 10 min of THE HOBBIT in 48fps. It’s def a drastic change from 24fps and many are not going to be on board with it. #thehobbit
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 24, 2012
The footage featured some amazing stuff. Saw Orlando Bloom as Legolas. Bilbo challenging Gollum to a riddle game. And so much more.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 24, 2012
48fps makes it look like you’re almost watching real life & not a movie. It’s a massive change. Positive is the 3d has much less eye strain
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 24, 2012
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