Christopher Nolan's critically-acclaimed movie, "The Dark Knight," is celebrating its 10th year anniversary and is now on its way back to the big screen starting this August.
Warner Bros. chief Jeff Goldstein announced on Wednesday that the studio will be re-releasing the already-classic Batman movie in select IMAX theaters namely, AMC Citywalk in Universal City, CA; AMC Lincoln Square in New York; AMC Metreon in San Francisco; and the Ontario Place Cinesphere in Toronto.
The movie's theater outing will run for one-week beginning August 24, reports added.
Tickets for the show will begin on sale this Friday, July 20.
In "The Dark Knight," Nolan used 70mm IMAX film format, similar to his later cinematic works such as "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk." This would be the first time when a movie was made in the said format.
The hit drama/crime film is the second installment to the three-part Batman movie series from the award-winning director. The first was "Batman Begins" featuring the acts of Liam Neeson, as its main antagonist, opposite Christian Bale as the titular hero. The trilogy meanwhile concluded with "The Dark Knight Rises," which was led by stars like Tom Hardy (as Bane) and Anne Hathaway (as Catwoman).
One of the pinnacle features of TDK was the stellar performance of the deceased Heath Ledger as the now-iconic supervillain, Joker.
The actor, whose other major cinematic works include the highly-controversial "Brokeback Mountain," "A Knight's Tale," and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," just to name a few, captivated the audience with his nail-biting, blood-curling portrayal of the legendary Batman nemesis.
Reports even said that the Australian actor, in preparation for the movie, had voluntarily locked himself in isolation in order to get a psychotic vibe reminiscent to his alter-ego. On screen, Ledger effectively depicted the psychopathic nature of his character, as evident to the numerous post-humus recognition he got for the role.
It was even claimed that Ledger's demise, which was reportedly caused by drug overdose, helped catapult the film to its commercial success.
On the wayside, TDK inspired a lot of geek movements, primarily honoring the dead actor's legendary screen performance.
When "The Dark Knight" debuted, the movie garnered a record total of $1 billion of box office sales worldwide and more than $500 million, domestically.
Other than Ledger and Bale, the film also featured the acts of veteran actors like Michael Caine, as Alfred, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon, and Morgan Freeman, as Lucius Fox.
