Prologue for "The Dark Knight Rises" set to screen in December

Heck, if he's not going to need it anymore...

Director Christopher Nolan revealed in an interview with Empire magazine in the UK that a prologue for "The Dark Knight Rises" will screen before IMAX showings of "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" which hits theaters on Dec 21. "It's basically the first six, seven minutes of the film," says the director. The intent is to introduce "Bane" and wet the audience's appetite for the film in general (and anyone hoping this film picks up where TDK left off is in for a rude awakening). Nolan did a similar thing for "The Dark Knight" back in '09. Nolan also reveals that his intention for TDKR is to "finish" the Batman story. Hollywood being Hollywood however I'd bet a substantial amount of your money that somehow, someday the caped crusader will find a way to rise again. (Does that mean I'm cynical?)