Families of dark knight shooting victims horrified by. The shooter aurora, colorado movie theater shooting. In 2012, a gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of the dark knight rises in aurora, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. Soldout midnight premiere of the dark knight rises.
The vicious actions were far more brutal than anything perpetrated by the villains onscreen. The gunman, named by law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonimity as james holmes, 24, entered one of the three cinemas showing. Authorities release dark knight shooting victims names. He also set off a smoke or tear gas bomb in the theater. James holmes allegedly kills at least 12 in aurora.
When a sequel is acknowledged to be as good as or better than the original film, a third episode is always in danger of falling victim to tryingtoohard syndrome godfather part iii, spiderman 3 but, despite the unavoidable disappearance of the series most memorable character, the dark knight rises wraps up in satisfyingly epic style. Police are seen outside a century 16 movie theater where 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in a shooting during a midnight showing of the dark knight rises, in aurora, colo. Read cnn s colorado theater shooting fast facts to learn more about the aurora, colorado, tragedy and the trial of james holmes. Law enforcement have identified the suspect in the dark knight rises premiere massacre as james holmes, 24, of aurora, colorado. Colorado dark knight rises theater shooting abc news. Joker will not play at aurora theater where 2012 dark. The studio had even considered cancelling screenings of the latest batman flick, and many tv channels, including nbc, cbs and espn, have pulled dark knight rises ads off air. Own the dark knight rises on bluray combo pack and digital download december 4. The dark knight rises official site trailer, gallery.
The sandy hook map in the movie, the suspicious death of keith ledger, the aurora shooters self identification with the joker, the very weird crisis actors. Christian bale hasnt watched the dark knight rises since. The release of ruben fleischers gangster squad may be delayed as a result of the early friday, july 20, shooting spree at a screening of christopher nolans the dark knight rises in the denver suburb of aurora. Twelve people died in the shooting at a showing of the new batman film the dark knight rises in aurora, colo. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years. The anniversary also coincides with the aurora, colorado theater shooting, where james e. Investigators are on the scene at the century 16 movie theatre where a gunmen attacked movie goers during an early morning screening of the dark knight rises, july 20, 2012, in aurora, colorado. A lone gunman killed twelve people and left around. Dark knight rises aurora shooter found guilty of murder. James holmes fired shots inside a theater during a 2012 showing of the dark knight rises about the jokers archnemesis, batman killing 12 and injuring several others. The the dark knight rises is likely to do well at the box office this weekend, despite the mass shooting at a midnight showing of the film in aurora, colo. A masked gunman claming to be batmans nemesis the joker killed 12 people and injured 70 including a threemonthold baby reportedly shot in the back in a earlymorning massacre at a.
Police and fbi are questioning the suspected gunman in a shooting early friday at a crowded midnight screening of the new batman movie, the. Colorado shooting at the dark knight rises movie premiere. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a cinema in aurora, colorado during a midnight showing of the dark knight rises. Holmes shot and killed 12 people and injured 70 more during a midnight screening of the dark knight rises. Family members of those killed while watching a screening of the dark knight rises in 2012 have said they are horrified by the forthcoming joker movie an open letter published in variety. The horrifying incident took place in the town of aurora, inside a suburban denver movie theater that was showing a midnight screening of the dark knight rises. Dark night movie inspired by aurora theater shooting. The attack took place at a screening of the dark knight rises, the final movie in a batman trilogy, following the dark knight in which the joker was the principal villain. A shooter attacked during a screening of dark knight rises in aurora, colo. Dark knight rises mass shooting at aurora, colorado century theatre for premiere of new batman. And movie critic anthony lane, in an eloquent essay posted to the new yorkers website friday morning, wrote, the pain dealt out in aurora is infinitely more important than the fate of one movie. Joker movie will not be played at theater where aurora.
Colorado dark knight rises shooting suspect duration. Mass shooting at premiere of dark knight rises more. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theatre in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. Man accused of opening fire on a packed movie theater makes first appearance in court. It was the midnight premiere of the dark knight rises, the latest batman sequel, at the century 16 multiplex in aurora, about 10 miles from downtown denver. Dark knight rises director calls colorado shooting a. The gunman, named by law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonimity as james holmes, 24, entered one of the three cinemas showing the dark knight rises at the multiplex cinema in. At least 12 are dead after a mass shooting at an aurora, colo. Holmes had bought a ticket to the movie before slipping out and propping an. I survived the movie theater shooting in aurora, colorado duration.
Shooting of the upcoming batman movie the dark knight rises actually began in india and the films star christian bale says it was a nice adventure. The shooting occurred during a soldout midnight premiere of the new batman movie, the dark knight rises, when holmes, 24, allegedly unloaded four weapons full of ammunition into the. Joker studio responds to dark knight shooting victims. Colorado shooting at the dark knight rises movie premiere abc news. Dark night, an arthouse movie based loosely on the aurora theater shooting, will debut this month in colorado with plenty of acclaim but no consensus on the most important questions it. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Colorado awoke to its worst mass shooting since the columbine massacre after at least 12 people were killed and 50 injured by a lone gunman. Shooting suspect attacked during dark knight rises movie july 20, 2012 at 10. Dark knight rises viral marketing campaign i have a theory that the aurora and sandy hook shootings themselves were designed with a sort of viral marketing component built in to them.
On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. Cinemablends katey rich said much the same thing in a post entitled dont let anyone blame the dark knight rises for the colorado tragedy. Joker wont screen at aurora theater where the dark knight rises mass shooting occurred in 2012 a 2012 mass shooting at the cinemark aurora theater, then known as the century 16, left 12 dead. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s.
Aurora dark knight suspect james holmes said he was the. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater. Shooting suspect attacked during dark knight rises movie. Joker wont screen at aurora theater where the dark knight rises mass shooting occurred in 2012 a 2012 mass shooting at the cinemark aurora theater, then known as. Dark knight shooting renews question of violent movie. Eight years after the jokers reign of anarchy, batman, with the help of the enigmatic catwoman, is forced from his exile to save gotham city from the brutal guerrilla terrorist bane. Christian bale hasnt watched dark knight rises since the. What you need to know about the batman theater shooting. Survivors interviewed aurora, colorado movie theater. The dark knight returns predicted the aurora shooting, and the sandy hook shooting, and hurricane sandy proposed by. The masked gunman who opened fire during a midnight showing of the dark knight rises early friday morning in colorado killed at least 12 innocent victims and injured dozens more. But considering the might of the tragedy, hollywood was relieved at the level of business that dark knight rises did. Joker wont screen at aurora theater where the dark. First look at aurora, colorado dark knight rises shooting suspect.
Eight years after the events of the dark knight 2008 find gotham at a time of peace. A law enforcement source told orr the shooting appears to. Based on the dc comics character batman, it is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary. The film features a scene in which men open fire with machine guns on an audience in a movie theater.
Dark knight rises mass shooting at aurora, colorado century. However, a new evil force named bane has arrived in gotham and aims to take over the city and expose the truth behind who harvey dent really was. The latest developments on the aurora tragedy jonathan blunk, 26 blunk graduated from high school in reno, nev. When james holmes, the 24yearold suspect in the dark knight rises theater shooting is arraigned this morning in colorado, his hair may still be wildly dyed, and allusions to the joker, the.
The joker will not be playing at the cinemark aurora theater where the 2012 dark knight rises mass shooting took place, killing 12 and wounding 70 we understand that this is a. This is due to batman taking the fall for harvey dents murder. Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman. A masked man reportedly shot dead ten people and wounded approximately 40 others at a movie theater showing the dark knight rises in the denver suburb of aurora.
Theater shootings christian bale and his wife sibi blazic visit the memorial across the street from the century 16 movie theater, july 24, 2012. At least 12 dead, 59 injured in colorado theater shooting. A mass shooting at a midnight screening of the dark knight rises in aurora, colorado, has left at least twelve people dead and 58 wounded. The dark knight rises colorado shooting may lead to gangster squad delay, cuts.