Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:28AM Nolan Discusses 'The Dark Knight Rises' 8 Years Later Premise

Christopher Nolan dropped a juicy bombshell during an interview with Empire Magazine that many of us may not have known about The Dark Knight Rises: the film takes place eight years after The Dark Knight. I think my brain just exploded! Does this mean Gotham City citizens are over the tragic death of Harvey Dent and Batman is no longer in hiding from the law?
Nolan explained why there's a time jump a little more in a recent interview with Hero Complex. Here's what he had to say.





