Rumor: 'Dark Dark evening Rises' Prologue Installed on IMAX Prints of 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'?

In December of 2007, Warner Bros. attached the opening scene of 'The Dark Knight' to IMAX prints of 'I Am Legend' in order to goose fan fascination with the Christopher Nolan super follow-up additionally to IMAX box office for your Will Cruz film. It labored: 'I Am Legend' props up record for finest December opening weekend ever, and 'The Dark Knight' acquired a then-record $158.4 million throughout its rollout within this summer time 2008. (That mark was surpassed this summer season by 'Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows Part 2,' though H . p . had the benefit of 3d taxes.) With 'The Dark Dark evening Rises' due next summer season, will Warner Bros. pull the same stunt getting a higher-profile IMAX release this December? Potentially. According to Slashfilm, who heard it in the "reliable theater (read: exhibitor) source," Warner Bros. will unspool the six-minute opening sequence from 'The Dark Dark evening Rises' before 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,' despite the fact that 'M:I 4' is property of significant. The thinking is always that since Warner Bros. doesn't have its own large IMAX release searching for December, the studio can piggyback on Vital and Tom Cruise getting an offer that might be mutually beneficial to each side. Warner Bros. rejected to comment to Slashfilm round the story. 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' involves IMAX on 12 ,. 16 before striking theaters on 12 ,. 21. [via Slashfilm] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED