Speaking of The Dark Knight Rises, the first official trailer has just hit. 

Yes, that’s Hines Ward.

Yes, this is going to be awesome. 

Anyone else getting a 99% vs 1% vibe? Can Christopher Nolan actually pull that off?

That chant is already stuck in my head.

Update: The embed.

If, like me, you saw Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol on IMAX this weekend, you saw the prologue to The Dark Knight Rises. And, like me, you probably couldn’t understand half of what was said.

No clue if this was an IMAX extreme sound issue or if this was the way director Christopher Nolan wanted it. But — above is a link to the full script of the prologue.

Obviously, this is a big (though short) SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn’t yet seen the clip. So procede with caution. But if you have seen the footage already, you’ll probably want to read this — it makes a lot more sense now.

The first Sherlock Holmes was very “meh” (as opposed to the Sherlock television show, which is excellent). But if this is true, I’ll buy a ticket just to see these two trailers back-to-back on the big screen. 

Incidentally, the two stars of the Sherlock Holmes television series, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, also star in The Hobbit. 

Also, don’t forget that a prologue for The Dark Knight Rises will be shown before the IMAX version of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. Also perhaps the only reason to see that film. 

Hell. Yes.

Update: Heller yes.