News TDK Synopsis Author: Jett Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:25 PM CENTRAL: Warner Bros. has released a new synopsis for THE DARK KNIGHT: THE DARK KNIGHT July 18 (Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures) Director: Christopher Nolan Writers: Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer Producers: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan Executive Producers: Kevin De La Noy, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman Christian Bale once again embodies the man behind the mask in "The Dark Knight." The film reunites Bale with director Christopher Nolan and takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime...until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace--Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet--he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes. WWW.THEDARKKNIGHT.COM