The Lost Dark Knight Rises Scene That Made Christopher Nolan Turn White

The Dark Knight trilogy lives up to its name with its darker themes, but there was one lost scene in The Dark Knight Rises that sparked a particularly visceral reaction in director Christopher Nolan. Nolan’s celebrated pre-DCU movie franchise is a far cry from its flamboyant predecessors, replete with grim motifs that have helped to redefine the Batman movies that have come since, with Matt Reeves now carrying the torch with The Batman trilogy. Neither iteration of Batman shies away from the violence inherent in the character whose M.O. is to maul but not kill DC’s prolific roster of villains – but there is a limit.