CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S third and final Batman film The Dark Knight Rises has been given a PG-13 rating in the USA.
The information was shown on a Warner Bros website page spotted by the Nolanfans forum.
The film, released on July 20 in the US and UK, has been awarded the same classification as its 2008 predecessor The Dark Knight and is described as containing "some intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language."
No running time is yet known, despite some wild stories (such as three-hour durations) flying across the internet in recent months as off-the-cuff comments and the faintest wisps of speculation were transformed into fact by those hungry for information.
A UK classification has not yet been announced.
The Dark Knight was graded a 12A by the British Board of Film Classification and deemed to contain "moderate violence and sustained threat."
There ended up being a total of 82 complaints made to the BBFC by viewers who took issue with the rating because of the film's violent content, but the regulator said it was all comic book fantasy violence and no visible injury was shown on camera.
Spokewoman Sue Clark admitted the BBFC had carefully considered a 15 rating and said this would have meant "younger teenagers would not have been able to see it, and they are the very people who are going to love it. We would have ended up with far more complaints from people who wanted to see the film and couldn't."
Meanwhile, several tie-in books have been unveiled for The Dark Knight Rises, including a novelisation, scrapbook, sticker book and children's stories, along with a behind-the-scenes look at the entire trilogy.
There are links below to each book on Amazon.co.uk.
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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