Polution Causes Scrapping of “The Dark Knight” Scene November 5, 2007 2:14 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Batman, Movies, News, The Dark Knight.trackback
Producers of The Dark Knight, sequel to the 2005 hit Batman Begins, have scrapped plans to shoot a scene in Hong Kong harbor due to pollution concerns.
The scene would have had star Christian Bale (Batman/Bruce Wayne) jump out of a plane into the water.
It was canceled after producers tested the water and found that the poor quality was just too dangerous to film in. Tests reportedly revealed the presence of salmonella and tuberculosis.
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[…] Nolan was responding to a report from the AP which said the scene was cut because the water’s pollution contents poised a health risk (you can read that article here). […]