TDK

Thought I would share these pics from back home with fans of The Dark Knight, which was filmed in Chicago during the summer of '07 I believe.

This first one is looking east on the Chicago River as it heads to lake Michigan. Marina Towers, the corncob looking buildings, were visible in several scenes. The black building which they're obscuring is the IBM tower, which served as Bruce's office and apartment during the movie. The almost finished Trump Tower poking over the top was the set of the final hostage/fight scene with the joke. Towards the bottom rights, the rectangular silver building is Hotel 71. The ballroom on top was the set of the Harvey Dent fundraiser.





This one's looking down Lasalle street, Chicago's version of Wall Street. This was the set of the police procession.




















The glass and silver building is my office back home at the corner of Wacker and Monroe. In the middle of the street is the ramp, which the batmobile used, going down to Lower Wacker, the scene of the underground chase.

Anyway, besides being a good movie, TDK was fun for me to point out all the local sights I passed on a daily basis. The filmakers left in just about all the business signs and didn't edit out much at all. Maybe the Matrix was like that for you all, I still haven't watched it again since coming to Sydney.