The Dark Knight Rises Runtime Revealed

You might want to opt for the large bucket of popcorn if you're planning on seeing Batmanflick will be two hours and 45 minutes long.

The runtime of the third instalment in Christian Baleand Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday evening, where they presented a new clip from The Dark Knight Rises.

The clip was preceded by a montage from the previous films, which set Christian Bale off crying at the sight of the late Heath Ledger, who played The Joker.

He said: "It's a great moment to remember Heath."

A host of posters for the new film have been revealed in recent weeks. It will be released in the UK on July 20.