Batman: 'Dark Knight Rises' Trailer Has Arrived!

We can't wait to check out the new Batman flick! Watch the clip here...

The Batman: Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer flickered across movie screens over the weekend, and then popped up online Monday afternoon.

It features so many elusive references and inspired so much we-can't-wait-until-the-2012-theatrical-release anticipation that we're still talking about it today.

WATCH THE DARK KNIGHT RISES TRAILER IN HD HERE!

Director Christopher Nolan has spoken openly about how this film will bring his Caped Crusader trilogy to a conclusion, closing the narrative loop that kicked off with 2005's Batman Begins.

In that sense, it's appropriate the trailer starts with footage (and voiceover, courtesy of Liam Neeson's Ra's Al Ghul) from the original film. We also see Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne here as a man on a mission, very much an outcast from society and attempting to rediscover his true self.

We've already seen a glimpse of Tom Hardy's villain Bane in a sneak-peek photo, but this is the first time that we see his face.

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