Out  of Burbank, California it was announced Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing “The Dark Knight” back for a return engagement in IMAX and theatres on January 23, 2009, giving audiences one more chance to see the film on the big screen. Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution, Dan Fellman stated, “‘The Dark Knight’ is a crowning achievement in every sense of the word. We wanted to provide one more opportunity for moviegoers to experience it on the big screen as it was meant to be seen.”

One of the most successful films of this year, “The Dark Knight” has been hailed by both critics and audiences since its original release last July. In addition, the filmmakers behind “The Dark Knight” have been honored by their peers, with Christopher Nolan receiving a Directors Guild of America Award nomination; producers Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas garnering a Producers Guild Award nomination; and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay going to Chris Nolan, Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer.  Cast member Heath Ledger received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and has also won a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award and numerous other critics groups’ awards for Best Supporting Actor.

“The Dark Knight” also won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Action Film, and swept the People’s Choice Awards in five categories, including Favorite Movie and Favorite Cast. “The Dark Knight” stars Christian Bale, reprising his role from “Batman Begins,” Academy Award® nominee Heath Ledger (“Brokeback Mountain”), Academy Award® winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules”), Gary Oldman (the “Harry Potter” films), Aaron Eckhart (“Thank You for Smoking”), Maggie Gyllenhaal (“Stranger than Fiction”), and Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”).

Originally released on July 18, 2008, “The Dark Knight” broke virtually every possible box office record to become the top-grossing film of 2008 and the second-highest grossing movie (domestically) of all time.“The Dark Knight” is distributed worldwide in IMAX and theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.  The film has been rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence and some menace.”