"he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now"

This is a quick teaser for what promises to be a thrilling Sunday night blog entry. At 11.15pm tonight Timon and I are boarding a Megabus (not as exciting as it sounds) and driving 8 hours to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tomorrow we will disembark at 7am and investigate the city's attractions, killing time until we can check into our hotel at 3pm. I intend to take fully liberties with the hotel's heated swimming pool and spa. At 7.15am Saturday morning we will be shuttled, by BATBUS, from a parking lot in the city to the set of the film The Dark Knight Rises. There we will be seated amongst a crowd of other lucky extras as the action unfolds before our very eyes. There will be food and explosions and prizes and superstars and hotdogs and winter coats and confidentiality agreements so don't expect me to tell you anything. Keep your fingers crossed that one of us wins a prize (they include a car, round trip tickets across the US, TDKR film premiere tickets, Ipads and the like). We're back on the bus by 11pm Saturday and home 7am Sunday. It's going to be a whirlwind, but hopefully a whirlwind with Christian Bale at the centre.

Remember - he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A DARK KNIGHT.