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In the early morning on July 20, 2012, 15 minutes into a midnight showing of the film at the Century 16 theater in [[Aurora]], [[Colorado]], suspect [[James Eagan Holmes|James Holmes]] entered the theater and threw a gas bomb canister into the auditorium before opening fire on the crowd, killing 12 and injuring 58 others. Holmes was arrested by authorities in the theater parking lot shortly after the shooting, identifying himself to them as "[[Joker (comics)|The Joker]]" (a villain from the previous Batman film, ''[[The Dark Knight]]'').  

In the early morning on July 20, 2012, 15 minutes into a midnight showing of the film at the Century 16 theater in [[Aurora]], [[Colorado]], suspect [[James Eagan Holmes|James Holmes]] entered the theater and threw a gas bomb canister into the auditorium before opening fire on the crowd, killing 12 and injuring 58 others. Holmes was arrested by authorities in the theater parking lot shortly after the shooting, identifying himself to them as "[[Joker (comics)|The Joker]]" (a villain from the previous Batman film, ''[[The Dark Knight]]'').  

As a result of the shooting, film distributor [[Warner Bros.]] issued a statement stating it was "deeply saddened" by the massacre and canceled the premiere of the film in [[Paris]], [[Mexico]] and [[Japan]],<ref>http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/07/21/warner-bros-cancels-dark-knight-rises-premieres-mexico-and-japan/</ref> in addition to removing the trailer for the film ''Gangster Squad'' from screenings of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' and pushing the release of it back to early 2013.. [[Christopher Nolan]], director of ''The Dark Knight'' Trilogy, commented on the shooting as "savage".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherNolan.info</ref> [[Batman]] actor [[Christian Bale]] privately visited victims of the massacre in the week following the opening of the film on July 24, 2012.

As a result of the shooting, film distributor [[Warner Bros.]] issued a statement stating it was "deeply saddened" by the massacre and canceled the premiere of the film in [[Paris]], [[Mexico]] and [[Japan]],<ref>http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/07/21/warner-bros-cancels-dark-knight-rises-premieres-mexico-and-japan/</ref> in addition to removing the trailer for the film ''Gangster Squad'' from screenings of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' and pushing the release of it back to early 2013. [[Christopher Nolan]], director of ''The Dark Knight'' Trilogy, commented on the shooting as "savage".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherNolan.info</ref> [[Batman]] actor [[Christian Bale]] privately visited victims of the massacre in the week following the opening of the film on July 24, 2012.

Security was stepped up in movie theaters nationwide over the opening weekend of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' in response to the shooting.

Security was stepped up in movie theaters nationwide over the opening weekend of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' in response to the shooting.