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Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke|The Killing Joke]]'', and the 1996 series ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween|The Long Halloween]]'', which retold [[Two-Face]]'s origin. The nickname "the Dark Knight" was first applied to Batman in ''Batman'' #1 (1940), in a story written by [[Bill Finger]].<ref>Marc Tyler Nobleman (2012). ''Bill the Boy Wonder:The Secret Co-Creator of Batman''. Charlesbridge Publishing, U.S. ISBN 978-1580892896</ref><ref>[http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-dark-knight-is-missing.html Noblemania: What "The Dark Knight" is missing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''The Dark Knight'' was filmed primarily in [[Chicago]], as well as in several other locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Nolan used an [[IMAX]] camera to film some sequences, including the Joker's first appearance in the film. On January 22, 2008, some months after he had completed filming on ''The Dark Knight'' and six months before the film's release, Heath Ledger died from a [[combined drug intoxication|toxic combination of prescription drugs]], leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public. [[Warner Bros.]] initially created a [[viral marketing]] campaign for ''The Dark Knight'', developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker.
A co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom, ''The Dark Knight'' was released on July 16, 2008 in Australia, on July 18, 2008 in North America, and on July 24, 2008 in the United Kingdom. Considered by [[Film criticism|film critics]] to be one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the [[List of films considered the best#Comic book/superhero|best superhero films]] ever,<ref name="Paste">{{cite web|title=The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009)|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/50-best-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html?p=4|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|accessdate=December 14, 2011|date=November 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Metadecade">{{cite web|title=Film Critics Pick the Best Movies of the Decade|url=http://www.metacritic.com/feature/film-critics-pick-the-best-movies-of-the-decade|work=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=September 4, 2012|date=January 3, 2010}}</ref> the film received highly positive reviews and set numerous records during its theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/ |title=Movie Records |publisher=the-numbers.com |accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref> With over $1 billion in revenue worldwide, it is the [[List of highest-grossing films|19th-highest-grossing film]] of all time, unadjusted for inflation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |title=All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=May 31, 2010}}</ref> The film received eight [[Academy Award]] nominations; it won the award for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] and Ledger was posthumously awarded [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Academy Awards Database - ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, 2008|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1393457228470}}</ref> ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', the final film in the [[The Dark Knight Trilogy|trilogy]], was released on July 20, 2012
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