It appears as if The Dark Knight Rises is going to “be returning to Chicago for the majority of exterior shooting” according to Batman-news.com.  This location is in addition to the warehouse district in New Orleans where filming will begin in April of 2011.

Batman news has also stated that a studio is being specifically built for the film for other various shots needed to make this movie blow audiences away.  It is unknown if Nolan will return to the UK for any filming but at least we are continually getting bits of information about the status of the film as it continues the pre-production process.

The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan,  stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman and opens July 20, 2012.  As more news heads are way we will let you know about it as soon as it hits.