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Entertainment
Ben Child

The Dark Knight world premiere

The Dark Knight
Cast members arrival on a special black carpet for the screening of Heath Ledger's final completed film, in which the late Australian actor plays The Joker Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters
The Dark Knight
Welsh actor Christian Bale once again stars as Bruce Wayne, the millionaire businessman who became Batman after growing up an orphan when his parents were killed by street thugs Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters
The Dark Knight
The new film also has a British director, Christopher Nolan, who revived the DC comics franchise three years ago with the brooding origin tale Batman Begins Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/Getty
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Heath Ledger's Joker has been the subject of most critics' early praise, but another newcomer could leave a more lasting impression on Nolan's series. Aaron Eckhart plays Harvey Dent, Gotham City's crime-fighting new district attorney, well at least for now ... Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters
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Nolan's Batman places a powerful emphasis on character, but there are still plenty of boys' own thrills: The Dark Knight's new toy, the Batcycle, being one of them Photograph: Evan Agostini/AP
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Gary Oldman returns as Batman's ally and occasional confidant, Lieutenant James Gordon Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters
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The character of Rachel Dawes, Bruce Wayne's childhood friend turned forthright Gotham lawyer, was created for Nolan's take on Batman. Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over from Katie Holmes this time around Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters
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Morgan Freeman plays Lucius Fox, a key Batman ally who helped Bruce Wayne compile a bruising arsenal of high-tech gadgetry in the first film - and ended it as the new head of Wayne Enterprises Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters
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