'Dark Knight Rises' To Be Filmed In Newark For Two Days Next Week

NEWARK— Gotham may be modeled after New York City but for two days next week Batman will be fighting crime in Newark.


"The Dark Knight Rises," the third film in the popular Batman remake, will film on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 including one day in City Hall, according to a city official.


The official said the city was incurring no cost and Warner Brothers would be paying Newark $43,500 for the use of City Hall as well as additional costs for police and fire personnel that will be required on site.


On Tuesday city officials sent out a cryptic press release saying next Thursday and Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., "there will be extensive traffic delays in the area around City Hall and Downtown Newark along McCarter Highway, Market Street, Raymond Boulevard, Broad Street, Mulberry Street, Halsey Street, Washington Street, and University Avenue, due to street closures and the re-routing of buses."


The film crew is likely to have armies of trailers and equipment trucks along with elaborate set-ups in and around City Hall.