Christian Bale: 'Dark Knight Rises' in Pittsburgh

Christian Bale walks around the set of The Dark Knight Rises on Saturday (July 30) in Pittsburgh, Penn.

The 37-year-old actor, who stars as Bruce Wayne and Batman in the film, was on hand while extras dressed in orange jumpsuits shot a prison scene.

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On Thursday, Christian and director Christopher Nolan attended a brief news conference where they praised Pittsburgh.

“It’s a very beautiful city on a very impressive scale and that hasn’t lost its human scale,” Christopher said. “That is very impressive and very hard to find.”

The Dark Knight Rises, which co-stars Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, and Marion Cotillard, will hit theaters July 20, 2012!