Superheroes are hot, and claustrophobic, in costume

Superheroes are hot, and claustrophobic, in costume

Just putting together the multilayered Bat attire, which has 110 separate parts, was a major production. "That thing takes a long time to get on and off," Nolan admits. As the intensive routine to fit Bale into it improved from 2005's Batman Begins, through 2008's The Dark Knight and this summer's installment, so did the entire movie's shooting schedule. "This (movie) we finished eight days early," says Nolan. "I think part of that is because we learned shortcuts to get (the costume) on."