The caped crusader is on the prowl for a final time as Christopher Nolan's concluding film in the Batman trilogy - The Dark Knight Rises - gets ready to hit the theaters. As the plot thickens, The Dark Knight Rises looks to pack a mean punch with several new gadgets and characters to watch out for.

Based on the DC Comics immensely popular character Batman, The Dark Knight Rises is a follow-up to Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, which were released in 2005 and 2008, respectively. Nolan's third and final instalment of the film premiered in New York City on July 16 and is slated to release on July 19 in Australia and New Zealand. The movie will be released in both North America and the UK on July 20.

The final movie in the Batman trilogy has been shot in several exotic locales like Jodhpur, Nottingham, Los Angeles, Glasgow, Nottingham, New York, and London amongst others. Moreover, IMAX cameras, which boast a superb picture quality, have been used for filming a large chunk of the The Dark Knight Rises.

Then there's the Batmobile - the dream machine for any villain-chasing superhero. Batman's bulky car can even scale vertical heights and makes the fancy Bond cars look like cheap toys! What's more the Batmobile, this time round, is supposedly a car-plane hybrid and equips rocket launchers and 50-caliber machine guns! Coupled with the Batmobile is Batman's super bike - the Batpod, which if released images of the movie are anything to go by, Catwoman Anne Hathway got to ride in The Dark Knight Rises.

However, the icing on the cake is undoubtedly the all-important Utility Belt. The strap and buckle belt are indispensable to our superhero and hold a mini-cam, a two-way radio, 10 cylindrical cartridges, and a compartment for all the Batarangs. The best bit about the belt though is a ring made of Kryptonite. Why? Well, just in case Superman turns evil!

With danger lurking everywhere can the caped crusader be the savior once again? The final Batman movie in the trilogy, The Dark Knight Returns, holds the promise of a thrilling end.