THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Viral Begins - Who Is Dr Leonid Pavel?

A new photo has been granted us of Dr. Leonid Pavel, the mysterious doctor who will be played by Alon Aboutboul...

Empire and Wired yesterday, the beginnings of the latest viral marketing campaign seems to have emerged. A new photo has been granted us of Dr. Leonid Pavel, the mysterious doctor who will be played by Alon Aboutboul and was cast late for the film and who perhaps has a more significant role than we previously thought. The character is not part of Batman lore and has been created specifically for the film. The two pages leaked are below and they include redacted files of Pavel which carry the phrases; "Dr. Leonard Pavel disappeared on headed a Russian nuclear facility" and an extensive dialogue session between him and a CIA station militia chief. Very, very interesting but we can presume with the prologue for The Dark Knight Rises now so close to being released that all this stuff has something to do with Bane's origin and specifically his mask. Perhaps Pavel is using some chemicals from the nuclear facility for Bane's mask or something like that? Anyway check back later today and keep an eye out on the web for The Dark Knight Rises prologue description and remember to book your IMAX tickets for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol now for release a week on Friday before it's too late. Something tells me those screenings will be popular. Full list of where it is showing HERE.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.