The Dark Knight ti wa ni shot ni akọkọ ni Chicago, bi daradara bi ni orisirisi miiran awọn ipo ni United States, United Kingdom, ati Hong Kong. Nolan lo IMAX 70 mm film kamẹra lati fiimu diẹ ninu awọn lẹsẹsẹ, pẹlu awọn Joker ká akọkọ ifarahan ninu awọn fiimu. Warner Bros. ni akọkọ da a viral titaja ipolongo fun The Dark Knight, idagbasoke ipolowo ati awọn ojula trailers highlighting screenshots ti Joker bi awọn Joker. Ledger kú on January 22, 2008, diẹ ninu awọn osu mefa lẹhin ti pari awọn fiimu ati osu mefa ṣaaju ki o to fiimu ká asiwaju ti Batman ni Batman # 1 (1940), ni a itan kọ nipa Bill Finger.
Ọdún 1940