The Dark Knight Rises: The Trailer

The Dark Knight Rises won't hit theaters until July 2012, but this teaser surfaced on Facebook yesterday, sending the Internet into a tizzy. We have to admit, we're a little confused about why.

If you've seen it, you know the one-and-a-half minute preview features an ailing Commissioner Gordon, Ra's voice over ambiguous lines of text, a flash of Tom Hardy as the 'roided out Bane, and absolutely nothing else.

It's certainly a nice teaser, but there's a specific type of person already planning, a year in advance, to see the Dark Knight sequel, and s/he isn't going to be influenced either way by ninety-five seconds of shadowy footage. Check it out below, and tell us what you think.