With the news that there will be a six minute prologue for Christopher Nolan-directed film The Dark Knight Rises in front of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol , AMC Theatres have confirmed this story plus they offer a brief update...

"AMC Theatres can confirm that this footage will be shown in front of Ghost Protocol on December 16th. (Ghost Protocol will release in IMAX five days before its general release on the 21st of December.) However...The six minute Dark Knight Rises prologue footage will only be shown on the higher resolution 70mm IMAX screens. Not the digital IMAX screens."

Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on “Batman Begins” and the record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

Last week, Slash Film broke the news that there will be a six minuteprologue in front of IMAX screenings for Brad Bird-directed film, which will play in IMAX a week earlier before it hits everywhere on December 21. Now AMC Theatres confirms this story plus they offer an update:There you go. You will be able to see that prologue only on 70mm IMAX screens.Starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and Morgan Freeman,is set to hit theatres on July 20, 2012!