COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI – Christian Bale won't be walking down the red carpet at Gull Road Cinema 5 for a special screening of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", but a replica of the car he drives in the movie will be there.

The theater is kicking off its fundraising efforts to save the theater with a screening of the movie at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The vehicle was designed and built by Bob Dullam of Kalamazoo and is valued at $440,000.

Teresa LaFountain, owner of Gull Road Cinema, was planning to close when she learned Menards purchased the Gull Road retail center and will tear down the strip mall. Loyal customers inspired her to start the fundraising effort "Save Our Cinema" to build a new theater in Comstock.

The goal is to purchase a building on Gull Road for a seven-screen theater with digital projection and sound and stadium seating. There would also be a bigger lobby, a coffee bar and party room.

VIP tickets are $20.00 for adults and $12 for children under 16-years-old. A VIP ticket allows special access to the Batmobile, entrance into "Wayne Manor" for pre-show appetizers and a ticket to the movie.

The Batmobile will be on display in the parking lot from 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets to see the Batmobile are $5.

For more information, visit the theaters website or call 269-342-8849.

Contact Anthony Smigiel at asmigiel@mlive.com.