Awesome 13-Minute Featurette for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Now Online! (VIDEO)

The third and final movie in Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises, is hitting theaters in less than two weeks. The anticipation is running high because this installment will mark the end of Bruce Wayne's legend.

Christian Bale returns to play the gruff caped crusader, and he's joined by the mysterious Catwoman played by Anne Hathaway and the deadly Bane, as portrayed by Tom Hardy.

An awesome new featurette for The Dark Knight Rises has just hit, offering 13 full minutes of Batman goodness, behind-the-scenes action, and never-before-seen footage. Check it out in the player above and sound out what you think about it after the jump!

It's been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning from hero to fugitive. For a time, criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the anti-crime Dent Act. However, everything will change with the arrival of Catwoman, who has a mysterious agenda, and Bane, whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile.

The Dark Knight Rises hits 2D and IMAX theaters on July 20th and stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Morgan Freeman.