"The Dark Knight" on DVD and Blu-ray Dec. 9, 2008

The Dark Knight cost $185 million to make, has made $988 million worldwide (so far), and can now be in your hands on Dec. 9, 2008. Amazon.com is taking pre-orders at these links:

Blu-ray Disc
Two-Disc Special Edition
Widescreen Edition
Full Screen Edition

Warner is also releasing an exclusive Blu-ray “Limited Edition” edition of “The Dark Knight” that includes a collectible “Bat Pod” replica and display case.

Bonus features after the jump…

While final details on bonus features aren’t finalized yet, we know they’ll include:

Bonus Features – DVD Special Edition:

• Gotham Uncovered: how Christopher Nolan and his team developed the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod, and composer Hans Zimmer musically characterized The Joker’s reign of chaos
• The Dark Knight IMAX® Scenes: view these 6 action-packed sequences (shot on the largest format possible) in their original IMAX framing, just as they were intended
• 6 clips from the Gotham Cable’s premier newscast Tonight in Gotham
• The Galleries: Poster art and production stills
• Bonus DIGITAL COPY on 2nd disc

Bonus Features – Blu-ray Special Edition:

• Gotham Discovered: The Creation of a Scene (director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind the film, Filming in IMAX, the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod, and more)
• Batman Technology: the Incredible Gadgets and Tools (HD)
• Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight (delve into the psyche of Bruce Wayne and the world of Batman through real-world psychotherapy, HD)
• 6 clips from the Gotham Cable’s premier newscast Tonight in Gotham
• Art Galleries on the: Joker’s Letters, Conceptual Art, Posters, Production Stills
• Trailers
• TV Spots
• Bonus DIGITAL COPY (on 2nd disc)
• BD-Live Enabled

Image: The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., 2008