The New York Times has an excellent new story about The Dark Knight, which opens July 18.

Batman’s Burden: A Director Confronts Darkness and Death

The front page has an awesome new photo of Batman perched atop a cop car and a smaller shot of director Christopher Nolan standing in front of the snazzy Bat Signal.

And then there’s this one in the photo gallery:

That’s going to be one wild interrogation, I think.

July 18!

Far away, but closer every day.