Did the The Dark Knight Rises Casting Call Reveal a Spoiler?

 

If you're avoiding all and/or any spoilers that might take away from the enjoyment of seeing the film for the first time completely fresh, then read no further, stop here!

An open casting call for extras and small parts is currently being held in Pittsburgh. All the usually expected roles are being filled. Smith & Webster-Davis Casting has revealed that they're seeking prisoners/thugs, guards, police officers, business men & women and sports fans, all of which sounds about right. Except for that last one, sports fans. Back in April it was rumoured by The Pittsburgh Examiner that one of the main reasons behind Batman filming in Pittsburgh this time around as opposed to Chicago the previous home of Gotham, was due to the scheduled demolition of a sports arena.

The Civic Arena is being scheduled for demolition shortly to make way for new construction. it was rumoured the destruction of the Civic Arena would form part of a key sequence in The Dark Knight Rises. What made this sound even more plausible was the fact that a candy factory demolition was used to stand in for a Joker-exploded hospital in The Dark Knight.

Not long after the news broke the rumour was debunked by Dawn Keezer, head of the Pittsburgh film office. She told CBS that "It’s a totally a bogus story... There’s been no conversation about ‘Batman’ having anything to do with the Civic Arena... so far it’s not happening. There’s been no conversation, and quite frankly I doubt if it will." But there`s clearly no way someone involved in a major Hollywood production would ever lie about a possible spoiler being revealed right?

I have to admit after having the rumour debunked so quickly after and then hearing nothing else about it I had actually figured it probably wasn't true. But now with the new casting call asking for sports fans, I can't help but to speculate how well that would fit the destruction of an entire arena. Although given Nolan's level of secrecy having been raised even higher for his last trip to Gotham, I seriously doubt we'll get any kind of confirmation on whether or not it's true until after having seen the film.