The latest Batman movie will be filmed this summer in Pittsburgh, it has been announced.

Director Christopher Nolan, who has helmed the two previous Batman films - starring Christian Bale as caped crime fighter and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne - said the Pennsylvania city will host filming for a third film for at least a month.

"Pittsburgh is a beautiful city. We have been able to find everything we were looking for here and I am excited to spend the summer in Pittsburgh with our final installment of Batman," he said in a statement, adding that he finally settled on the city because of its architecture and diverse sampling of locations.

Mayor Luke Ravensthahl said the decision was "another example of the growing film industry in our community and we will be rolling out the red carpet for them."

The city is no stranger to film productions, having been the location for more than 100 film and television products since 1990, including I Am Number Four and Kevin Smith's Zack&Miri Make A Porno.

The film, The Dark Knight Rises, is scheduled to be released in July 2012, and stars Christopher Bale, Gary Oldman, and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

The previous two films include Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

Source: Press Release