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It took six weeks of careful calculations before stunt coordinatorChris Corbould thought he could safely flip a 40-foot 18-wheeler on itsback.
He tested the calculations by flipping a real rig in a place hedescribed as "the middle of nowhere." Good enough. But could the stuntbe replicated on LaSalle Street in the heart of Chicagos financialdistrict?
As anyone whos seen trailers and TV commercials for "The DarkKnight" knows, it sure could.
Batmans assault against the 18-wheeler driven by the Joker is a keymoment in Christopher Nolans dark, breakthrough superhero drama wherea muscular, gritty Chicago stands in for Gotham City. The LaSalleStreet location is just one of many Windy
City landmarks prominently featured in "The Dark...