BK's 'Dark Knight' ad looks awfully familiar

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Burger King’s ads are as recycled as its food. This is according to the observant bloggers at Den of Geek, who noticed that BK’s new spot for the Dark Whopper, a sandwich “inspired by The Dark Knight,” is awfully similar to a previous ad for a previous Dark Whopper, back when it was “inspired by Spider-Man 3.” Oh well. Their taste in summer movies has improved—that’s worth something, right? And at least they didn’t bring back “Where’s

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