"direct and co-write with Miller, whom he previously collaborated with on an unproduced script for ""Ronin"". Yakin developed one draft of the ""Batman Beyond"" screenplay with the writers but soon lost interest, and Warner Bros. abandoned ""Batman Beyond"" almost instantly in favor of ""Batman: Year One"". Aronofsky and Miller intended to reboot the ""Batman"" franchise, ""it's ""somewhat"" based on the comic book,"" Aronofsky said. ""Toss out everything you can imagine about Batman! Everything! We're starting completely anew."" Regular Aronofsky collaborator, Matthew Libatique, was set as cinematographer, and Christian Bale had been approached for the role of Batman. Coincidentally, Bale would"
"Gus Lewis Gus Lewis (born 19 January 1993) is an American-born English actor. He is best known for playing the young Bruce Wayne in the 2005 blockbuster film ""Batman Begins"", co-starring with Christian Bale and Michael Caine. That year, he also co-starred in the film ""Asylum"" alongside Hugh Bonneville and Natasha Richardson. In 2005, Lewis played a young Bruce Wayne in the blockbuster film ""Batman Begins"", whose adult counterpart was Christian Bale. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry observed that Lewis played ""an intense and appealing"" child, while ""Orlando Weekly"" opined that the actor ""makes a strong impression"
"that he planned to direct for Fox Searchlight Pictures, but eventually left the project, citing the similarities to his previous films. In early 2003 Nolan approached Warner Bros. with the idea of making a new Batman film. Fascinated by the character and story, he wanted to make a film grounded in a ""relatable"" world more reminiscent of a classical drama than a comic-book fantasy. ""Batman Begins"", the biggest project Nolan had undertaken to that point, premiered in June 2005 to critical acclaim and commercial success. Starring Christian Bale in the title role, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman,"
"it because I get to play Batman"", he said. Bale trained in Wing Chun Kung Fu under Eric Oram in preparation for the movie. When promoting the film in interviews and public events, Bale retained an American accent to avoid confusion. ""Batman Begins"" was released in the U.S. on 15 June 2005 and was a U.S. and international triumph for Warner Bros., costing approximately US$135 million to produce and taking in over US$370 million in returns worldwide. Bale's performance was well received by critics and fans alike, earning him the Saturn Award for Best Actor and the Best Hero award"
"Batman Begins (video game) Batman Begins is a 2005 video game. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the release of ""Batman Begins"". It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics. It was released on Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The film's original cast provided a voice-over reprisal in the game, with the exception of Gary Oldman, who portrays James Gordon, replaced by Gavin Hammon. A PlayStation Portable version of the game was planned, but subsequently canceled. A sequel, """", was developed for"
"hours and 20 minutes worth of music for the film, with Zimmer composing the action sequences and Howard focusing on the dramatic scenes. ""Batman Begins"" opened on June 17, 2005 in the United States and Canada in 3,858 theaters, including 55 IMAX theaters. The film ranked at the top in its opening weekend, accumulating $48 million, which was seen as ""strong but unimpressive by today's instantaneous blockbuster standards"". The film's five-day gross was $72.9 million, beating ""Batman Forever"" (1995) as the franchise high. ""Batman Begins"" also broke the five-day opening record in the 55 IMAX theaters, grossing $3.16 million. Polled"
"""Rachel's really clear about what's important to her and unwilling to compromise her morals, which made a nice change"" from the many conflicted characters whom she has previously portrayed. Rachel Dawes Rachel Dawes is a fictional character who first appeared in Christopher Nolan's 2005 feature film ""Batman Begins"". She was portrayed in that film by Katie Holmes, with Emma Lockhart as a younger version of the character in early scenes. Holmes also voiced the character in the video game adaptation. Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Holmes in the 2008 sequel ""The Dark Knight"" after Holmes chose not to reprise the role. Gyllenhaal"
"Batman Begins (soundtrack) Batman Begins: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Christopher Nolan's 2005 film ""Batman Begins"". It was released on June 15, 2005. The soundtrack drew from the film score, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, as well as contributions by Ramin Djawadi, Lorne Balfe and Mel Wesson. Director Christopher Nolan originally invited Zimmer to compose the film score, and Zimmer asked the director if he could invite Howard to compose as well, as they had always planned a composers collaboration. The two composers collaborated on separate themes for the ""split personality"" of Bruce"
"would argue about it, and I'd say, 'Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody'"". In 2005, Christopher Nolan began his series, with the reboot film ""Batman Begins"", which draws inspiration from ""Year One"" and other stories. ""Batman Begins"" and its sequel ""The Dark Knight"" are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel. Major characters like Commissioner Loeb, Detective Flass and Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone are featured prominently in ""Batman Begins"". Film critic Michael Dodd argued that with each major motion picture focused on the Dark Knight's origins, the odes and references to"
"such as ""The Man Who Falls"", """" and """" served as inspiration. ""Batman Begins"" opened on June 15, 2005, in the United States and Canada in 3,858 theaters. It grossed over $48 million in its opening weekend in North America, eventually grossing over $374 million worldwide. The film received highly positive reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and three BAFTA awards. It was followed by ""The Dark Knight"" (2008) and ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012), which constitute ""The Dark Knight Trilogy"". As a child, Bruce Wayne falls down into a dry well and is attacked"
"S. Hill. Performed by Cavendish String Quartet Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by Cavendish String Quartet Batman Begins (soundtrack) Batman Begins: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Christopher Nolan's 2005 film ""Batman Begins"". It was released on June 15, 2005. The soundtrack drew from the film score, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, as well as contributions by Ramin Djawadi, Lorne Balfe and Mel Wesson. Director Christopher Nolan originally invited Zimmer to compose the film score, and Zimmer asked the director if he could invite Howard to compose as well, as they had always"
"featured a one-time fireworks show to promote the movie, and replica busts of Batman, Robin, Two-Face, and the Riddler can still be found in the Justice League store in the Looney Tunes U.S.A. section. Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial ""Batman"" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The plot focuses on Batman trying"
"surpassed by its sequels ""The Dark Knight"" and ""The Dark Knight Rises"", both of which have grossed over $1 billion. ""Batman Begins"" averaged $12,634 per theater in its opening weekend. It was released in more theaters, but sold fewer tickets than the other previous ""Batman"" movies, with the exception of ""Batman & Robin"". ""Batman Begins"" was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2005 in the US. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 84% based on 272 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Brooding and dark, but also exciting and smart, ""Batman"
"Rachel Dawes Rachel Dawes is a fictional character who first appeared in Christopher Nolan's 2005 feature film ""Batman Begins"". She was portrayed in that film by Katie Holmes, with Emma Lockhart as a younger version of the character in early scenes. Holmes also voiced the character in the video game adaptation. Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Holmes in the 2008 sequel ""The Dark Knight"" after Holmes chose not to reprise the role. Gyllenhaal also appeared as Dawes on the viral marketing website ""I Believe in Harvey Dent"", giving Harvey Dent her endorsement in the District Attorney election. In the ""Dark Knight Trilogy"","
"Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial ""Batman"" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to extract confidential information from all the minds in Gotham City and use it to learn Batman's identity and bring the city"
"Batman (1989 film) Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial ""Batman"" film series. The film stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker, alongside Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough and Jack Palance. The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime, and depicts a battle with his nemesis the Joker. After Burton was hired as director"
"The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's ""The Dark Knight Trilogy"" and a sequel to 2005's ""Batman Begins"", starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne / Batman (Bale), Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City, but are menaced by an anarchist"
"of encouraging future superhero films ""to take [themselves] far too seriously."" The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's ""The Dark Knight Trilogy"" and a sequel to 2005's ""Batman Begins"", starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne / Batman (Bale), Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) form an alliance to dismantle"
"Bale won the lead role of Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan's ""Batman Begins"", a reboot of the Batman film series. Bale beat Jake Gyllenhaal, his closest competitor for the role. Having just finished filming ""The Machinist"", it became necessary for Bale to bulk up to match Batman's muscular physique. He was given a deadline of six months to do this. Bale recalled it had been far from a simple accomplishment: ""when it actually came to building muscle, I was useless. I couldn't do one push up the first day. All of the muscles were gone,"
"serial killer Patrick Bateman in ""American Psycho"" (2000). In 2004, he lost 63 pounds for his role in the psychological thriller ""The Machinist"" (2004). Within six months, he gained 100 pounds to star as Batman in Christopher Nolan's superhero film ""Batman Begins"" (2005). He later reprised his role in ""The Dark Knight"" and ""The Dark Knight Rises"". Bale continued to take on starring roles, in Nolan's period drama ""The Prestige"" (2006), the western """" (2007), the science fiction film ""Terminator Salvation"" (2009), and the crime drama ""Public Enemies"" (2009). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his"
"Lewis Wilson Lewis Gilbert Wilson (January 28, 1920 – August 9, 2000) was an American actor from New York City who was most famous for being the first actor to play DC Comics character Batman on screen in the 1943 film serial ""Batman"". Wilson graduated from Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1939. His family had long roots with the school and his father and even grandfather were graduates. Following the entry of the United States into World War II, in 1943 Columbia Pictures created the first Batman live action series, simply called ""Batman"". Wilson was cast as the title"
"Batman Returns Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the second installment of Warner Bros. initial ""Batman"" film series, with Michael Keaton reprising the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film, produced by Denise Di Novi and Burton, also stars Danny DeVito as the Penguin, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, and Christopher Walken as corrupt businessman Max Shreck. In ""Batman Returns"", Batman must prevent the Penguin from killing all of Gotham City's firstborn sons. Burton originally did not want to direct another Batman film. Warner Bros. developed a"
"was rejected by Warner Bros. Whedon's script featured a new, ""more of a 'Hannibal Lecter' type"" villain, and portrayed Bruce Wayne as ""a morbid, death-obsessed kid"" whose grief was overcome by protecting a girl from being bullied in an alley similar to where his parents were murdered. However, like The Wachowskis' script, Whedon's script was also rejected, and both Aronofsky and Miller left the project, leading to its cancellation. A reboot of the ""Batman"" film series was later released in 2005 as ""Batman Begins"" and directed by Christopher Nolan. In 2001, Whedon and 20th Century Fox started the development of"
"Batman & Robin (film) Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin. It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.' initial ""Batman"" film series. The film was directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone, and Uma Thurman. ""Batman & Robin"" tells the story of the titular characters as they attempt to prevent Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing all mankind to death and repopulating the earth with mutant plants, while at the same time struggling"
"the film was commended by critics, it was a commercial failure. Bale starred as Bruce Wayne / Batman in ""Batman Begins"" (2005), a reboot of the ""Batman"" film series directed by Christopher Nolan. His portrayal of Wayne / Batman was critically acclaimed and the movie became a box office success. He subsequently lent his voice in the ""Batman Begins"" based video game with the same title. In 2006, he portrayed German-American aviator Dieter Dengler in the war drama ""Rescue Dawn"". Despite positive reviews, the film was a box office flop. The same year, he starred in ""The Prestige"" (2006) alongside"
"Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor and activist best known for his portrayal of Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ""Batman"" (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the 1977 Saturday Morning animated series ""The New Adventures of Batman"", ""Legends of the Superheroes"" (1979), and two animated feature films, """" (2016) and ""Batman vs. Two-Face"" (2017). Ward was born Bert John Gervis Jr., on July 6, 1945, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Bert Sr., was the owner of a traveling ice show called"
"separated and divorced after moving to California, with Dana marrying Albert R. Broccoli in 1959. Their son, film producer Michael G. Wilson, is best known for his work on the ""James Bond"" film series. Lewis Wilson Lewis Gilbert Wilson (January 28, 1920 – August 9, 2000) was an American actor from New York City who was most famous for being the first actor to play DC Comics character Batman on screen in the 1943 film serial ""Batman"". Wilson graduated from Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1939. His family had long roots with the school and his father and even"
"Batman film franchise. This reboot was to be based on ""Batman: Year One"". Accordingly, Aronofsky collaborated with Frank Miller who finished an early draft of the script. The script, however, was a loose adaptation, as it kept most of the themes and elements from the graphic novel but shunned other conventions that were otherwise integral to the character. It was eventually shelved by the studio and Aronofsky and Miller moved on to other projects. In 2005, Christopher Nolan began his series, with the reboot film ""Batman Begins"", which draws inspiration from ""Batman: Year One"" and other stories. Christopher Nolan's ""Batman"
"and Kevin Conroy star as Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne, respectively, and Mark Hamill, who voiced the Joker opposite Conroy in ""Batman: The Animated Series"" and ""The New Batman Adventures"", reprises his role. Before its release, the film was heavily edited to remove scenes of intense violence, and some dialogue was altered, thus creating the ""Not-Rated"" version of the film. The original version was subsequently released on DVD following an online petition to have the original version released. It received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for violence, the first animated Batman film and from"
"concentrating on teaching the dance practice known as the 5Rhythms, a movement meditation practice. In 2004, together with record producer Lee Muddy Baker and songwriter KK (Kevin Kerrigan), he released his first solo album, ""Bone"", to general critical acclaim, though he referred to it as a collaborative effort and preferred to credit the album to 'Tim Booth & the Individuals' as opposed to taking sole credit. He also began taking acting lessons during this time, and starred in a production at Bolton's Octagon Theatre. He also appeared as the Batman villain Victor Zsasz in the 2005 film ""Batman Begins"". Booth"
"The film labored in development hell for years, with Pfeiffer replaced by Ashley Judd. The film ended up becoming the critically panned ""Catwoman"" (2004), starring Halle Berry. Batman Returns Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the second installment of Warner Bros. initial ""Batman"" film series, with Michael Keaton reprising the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film, produced by Denise Di Novi and Burton, also stars Danny DeVito as the Penguin, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, and Christopher Walken as corrupt businessman Max Shreck. In ""Batman Returns"","
"Batman (serial) Batman (or The Batman) is a 1943 black-and-white 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer, that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin. The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman, who first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27 in May 1939. The villain is an original character named Dr. Daka, a secret agent of the Japanese Imperial government, played by J. Carrol Naish. Rounding out the cast are Shirley Patterson as Linda Page, Bruce Wayne's love interest, and William Austin as Alfred, the"
"series to be more mainstream. Joel Schumacher replaced Tim Burton as director, while Burton decided to stay on as producer. However, Michael Keaton did not like the new direction the film series was heading in, and was replaced by Val Kilmer as Batman. Chris O'Donnell was introduced as Robin, Jim Carrey starred as The Riddler, while Tommy Lee Jones starred as Two-Face. Filming started in September 1994, and Schumacher encountered problems communicating with Kilmer and Jones. ""Batman Forever"" was released on June 16, 1995 with financial success, earning over $350 million worldwide and three Academy Award nominations, but the film"