batman film fictional character batman comic book superhero featured publications created appeared films inception character starred serial films 1940s batman batman robin character appeared film batman feature film adaptation 1960s series starring starred film end 1980s studio began producing series feature films starring batman beginning film batman directed starring burton returned sequel directed batman directed sequel starred poorly received critics fans leading cancellation course seven years commissioned adaptation batman year batman superman deciding reboot film franchise directed starring returned direct installments trilogy dark knight dark knight rises reprising role films sequels earned billion worldwide making batman second film franchise date pirates caribbean films earn billion worldwide newest actor portray batman motion new including larger crossover film stand film currently development batman appeared multiple animated films starring character ensemble character animated films released direct video animated feature batman mask based 1990s batman animated series released theatrically having earned total batman series fifth highest grossing film series north_america films early films batman batman chapter serial film released serial starred batman robin played villain original character named rounding cast love interest alfred plot based batman government agent attempting defeat japanese agent height world war film notable filmed appearance batman providing core elements batman film introduced bat cave grandfather clock entrance altered played alfred trim physique sported thin contemporary comic book version alfred overweight clean prior serial release comics version alfred altered match austin stayed way batman robin batman robin chapter serial film released played batman played robin supporting players included veteran character actor commissioner gordon plot dealt dynamic duo facing wizard villain identity remains mystery serial end batman batman known batman movie film adaptation popular batman television series length theatrical adaptation comics character 20th century fox release starred batman robin film directed directed pair batman episodes goes straight ain season 1970s 80s late 1970s batman popularity cbs interested producing batman film producers purchased film rights batman october wish definitive dark version batman way envisioned creature night stalking criminals shadows approached write script direct turned offer unsuccessful pitching batman movie studios wanted film similar 1960s series turn film disappointed wrote script titled return batman film industry better idea vision film later compared dark tone dark knight returns script pre dated years november producer headed joined project producers felt best pattern film development superman pitched batman universal pictures studio turned project publicly announced budget million july new_york absorbed left took batman film rights retain profits said rights contractual agreement immediately set shop finally decided accept batman completed script titled batman june focusing batman origins villains romantic interest took inspiration limited series batman strange isbn written comic book artist worked hired concept art batman announced late release date budget million originally wanted unknown actor batman wanted portray low body temperature died come pass number filmmakers attached script including wanted cast batman role robin candidates performed separate writers based script guide project batman took director batman film wrote film treatments wrote screenplay numerous list actors considered role batman cast controversial choice role comedic actor observers doubted portray role accepted role strict conditions dictated high salary portion box office profits shooting schedule final salary reported high million principal photography took place october january budget escalated million million writers guild america strike forced drop performed batman received positive reviews broke numerous box office records won academy award best art direction film grossed million left legacy modern perception superhero film genre burton originally want direct sequel mixed emotions previous film script searching hidden treasure delivered script satisfied burton convinced direct film uncredited rewrite robin climax list actresses lobbied hard role cast signed portray filming started burbank california june released financial success disappointed film box office run earned predecessor released generally positive reviews parental backlash criticized film containing violence sexual thought unsuitable children mcdonald shut happy meal tie batman returns financial success felt film money studio decided change direction batman film series mainstream replaced director burton decided stay producer like new direction film series heading replaced batman donnell introduced robin starred starred face filming started september encountered problems communicating jones released june financial success earning million worldwide academy_award nominations film met mixed reviews critics release started development commissioning fast track adamant june release return scheduling conflicts saint replaced starred freeze starred poison ivy starred donnell reprised role robin principal photography began september finished january weeks ahead shooting schedule released june received primarily negative reviews observers criticized film approach homosexual added film financial success remains commercially successful live action batman film received numerous nominations ranks worst rated superhero films time proposals fifth film batman filming impressed prompting immediately hire reprise directing duties film writer worked turned chance write script late hired write script fifth batman film projected release date announced titled batman incorrectly referred script main villain return batman mind caused fear appeared supporting character written daughter trying kill batman avenge father death donnell set reprise roles batman robin approached role received negative reviews failed predecessors unsure plans studio decided best consider live action batman film adaptation batman year idea suited felt owe batman culture real batman movie basics dark portrayal dark knight approached batman year batman despite interest year comic book fan pitched studio script titled batman giving crime fighting career attending uses position professor psychology head psychiatrist conduct experiments fear element later appear confrontation colleague crane transformation creature known citizens believe nightly activities batman return clear solve mystery struggles man syndrome reunite wife revenge crane crane revenge responsible dismissal university encountering truths past decided forward project passed batman favor year batman robin spin donnell revealed interview access hollywood robin spin planned scrapped proposals batman year batman september developing live action screen adaptation batman written possibility directing adaptation comic book story arc batman year despite interest hired direct write miller previously collaborated script developed draft batman screenplay writers soon lost interest abandoned batman instantly favor batman year miller intended reboot batman franchise somewhat based comic book said toss imagine batman starting completely regular collaborator set cinematographer approached role batman coincidentally cast role time moving forward spin june studio decided forward batman superman abandon year batman superman abandoned script superman direct dropped favor approached direct superman august pitched idea titled batman superman director superman hold hired rewrite walker batman superman draft dated june going mental breakdown year retirement crime fighting commissioner gordon dead bruce finds fiancée struggling recent divorce clark bruce close friends clark bruce best man kills elizabeth honeymoon bruce revenge clark tries hold bruce blames clark death ultimately revealed entire plot batman superman destroy decide team stop play character batman film trilogy simultaneously approached portray batman batman year offered role superman filming start early plans month shoot release date set summer canceled development focus individual superman batman projects submitted draft superman according chief torn fascinating concept batman versus superman film opening scene legend billboard displays superman symbol batman symbol times square meant joke film writer wrote script batman superman commercials commercials series television commercials featuring batman created agency aired beginning ads based film series basically amalgamation directors visuals example batman combination worn commercials featured batman theme films actor portrayed batman ads reprised role films batman motion picture anthology ads actress played actor played curtis armstrong played following rejected batman origin story reboot pitched december hired script duo aimed darker realistic tone humanity realism basis film film primarily shot united_kingdom chicago relied traditional stunts scale models minimal use computer generated imagery starred batman starred starred movie bruce love interest role created film alfred played portrayed new called mobile created specifically film critically commercially successful film opened june united_states canada theaters grossed million opening weekend eventually grossing million worldwide film received overall approval rating rotten_tomatoes critics noted fear common motif film remarked darker tone compared previous batman films film nominated bafta awards listed empire greatest movies time maintained standing dark knight reprised duties director brought brother write script second installment dark knight featured reprising role batman bruce wayne principal photography began april chicago concluded november locations included london hong_kong january completed filming dark knight died bad combination medication created viral marketing campaign dark knight developing promotional websites trailers highlighting screen shots death studio promotional campaign film received broad critical acclaim set numerous records theatrical run billion revenue worldwide 21st highest grossing film time inflation film received academy_award nominations won award best sound editing posthumously awarded best supporting actor dark knight rises wanted story final installment emotionally invested superficial level ask question reasoned good movies franchise people returned finding necessary way continue story feared midway filming find sequel redundant intended complete batman trilogy december completed rough story outline committed inception february work screenplay commencing left work superman reboot writing script based story brother cast plays cast cast filming began concluded november chose film focusing improving image quality scale format hoped push technological boundaries making style film consistent previous meetings vice president work logistics projecting films digital venues featured scenes shot dark knight expressed interest shooting film entirely release received positive critical response successful box office going predecessor tenth highest grossing film time grossing billion unlike predecessors film nominated year eligibility academy awards surprise film industry film mortal february pre production dark knight hired husband wife duo script film featuring younger batman separate franchise hired direct following september cast batman month later filming nearly commenced sydney pushed writer guild america strike denied percent tax lack australian actors film production offices moved canada expected july start planned summer theatrical release date ultimately canceled following success dark knight hammer option contract studio willing proceed finish trilogy separately extended universe batman superman dawn justice june source told wrap discussing films superman batman film announced superman batman unite new film follow taking inspiration comic dark knight returns set release stated superman 75th anniversary panel comic con batman superman face titles consideration superman batman batman superman august hollywood reporter announced casting january announced film delayed original july release date order filmmakers time realize fully vision given complex visual nature story film release moved march avoiding high profile showdown captain america civil war suicide squad february developing film producing writing script september signed direct write screenplay film set produce film november march announced appear film portrayed respectively smith shortly filming finished hired script new film june release june hired write new script draft scrapped april announced directing script reportedly rewrite following july having impressed rewrite batman superman march revealed signed picture deal carries sequel minor appearance batman july revealed talks direct star write screenplay stand batman film january hinted inspired batman superman dawn justice director possibly film march claimed appearance robin suit covered graffiti dawn justice explored later identity deceased character intentionally unspecified following release dawn justice ceo confirmed written screenplay standalone batman film hoped optioned direct ceo confirmed april studio moving ahead stand batman film actor star direct confirmed tied batman stated solo batman film borrow comics mainly original story confirmed film director animated films batman solo mask set continuity batman animated series voicing batman set continuity batman animated series voicing batman return set continuity batman voicing batman mystery set continuity voicing batman batman set continuity batman voicing batman red hood adaptation batman hood voicing batman year adaptation batman year voicing batman dark knight returns adaptation half dark knight 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