The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Dark Knight Series is a set of three Christopher Nolan Batman movies.[1] It includes Batman Begins (2005),[2] The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).[3] Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Cillian Murphy appeared in all three movies.
Background
All cast and crew members worked on all three movies, except for music composer James Newton Howard who did not work on The Dark Knight Rises. Composer Hans Zimmer worked together with Howard on the first two films and made the soundtrack for the last movie by himself. Katie Holmes played Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins, but was replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight. Liam Neeson appeared as Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins and in The Dark Knight Rises.
Heath Ledger received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Ledger died before the movie was released and the award was given posthumously.
Each of the three movies was a success in the box office; The Dark Knight was the number one grossing movie in 2008.[4] The Dark Knight Rises is the third highest grossing movie of 2012. Batman Begins is the ninth highest grossing movie in 2005. Batman Begins earned $372,710,015 worldwide. The Dark Knight earned $1,023,045,358. The Dark Knight Rises earned $1,081,041,287, passing the receipts of The Dark Knight.
In both Batman Begins and in The Dark Knight, Gotham City was shot in Chicago, Illinois. In The Dark Knight Rises, Gotham City was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New York City, New York, and Los Angeles, California.
Cast
- Christian Bale[1] as Batman
- Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
- Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon
- Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
- Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) as Rachel Dawes
- Liam Neeson as Ra's al Ghul
- Heath Ledger[1] as Joker
- Tom Hardy[1] as Bane
- Anne Hathaway as Catwoman
- Marion Cotillard as Talia al Ghul
- Aaron Eckhart[1] as Harvey Dent/Two-Face
- Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robin John Blake
- Colin McFarlane as Gillian B. Loeb
- Néstor Carbonell as Mayor Anthony Garcia
- Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone
- Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni
- Ben Mendelsohn as John Daggett
- Matthew Modine as Peter Foley
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release Date | Budget | Box Office Gross | All Time Ranking | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Foreign | Worldwide | Domestic | Worldwide | ||||
| Batman Begins | June 15, 2005 | $150 million | $206,852,432 | $167,366,241 | $374,218,673 | 195 | 326 | [5] |
| The Dark Knight | July 18, 2008 | $185 million | $535,234,033 | $469,700,000 | $1,004,934,033 | 12 | 43 | [6] |
| The Dark Knight Rises | July 20, 2012 | $250 million | $448,139,0999 | $636,800,000 | $1,084,939,099 | 19 | 29 | [7] |
| Total | $585 million | $1,188,341,317 | $1,275,374,899 | $2,463,716,216 | [8] | |||
Critical response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman Begins | 84% (279 reviews)[9] | 70 (41 critics)[10] | A[11] |
| The Dark Knight | 94% (334 reviews)[12] | 84 (39 critics)[13] | A[11] |
| The Dark Knight Rises | 87% (359 reviews)[14] | 78 (45 critics)[15] | A[11] |
The Dark Knight Trilogy Media
Batman has been depicted by various actors over the years
Lewis Wilson played Batman in the first film appearance of the character in the 1943 movie serial Batman
Robert Lowery played Batman in the second film appearance of the character in a 1949 movie serial Batman and Robin
Adam West played the first television version of Batman in the 1966-1968 Batman series as well as the 1966 film of the same name
Michael Keaton starred as Batman in Batman and Batman Returns, and would later appear as the character again in The Flash.
Val Kilmer portrayed Batman in Batman Forever (1995)
George Clooney took over the role of Batman in the critically maligned Batman & Robin (1997)
According to Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale (who portrayed Batman from 2005 to 2012) had "exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for."
Zack Snyder felt that casting a relatively older Batman (Ben Affleck) would be a layered juxtaposition to a younger Superman
Robert Pattinson portrays the titular role in The Batman directed by Matt Reeves.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nandi, Swagota (14 July 2023). "60 Best action movies you need to watch in 2023". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ Michael Flemming (January 27, 2003). "Batman captures director Nolan". Variety. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081019042501/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117879566. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ↑ Bowles, Scott (December 7, 2008). "For now, Nolan and Batman will rest in 'Dark' glory". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-12-07-dark-knight-nolan_N.htm?csp=34. Retrieved 2017-08-31.. .
- ↑ "All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ↑ "Batman Begins (2005)". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight (2008)". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight Trilogy Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ↑ "Batman Begins (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "Batman Begins Reviews". Metacritic.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Home - Cinemascore". cinemascore.com.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight Reviews". Metacritic.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "The Dark Knight Rises Reviews". Metacritic.