Batman Begins - 2005

Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. Christopher Nolan directed the film, which stars Christian Bale as Batman, as well as Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman. After the commercial and critical failure of Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin in 1997, Begins was a reboot of the Batman film franchise. The lighter comic-toned direction Schumacher had taken the franchise was abandoned, and the new film was written about Batman's origins with some inspirations from classic comic book storylines such as Batman: The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Long Halloween. The film was the first live action film to depict this stage of the character's history. Batman Begins was successful, and a sequel titled The Dark Knight is commissioned for a 2008 release with both Nolan and Bale returning. Aged eight, Bruce Wayne falls into a cave where he is attacked by a swarm of bats....This information was automatically generated from Freebase article Batman Begins. You should replace/update it...