Year Began: 1989
Number of Entries: 7
In 1989, Tim Burton brought us the first Batman. The film was a darkly comedic, visionary version of the comic strip, starring Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. After a solid sequel, Burton and Keaton dropped out, passing the torch to director Joel Schumacher and actor Val Kilmer as the Caped Crusader. The movie was bad, but not as bad as Schumacher’s follow-up, Batman & Robin. Eight dark years went by before indie filmmaker Christopher Nolan rebooted the series with Batman Begins. The movie, which told the story of Batman’s origin, saw Christian Bale in the Batmobile and in the follow-up The Dark Knight Heath Ledger as the Joker, whose immersed performance won the actor a posthumous Oscar nod. Next up is The Dark Knight Rises. Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures recently released a teaser trailer for the film, which is said to be the final in the Nolan series, but given the success of the franchise, we wouldn’t be surprised to see another Batman come to life in the future.
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