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The DC Comics character Batman has been adapted into various media including film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The Batman franchise has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
Film
(top) Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton,
(middle) Kevin Conroy (as Bruce Wayne), Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale,
(bottom) Ben Affleck, David Mazouz, Iain Glen (as Bruce Wayne), and Robert Pattinson.
Early films and serials
Live-action
A number of Batman theatrical films have been made. There have also been several attempted projects during the hiatus between Batman & Robin and Batman Begins.
Serials
- 1943: Batman; 15 chapters starring Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin
- 1949: Batman and Robin; 15 chapters starring Robert Lowery as Batman and Johnny Duncan as Robin
Batman
In 1966, a Batman feature film based on the contemporaneous Batman television series was released. It starred Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, Cesar Romero as the Joker, Burgess Meredith as the Penguin, Frank Gorshin as the Riddler, and Lee Meriwether as Catwoman.
Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher series
| Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman | Batman Returns | Batman Forever | Batman & Robin | |
| 1989 | 1992 | 1995 | 1997 | |
| Director | Tim Burton | Joel Schumacher | ||
| Producer(s) | Jon Peters Peter Guber |
Denise Di Novi Tim Burton |
Tim Burton Peter MacGregor-Scott |
Peter MacGregor-Scott |
| Screenwriter(s) | Warren Skaaren Sam Hamm |
Daniel Waters | Lee Batchler Janet Scott Batchler Akiva Goldsman |
Akiva Goldsman |
| Story by | Sam Hamm | Daniel Waters Sam Hamm |
Lee Batchler Janet Scott Batchler | |
| Cinematographer | Roger Pratt | Stefan Czapsky | Stephen Goldblatt | |
| Composer | Danny Elfman | Elliot Goldenthal | ||
| Editor(s) | Ray Lovejoy | Chris Lebenzon | Dennis Virkler | Dennis Virkler Mark Stevens |
| Batman actor | Michael Keaton | Val Kilmer | George Clooney | |
The Dark Knight Trilogy
| Occupation | Films | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman Begins | The Dark Knight | The Dark Knight Rises | |
| 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | ||
| Producers | Charles Roven Emma Thomas Larry Franco |
Emma Thomas Charles Roven Christopher Nolan | |
| Screenwriter(s) | Christopher Nolan David S. Goyer |
Jonathan Nolan Christopher Nolan | |
| Story by | David S. Goyer | Christopher Nolan David S. Goyer | |
| Composer(s) | Hans Zimmer James Newton Howard |
Hans Zimmer | |
| Cinematographer | Wally Pfister | ||
| Editor(s) | Lee Smith | ||
| Batman actor | Christian Bale | ||