Batman in film

The fictional character Batman, a comic book superhero featured in DC Comics publications, has appeared in various films since his inception. The character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s, Batman and Batman and Robin. The character also appeared in the 1966 film Batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the campy 1960s TV series Batman. The actor from the TV series, Adam West, played Batman in the film. Toward the end of the 1980s, The studio Warner Bros. began producing a series of feature films starring Batman, beginning with the 1989 film Batman, directed by Tim Burton with Batman played by Michael Keaton. Burton and Keaton reprised their roles for the 1992 film Batman Returns, and in 1995, Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman. Schumacher also directed the 1997 film Batman & Robin, which starred George Clooney. Batman & Robin was poorly received by critics, and after a long hiatus in which multiple possible Batman scripts were developed, Warner Bros. rebooted the film franchise in 2005 with Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale. Nolan also directed the 2008 sequel The Dark Knight with Bale reprising his role.