Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and its sequel The Dark Knight are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel.

1984 – 2000 ) has even more potential starting points, but is generally agreed to be the publication of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore's Watchmen by DC Comics in 1986, as well as the publication of DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths, written by Marv Wolfman with pencils by George Pérez.

Since the 1980s, many motion pictures have been filmed in the city, most notably The Blues Brothers ; Ferris Bueller's Day Off ; Home Alone ; The Fugitive ; I, Robot ; Wanted ; Batman Begins ; The Dark Knight ; and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

In one scene of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Clark becomes aware of an emergency while talking with Bruce Wayne and, in the next panel, he has flown out of his Kent clothing and glasses so quickly that they have had no time to fall.

He is famous for his dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 9 and Dark Shadows, and for blockbusters such as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Batman, Batman Returns, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, which was the second highest-grossing film of 2010, and the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time.

The result was Batman Returns which featured Michael Keaton returning as the Dark Knight, and a new triad of villains: Danny DeVito ( as the Penguin ), Michelle Pfeiffer ( as Catwoman ) and Christopher Walken as Max Shreck, an evil corporate tycoon and original character created for the film ( similar to Superman IIIs Ross Webster ).

* The top 15 highest-grossing film series of the decade are ( in order from highest to lowest grossing ): Harry Potter-film series, Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean-film series, Spider-Man-film series, Shrek-film series, Ice Age-film series, Transformers-film series, X-Men-film series, Batman-film series ' Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Star Wars Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, The Matrix-film series ' The Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions, The Chronicles of Narnia-film series, Mission: Impossible-film series ' and The Mummy-film series.

In 2007 he appeared in Flawless, while in 2008 and 2012 he reprised his role as Alfred in Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed Batman sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises as well as starring in the British drama Is Anybody There ?, which explores the final days of life.

Caine reprised his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman sequel, The Dark Knight Rises, which was released in July 2012.

Caine is a frequent collaborator with director Christopher Nolan, having appeared in five of the filmmaker's eight films: Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a four-issue comic book limited series comprising The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Triumphant, Hunt The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Falls, written and drawn by Frank Miller, originally published by DC Comics under the title Batman: The Dark Knight in 1986.

Mordecai Richler felt that The Dark Knight Returns was not as imaginative as the work of Batman creator Bob Kane.

IGN Comics ranked The Dark Knight Returns # 2 on a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels, second only to Batman: Year One, also written ( though not drawn ) by Miller.

Elwes ' voice-over work includes the narrator in James Patterson's audio book The Jester, as well as characters in film and television animations such as Quest for Camelot, Pinky and The Brain, Batman Beyond, and the English versions of the Studio Ghibli films Porco Rosso, Whisper of the Heart and The Cat Returns.

In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and the TV series Smallville, Justice League Unlimited and The Batman, as well as for collectibles and other merchandise.

Released in 1992, Batman Returns grossed $ 282. 8 million worldwide, making it another financial success, though not to the extent of its predecessor.

Next, Burton wrote and produced ( but did not direct, due to schedule constraints on Batman Returns ) The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme.

In 1992, Urich hosted the CBS TV special The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin, which was a behind-the-scenes look of the upcoming motion picture Batman Returns.

She has had her greatest commercial successes with Batman Returns ( 1992 ), What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ), and Hairspray ( 2007 ).

They were built to house the construction of airships in WW1 and whilst one has been used for many purposes, such as a film set for Charlie and the Chocolate factory and Batman Returns and rehearsal space for Take That.

* Many interior scenes of the Wayne Manor in the 1989 film Batman and the 1992 sequel Batman Returns were shot at Hatfield House.

In 2001 and 2002, DC Comics published The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Miller's sequel to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

Michael Ironside, who provided the voice of Darkseid in the DC animated universe, lent the voice of The Dark Knight Returns version of Batman.

* Ellen Yin, a supporting character in The Batman, is a clear nod to Ellen Yindel, Police Commissioner of Gotham City in The Dark Knight Returns.

the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Rain Man, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Top Gun, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Back to the Future Part II, Crocodile Dundee, Fatal Attraction and Beverly Hills Cop.

Miller moved back to Hell's Kitchen by 2001 and was creating Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again as the 9 / 11 terrorist attacks occurred about 4 miles from that neighborhood.

In the sequel, Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, 2001, Carrie dons the identity of Catgirl but still works as Batman's second-in-command.

He can be heard saying " ruh-riddle me this " in Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again.

( 1986 ), The Batman Chronicles # 21 ( May 2000, solicited as Elseworlds, but has no logo ), Bizarro Comics ( June 2001, which featured the story " Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter " from the cancelled Elseworlds 80-Page Giant ), Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again ( 2001 ), Batman: Digital Justice ( 1990 ), and Superman: Secret Identity ( 2004 ) were referred to as Elseworlds in the DC Universe without the name brand logo.

* In Frank Miller's Elseworlds series The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Dibny is mentioned as a man in a bar who was reminiscing about the Silver Age and when he heard mention of Batman, his face sagged and his jaw dropped to the floor.

He then makes a cameo on Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again.

It ran for 17 issues before being canceled to make way for The Batman Strikes !, a new title based on the new, unrelated, animated series The Batman.

Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again ( also referred to as DK2 ) is a three-issue comic book limited series about Batman, written and drawn by Frank Miller and colored by Lynn Varley.

The Dark Knight Strikes Again also explores the relationship between Batman and his original Robin, Dick Grayson.

After completing The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Miller launched a series of what he referred to as prequels with All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder.

There are also various parallels between The Dark Knight Strikes Again and the DC Animated Universe feature, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, as both feature a former Robin emerging as a " copy " of the Joker years after a bitter falling out with Batman and the original Joker's death, though with some notable differences.

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* The real Solomon Grundy appears in issue 19 of The Batman Strikes!

The Creeper also makes a cameo appearance in Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again wherein he has already been struck fatally when we see him.

* Vicki Vale makes a brief appearance in The Batman Strikes!

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