Batman Film Franchise

The Batman film franchise is a franchise of a total of nine live-action films.

Batman

 * Main article: Batman (1943 Movie)

Batman and Robin

 * Main article: Batman and Robin (1949 Movie)

Batman

 * Main article: Batman (1966 Movie)

Batman

 * Main article: Batman (1989 Movie)

Tim Burton released the motion picture Batman on June 23, 1989, and featured the Joker as the main villain. Michael Keaton was cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jack Nicholson was chosen to portray Jack Napier/The Joker.

The film would go on to inspire a DC cartoon series and change how people looked at superhero movies and film.

Batman Returns

 * Main article: Batman Returns

After the success of Batman, Tim Burton released the sequel Batman Returns on June 19, 1992 with Michael Keaton returning in his starring role with two main adversaries: The Penguin (portrayed by Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer).

With this movie and it's predessor, it marked the debut of Batman: The Animated Series.

Batman Forever

 * Main article: Batman Forever

Batman Forever was released on June 16, 1995 with a great many changes, Joel Schumacher was the main lead director with Tim Burton helping him. Val Kilmer took over the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne from Michael Keaton and it had a more futuristic theme. It introduced Batman's faithful sidekick Robin (portrayed by Chris O'Donnell) and two more main villains: Two-Face (portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones) and The Riddler (portrayed by Jim Carrey).

Batman & Robin

 * Main article: Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin was released on June 20, 1997. Joel Schumacher was on his own with this film. Tim Burton was no longer part of the film franchise. George Clooney took over the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne while Chris O'Donnell reprised his role as Robin/Dick Grayson. The film also introduced new team member Batgirl (portrayed by Alicia Silverstone) and three main villains: Mr. Freeze (portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger), Poison Ivy (portrayed by Uma Thurman) and Bane (portrayed by Jeep Swenson).

Batman Begins

 * Main article: Batman Begins

Batman: Gotham Knight

 * Main article: Batman: Gotham Knight

The Dark Knight

 * Main article: The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Rises

 * Main article: The Dark Knight Rises