What If Bale & Nolan Had Made A 4th Batman Movie?
Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies are considered among the best superhero movies ever made, but what would have happened if he had made a fourth Batman movie with Christian Bale reprising his role as Bruce Wayne? As one of the most popular and beloved comic book characters, Batman has been adapted to all types of media for years, and his history in film has been full of ups and downs. It all started with two serial movies in the 1940s, followed by a film adaptation of the 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
Batman found success on the big screen in 1989 with Tim Burton’s Batman, followed by Batman Returns in 1992, widely regarded as one of the best superhero movies in film history. The Caped Crusader then went through a rough patch with Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, but in 2005, he got a new chance in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, which explored the origins of the character and saw him go against Ra’s al Ghul (Liam Neeson) and Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy). Nolan brought a darker and realistic Gotham City and Batman, and the success of Batman Begins made way for two sequels: The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, the former being the best entry in the trilogy.
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Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy has been credited with starting the trend of darker superhero movies, redefining the genre, and particularly The Dark Knight has become one of the most influential superhero movies. The Dark Knight Rises brought the trilogy to an end by letting Bruce Wayne go of Batman and allowing him to start a new life with Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), far away from Gotham City, but what would have happened if Nolan and Bale
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