
Christopher Nolan directed
Christian Bale as
Batman in 2005’s
Batman Begins. The screenplay was written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. The film also features Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson,
Katie Holmes,
Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson, and Rutger Hauer.
Batman Begins successfully revamped the
Batman film series by telling the origin of
Batman. The movie was inspired by comic book storylines such as
Batman: The Man Who Falls,
Batman: Year One, and
Batman: The Long Halloween.
Batman Begins was shot predominantly in England and Chicago.
Batman Begins opened on June 15, 2005 in the United States and Canada and was met with both critical and commercial success. The film’s budget was $135 million and went on to gross over $371 million worldwide. The success of the film guaranteed a sequel with both director Christopher Nolan and actor
Christian Bale set to return.