Nolan"s Batman Trilogy Hits A Major Milestone In 2025 & It"s Time DC Stepped Out Of Its Shadow
Christopher Nolan"s Dark Knight trilogy hits an important milestone in 2025 with Batman Begins, and it finally feels like a good time for DC to step out of its massive shadow. Nolan"s Dark Knight trilogy started with Batman Begins in 2005, reviving the character"s legacy and forever altering the course of Batman"s cinematic future. It was a modest success at the box-office, but the goodwill the film earned helped propel The Dark Knight to become the first superhero film to gross $1 billion.
Fast-forward to the mid-2020s, and The Dark Knight trilogy is largely considered to be one of the best superhero trilogies of all time. Though the franchise"s success has been something special over the years, the legacy it left behind is still influencing how Batman is portrayed on film since, for better and for worse. With James Gunn"s DCU ready to kick-off, it finally feels like the right time to go in a new direction with the Caped Crusader.
Nolan's Batman Trilogy Kicked Off 20 Years Ago In 2025 Close 2025 will officially mark the 20th anniversary of Batman Begins releasing in theaters. It feels so long ago now, but just 8 years prior to the start of Christopher Nolan"s trilogy, Batman & Robin was released, crashing the character"s reputation on film for nearly a decade before Batman Begins revived it. Christian Bale was cast as Batman and, two decades later, he is still considered one of the best live-action actors to portray the character.
It worked very well, getting critical acclaim and laying the foundation for what The Dark Knight trilogy would truly become.
Batman Begins was a drastic shift from Batman & Robin, firmly grounding the character in a realistic world and focusing on grand, interpersonal storytelling to make the film truly work. It worked very well, getting critical acclaim and laying the foundation for what The Dark Knight trilogy would truly become. By all accounts, it was a miracle born from a great vision from a then up-and-coming filmmaker.
Nolan's Perfect Batman Vision Made The Dark Knight Grim Again![]()
The Dark Knight trilogy is a comic book franchise at its peak, featuring incredible performances across all three films and leaning into an atmosphere that works well for what Christopher Nolan was going for. Nolan wanted to take the character of Batman and essentially place him in the "real" world. It hearkened back to something like an early, gritty Frank Miller comic run of Batman, rather than the neon-drenched, live-action cartoon that the late 90s Batman movies had become.
Fast-forward to the mid-2020s, and The Dark Knight trilogy is largely considered to be one of the best superhero trilogies of all time. Though the franchise"s success has been something special over the years, the legacy it left behind is still influencing how Batman is portrayed on film since, for better and for worse. With James Gunn"s DCU ready to kick-off, it finally feels like the right time to go in a new direction with the Caped Crusader.
Nolan's Batman Trilogy Kicked Off 20 Years Ago In 2025 Close 2025 will officially mark the 20th anniversary of Batman Begins releasing in theaters. It feels so long ago now, but just 8 years prior to the start of Christopher Nolan"s trilogy, Batman & Robin was released, crashing the character"s reputation on film for nearly a decade before Batman Begins revived it. Christian Bale was cast as Batman and, two decades later, he is still considered one of the best live-action actors to portray the character.
It worked very well, getting critical acclaim and laying the foundation for what The Dark Knight trilogy would truly become.
Batman Begins was a drastic shift from Batman & Robin, firmly grounding the character in a realistic world and focusing on grand, interpersonal storytelling to make the film truly work. It worked very well, getting critical acclaim and laying the foundation for what The Dark Knight trilogy would truly become. By all accounts, it was a miracle born from a great vision from a then up-and-coming filmmaker.
Nolan's Perfect Batman Vision Made The Dark Knight Grim Again
The Dark Knight trilogy is a comic book franchise at its peak, featuring incredible performances across all three films and leaning into an atmosphere that works well for what Christopher Nolan was going for. Nolan wanted to take the character of Batman and essentially place him in the "real" world. It hearkened back to something like an early, gritty Frank Miller comic run of Batman, rather than the neon-drenched, live-action cartoon that the late 90s Batman movies had become.
