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Main entrance: Batman (1989 movie)

1986, tim burton took over the position of directing the first film, Steve gerhardt and Julie hickson wrote a creative outline, and then Sam Hamm wrote the first script. Many A-list actors considered playing Batman, but michael keaton was finally chosen. This choice caused controversy, because by the time of 1988, he was already considered a comedian, and because he played many similar roles, many people doubted whether he could play a serious role. Jack Nicholson accepted the role of the clown, but he demanded a very high salary, and after the film was released, he could get a commission from the box office, and the shooting schedule had to take care of his schedule. According to reports, Nicholson finally got a salary of up to 50 million dollars. The film was mainly filmed from June 1988 to June 1989 at Pine Forest Studio in Ives, Buckinghamshire, England. The shooting budget has been continuously upgraded from $30 million to $48 million.1In 988, the strike of the American Writers Association forced Hamm to quit. Warren Skaaren, Charles McOwan and Jonathan Gems rewrote the play. "Batman" was well received after its release, breaking the box office record and winning the art direction award of the 62nd Academy Awards, with a box office of over $465,438+billion, which opened a new era of modern superhero movies.

Batman returns (1992)

Main project: Batman returns

Because the experience of filming Batman was not pleasant, Burton did not intend to direct the sequel at first. In the first draft of Sam Hamm's script, the penguin character and Catwoman look for hidden treasure, but the script written by daniel waters changed Burton's mind and he decided to continue directing. Wesley Strick also rewrote it, deleting Harvey Dent and Robin, and rewriting the climax scene, but his name did not appear in the list of creators. Many A-list actresses competed for the role of Catwoman, and finally michelle pfeiffer was chosen, and danny devito signed up to play the role of Penguin. Shooting started in burbank, California on June 199 1. Batman Return was a commercial success after its release, but Warner Bros. was a little disappointed because the sequel failed to surpass the previous one. Batman's return was well received. However, some people criticized that this film contains violent content and satirical remarks, so it is not suitable for children to watch. McDonald's stopped the commercial collocation of happy paradise meals and movies.

Batman forever (1995)

Main project: Batman forever

Although Batman Returns has been a commercial success, Warner Bros. thinks it should be better. So they decided to change the development direction of this series to the mainstream angle. For this reason, joel schumachumqcher succeeded tim burton as the director of the new film, while Burton remained as the producer. However, michael keaton was dissatisfied with the new direction of the film series, so Fang Kimmer took his place in Batman, Chris O'Donnell will play Robin, another superhero, and Jim Carrey and tommy lee jones will play villains. Batman Forever started shooting on1September, 1994. Schumacher had communication problems with Kimmer and Jones. The film was released on June 1995 and 16, which was a great commercial success. The global box office exceeded $336 million and was nominated for three Oscars. However, there are different opinions on professional evaluation.

Batman and Robin (1997)

Main projects: Batman and Robin (movie)

After the release of Batman Forever, Warner Bros. quickly launched the development of Batman and Robin, and insisted on its release in June 1997. Fang Kimmer resigned because of the conflict between the schedule and the saints, so the company invited George Clooney to take over. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the frozen man, uma thurman plays the poison vine, alicia silverstone plays the bat girl, and Chris O'Donnell continues to play Robin. The filming mainly started in September 1996, and ended in October 1997/kloc-0 two weeks earlier. Batman and Robin was released on June 20th, 1997, and the evaluation was not satisfactory. Critics criticized the film's Kemp tendency and toy hype, and Schumacher added irony to homosexuality in the film. However, the movie is still very successful in business, but it is not as good as the first three movies, and it is also the least popular movie in the Batman series starring real people. Batman and Robin was also nominated for several Golden Raspberry Awards and was named the worst superhero movie in history.

Christopher Nolan series

The Birth of Batman (2005)

Main entry: Batman was born

Director and screenwriter Christopher Nolan and another screenwriter David .S. Goyer began to contribute to the birth of Batman in early 2003, aiming at establishing a darker and more realistic tone. Humanity and realism will be the basis of this film. The film was shot mainly in England and Chicago. In the middle of the film, traditional stunts and scale models are mainly used, and computer drawing is minimized. Christian Bale plays Batman, liam neeson plays the ninja master (once disguised as Henry Ducade), Cillian Murphy plays the scarecrow, and katie holmes plays Rachel Downes, who is Batman's childhood friend. In addition, the film also specially produced new bat chariots and bat costumes.

The Birth of Batman was released on June 15, 2005, which was a great harvest for both business and critics. 3,858 cinemas in the United States and Canada accounted for $48 million in the first week, with a global box office of $374 million, and the "freshness" on rotten tomatoes was 85%. Critics point out that fear is a theme throughout the film, and the tone of Batman Begins is darker than previous films. The film won the photography award of the 78th Academy Awards and three nominations from the British Film Academy Awards, and ranked 8 1 among the 500 best films in history selected by Empire magazine. As of June 20 13, it still remains in the "top 250" of the Internet movie database.

The Dark Knight (2008)

Main entrance: Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan continued as a director and invited his younger brother Jonathan to write a script for the sequel. Christian Bale also returned to the Dark Knight and continued to play Batman. Heath Ledger and aaron eckhart play the clown and Harvey Dent together. The film was mainly shot in Chicago from April to June, 2007165438+1October, and other shooting locations included Britain and Hong Kong. On June 22nd, 2008, Heath Ledger, who finished filming, died of a prescription drug accident at the age of 28. Warner Bros. initially launched viral marketing for The Dark Knight, developed a publicity website and trailer, and used Ledger's eye-catching photos as clowns. However, after Ledger's death, the company also readjusted its publicity methods. The film was well received and set a number of box office records. The global box office revenue has exceeded $654.38 billion. If the inflation movie is not counted, the world box office of The Dark Knight can still rank 654.38+06,438+03 as of June, 1965. In addition, the film won eight nominations in the 8 1 Academy Awards Competition, and won the Best Sound Editing Award and the Best Supporting Actor Award (Heath Ledger).

The Rise of the Dark Knight (20 12)

Main project: the rise of the dark knight

The Rise of the Dark Knight is the last work of Nolan's Batman trilogy, and he hopes that the story of this movie will keep him emotionally involved. "On a more superficial level, I have to think about a problem," he said. "What third film in the series is considered a masterpiece?" He went back to the beginning to find the necessary way to continue the story, but he was worried that the sequel would become redundant in the middle of shooting. From June, 5438 to February, 2008, Nolan initially completed a story outline, and then took Inception. 20 10 February, David .S. Goyer and jonathan nolan began to write plays. After that, Goye left to participate in the filming of Superman: Superman: The Body of Steel, while Jonathan continued to write according to his brother and Goye's ideas. Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway also played Ben and selina kyle respectively. Joseph Gordon Levitt was chosen to play John Black, and marion cotillard joined in. The film starts from 20 1 1 May and ends in 1 1 October. Nolan chose not to shoot with 3D technology, but to use IMAX format to improve the picture quality and scale, hoping to keep the film consistent with the first two films and promote the technological progress. Nolan had several meetings with David Knightley, vice president of IMAX, to discuss the logistics and transportation arrangements for screening in digital IMAX cinemas. The Rise of the Dark Knight uses IMAX to shoot more shots than The Dark Knight. Photographer wally pfister once expressed her intention to shoot the whole movie with IMAX.

The Rise of the Dark Knight received a good evaluation after its release, and the box office was even better than the previous one, reaching 108 100 million dollars. As of June 20 13, this achievement can rank ninth in the world box office list.