Batman Begins
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman in supporting roles. The film reboots the Batman film series, telling the origin story of Bruce Wayne from the death of his parents to his journey to become Batman and his fight to stop Ra's al Ghul and the Scarecrow from plunging Gotham City into chaos. After Batman & Robin was panned by critics and underperformed at the box office, Warner Bros. Pictures cancelled future Batman films, including Joel Schumacher's planned Batman Unchained. Between 1998 and 2003, several filmmakers collaborated with Warner Bros. in attempting to reboot the franchise. Wikipedia
| Director | Christopher Nolan |
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| Produced by | Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Larry Franco |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer |
| Story by | David S. Goyer |
| Starring | Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Morgan Freeman |
| Music | Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Wally Pfister |
| Edited by | Lee Smith |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Released | May 31, 2005 (Tokyo), June 15, 2005 (United States), June 17, 2005 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Box office | $373.7 million |