Indeed The Batman is one of the most loved series of all time. The trending Batman movie is rocking the box office for sure. If we look from the start here are some of the initial Batman which you might recognise from your childhood and feel nostalgic.
Lewis Wilson (Batman 1943)
Lewis Wilson was the first actor to star as Batman in the 1943, 15 chapters serial Batman. Instead of battling familiar baddies from the comics, Wilson’s Batman fought a villainous Japanese spy, who attempts to turn the U.S population into zombies.
Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns)
Michael Keaton’s take on the hero was considered dark and brooding at the time, though Tim Burton recently called his Batman film downright cheery compared to the Christopher Nolan trilogy.
Adam West (Batman TV Series 1966-68)
Adma West and his TV show’s company vision of the caped crusader made an indelible impact on the pop culture psyche. Full of onomatopoeia and kitschy catchphrases, the show and West remain in the cultural glossary more than 40 years after the ABC series ended.
Val Kilmer (Batman Forever 1995)
Val Kilmer at ‘Batman Forever’ premiere a still from the movie.
‘Batman: Mak of the Phantasm’ 1993
The 1993 animated film, directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, was voiced by Kevin Conroy as Batman, Dana Delany as Andrea Beaumont and Hart Bochner as Arthur Reeves. The movie was based on the ’90s Batman: The Animation Series.
George Clooney (‘Batman & Robin’, 1997)
No man to wear the Batsuit has repudiated it quite like George Clooney, He called the film and those like it ” a waste of money” in 2002. More recently, Clooney has softened his stance on the role, acknowledging the film was the biggest break of his career. In an interview in 2011 he revealed how he got the part, he says, “The truth is, my phone rang, and the head of Warner Bros. said ‘Come into my office, you are going to play Batman in a Batman film’ and I said ‘Yeah!’ I called my friends and they screamed and I screamed and we couldn’t believe it!”
Christian Bale (Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman’ Trilogy, 2005-12)
Christian Bale famously gained roughly 100 pounds for his role in Batman Begins. The Christopher Nolan-directed film would relaunch the character and set the stage for the $1 billion-grosser The Dark Knight and follow-up The Dark Knight Rises.
Ben Affleck (‘Man of Steel’ Sequel, 2015)
Ben Affleck will help unite Batman and Superman on the big screen for the first time. “Ben provides an interesting counterbalance to Henry’s Superman,” said director Zack Snyder. “He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent.
Robert Pattinson ( The Batman, 2022)
Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne stacks up against the Batmen of Days Past, it seems like fans were mostly happy about The Batman. The Caped Crusader’s latest adventure debuted in theatres this past weekend, to the tune of a cool $128 million at the box office.
