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While Christopher Nolan is seen as the forerunner of original ideas in Hollywood with films such asTenetandInception, the filmmaker once redefined the superhero genre with hisThe Dark Knighttrilogy. The films saw Christian Bale as Batman and depicted a realistic version of Gotham and the Caped Crusader, and dealt with philosophical and real-world issues such as the nature of violence and the right to privacy.
WhileThe Dark Knighttrilogy is often placed among the greatest superhero films ever made, Nolan reportedly also had a hand in making one of the most underrated animated Batman movies. According to Bruce Timm, Nolan was deeply involved in the making ofBatman: Gotham Knight, which was set between the events ofBatman BeginsandThe Dark Knight.
Christopher Nolan Was Involved InBatman: Gotham KnightFrom The Start
After Warner Bros. faced a setback with the failure ofBatman & Robin,Christopher Nolanjumped in to reboot the franchise and give the character a new spin. The resultingThe Dark Knight Trilogyhas become one of the greatest superhero films ever made and has often been credited with redefining the genre. The film even won the late actor Heath Ledger an Oscar.
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While the canon events of the universe are still within the trilogy, an animated movie was released in 2008 to coincide with the release ofThe Dark Knight.Batman: Gotham Knightwas an anthology which was set in between the events ofBatman BeginsandThe Dark Knight. Inspired byThe Animatrix, the animated movie saw six stories following the various adventures Batman had between the events of the films.
While the film was produced in the style of Japanese anime, WB Animation alumBruce Timmreportedly oversaw the project. Timm is known for his stint as the co-creator ofBatman: The Animated Seriesand has produced many films in the DCAU. He mentioned in an interview withIGNthe extent to which Christopher Nolan was involved in the project,
“[Christopher Nolan and the filmmakers] were involved at the very inception of the film, to give direction and discuss continuity between the animated film and their live-action films. Communications were open throughout.”
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While Nolan does not have a credit on the film, David S Goyer has been credited as the screenwriter ofBatman: Gotham Knight’s fourth episodeIn Darkness Dwells.Goyer also co-wrote the screenplay for the trilogy with Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan.
Batman: Gotham KnightIntroduces Many Characters Seen InThe Dark Knight
While Christopher Nolan’sBatman Beginsdirectly leads toThe Dark Knight, many events and locations in the second film seem to be a bit different. Prime locations of the Batman mythos such as Arkham Asylum are only depicted in the first film while the others in the trilogy do not place any scenes there. The Gotham of the two films are also significantly different.
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The animated movieBatman: Gotham Knightties up some of these elements and also introduces some characters much beforeThe Dark Knight. Important characters such as Detective Ramirez, who gets blackmailed by the Joker into kidnapping Harvey Dent in the second film as well as mob boss Sal Maroni are introduced.
The animated anthology also shows Cillian Murphy’s Dr. Jonathan Crane a.k.a Scarecrow conducting a kangaroo court and sentencing a kidnapped victim to death. This is similar to the ‘sentencing hearings’ he conducts after Bane’s takeover of Gotham inThe Dark Knight Rises. The film also builds on many of Gotham’s locations and characters such as Killer Croc and Deadshot, which were not there in Nolan’s trilogy.
The Dark KnightTrilogy, andBatman: Gotham Knightis currently streaming on Max.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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