20 years ago, Christopher Nolan redefined superhero cinema with Batman Beginsa film that not only revived the iconic Gothic city character, but also marked a new standard for genre.
With a high level cast, headed by Christian Bale And made up of figures such as Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman and Cillian Murphy, the tape in depth the transformation of Bruce Wayne in Batman.
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His success was resounding: he raised more than double his budget and received the recognition of the Academy with a best photography nomination. But his greatest legacy was to open the door to a trilogy that changed forever the way the superhero stories are told.
Here are some images of how its protagonists are currently seen:
-Christian Bale – Bruce Wayne / Batman
Bale was the fourth Batman of history, after Adam West, Michael Keaton y George Clooney. It was undoubtedly one of the most prominent characters in Bale’s career, so much that he opened doors for important projects, including The fighter (The Fighter), for which he won the Oscar award for Best Main Actor.
Cillian Murphy – Jonathan Crane
Batman starts marked the beginning of a Successful employment relationship between Murphy and Christopher Nolan. After playing the villain of history, he repeated the role in the next two films and met with the director in The origin, Dunkerque and Oppenheimerthat, in addition to winning the Oscar for the best film in 2024, he gave him the statuette for best main actor.
Katie Holmes – Rachel Dawes
He put himself in the skin of Bruce Wayne’s love interest, however, to fans’ surprise, he did not appear in the second part and It was replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal. It is said that the actress could not commit to the project, because she signed a contract to film Crazy for money con Queen Latifah y Diane Keaton.
As for his latest projects, from October 2024 to January 2025, the 49 -year -old actress starred in Broadway Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, which was nominated for the Tony Awards.
Michael Caine – Alfred Pennyworth
He played Bruce Wayne’s faithful butler, Alfred Pennyworth, In the first installment of the trilogy, and repeated his character in the remaining two. With a career full of successes, in which they stand out The rules of the Casa de la Cider, the American y Illusionists, In 2023 the artist premiered his latest film, The great getawayin which a veteran of World War II is placed on the skin.
