The Dark Knight

Christian Bale returned in 2008 as everyone's favorite tortured superhero, Batman. This time Batman sets out to dismantle more crimes in Gotham City and comes up against a fearless criminal mastermind, The Joker (Heath Ledger). The acting was electrifying and the action was non-stop. And who can forget Harvey Dent, Gotham's White Knight, tragically turning into Two-Face? Could "The Dark Knight" lighten things up with a blimp this year? Stay tuned…

Released: July 18, 2008
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine
Length: 152 minutes

Fun fact: Six versions of the Batpod were created for filming because of crash scenes. The Batpod was a recreation of the Batcycle, which was the motorcycle from the comic book.

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