The Dark Knight (film) of encouraging future superhero films "to take [themselves] far too seriously." The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's "The Dark Knight Trilogy" and a sequel to 2005's "Batman Begins", starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne / Batman (Bale), Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) form an alliance to dismantle
Batman Begins in DVD sales by August 2006. "Batman Begins" was released on HD DVD on October 10, 2006. A "Limited Edition Giftset" of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 8, 2008, to coincide with "The Dark Knight" which hit theaters July 18, 2008. Due to the successful box office performance of "The Dark Knight", the "Batman Begins" DVD has since seen an increase in both sales and rentals. Batman Begins was released on 4K UHD Blu-Ray on December 19, 2017. Comic book writer and author Danny Fingeroth argues that a strong theme in the film is Bruce's