Batman (military) Blackadder's dogsbody Baldrick, a similar, non-military role. In the "Honor Bound" series the character of Sergeant Major Enrico Rodriguez served in this capacity to Cletus Frades father. In the "Eagle" comic strip "Dan Dare", Digby is Dan's batman. In the TV show "Archer" the titular character's valet, Woodhouse, was the batman of his superior officer in the Royal Air Force in the First World War. In DC Comics media, Alfred Pennyworth (Batman's butler) has been referred to multiple times as "Batman's batman." Currently unsubstantiated rumors have it that Alfred was also Thomas Wayne's (Bruce Wayne's late father) batman when both
Batman Begins stated, "Chris Nolan's Batman is the greatest thing that happened [to superhero films] because it bolstered everything." Filmmakers, screenwriters and producers who have mentioned "Batman Begins" or "The Dark Knight" to describe their projects include: Batman Begins Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman. The film reboots the "Batman" film series, telling the origin story of Bruce Wayne