Michael Caine Bend". In 2005, he was cast as Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth in the first production of the new "Batman" film series, "Batman Begins". Also in 2005, he played as Isabel's (Nicole Kidman) father in Bewitched. In 2006, he appeared in the films "Children of Men" and "The Prestige". In 2007 he appeared in "Flawless", and in 2008 and 2012 he reprised his role as Alfred in Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed "Batman" sequels, "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" as well as starring in the British drama "Is Anybody There?", which explores the final days of life. It
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight popularity of these led to the limited series "". The short-lived series "Legends of the DC Universe" was based on the concept of "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight". But instead of Batman, it featured a rotating roster of other DC superheroes. The "Batman: Mitefall" special used the modern version of Bat-Mite, who first appeared in "Legends of the Dark Knight" #38, to parody the Batman storyline. "Batman: Four of a Kind" chronicles Batman's four first meetings with the Batman villains Poison Ivy, the Riddler, the Scarecrow and the Man-Bat. Those stories were printed in the "Annual"s of the four