Superhero film superhero film and a romantic comedy. Some series from the current and previous decades were also re-released, such as "" (2006). Other series discarded the continuities of previously released films and began a reboot, most notably Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" (2005) as well as Louis Leterrier's "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) and Lexi Alexander's "" (2008). Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" (2006) is unique due to the fact that it is a sequel to the first two Superman films, yet also a reboot to the third and fourth films. The "Batman Begins" sequel "The Dark Knight" (2008) is the most nominated superhero
Superhero film of episodes of that same series released theatrically, and "Batman" (1966) a big-screen extension of the "Batman" television series starring Adam West. In 1957 Japan, Shintoho produced the first film serial featuring the "tokusatsu" superhero character Super Giant, signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture towards "tokusatsu" masked superheroes over "kaiju" giant monsters. Along with "Astro Boy", the "Super Giant" film serials had a profound effect on the Japanese "tokusatsu" superhero genre. Another early superhero film was "Ōgon Bat" (1966), a Japanese film starring Sonny Chiba based on the 1930 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat. Original superhero characters emerged in other,