‘Batman: Knightfall’ Is Becoming an Animated Movie Saga

Batman is getting another series of movies, and they’ll be based on his famous comic book storyline, Knightfall.

At New York Comic Con on Friday, Warner Bros. announced a four-part, “multi-chapter animated event,†with the first film releasing sometime in 2026. In the comics, Knightfall was created by Jo Duffy, Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Dennis O’Neil, Peter David, Alan Grant, Jim Aparo, Jim Balent, Graham Nolan, and Norm Breyfogle and ran from 1993 to 1994. According to the press release, it sees Batman “pushed to his mental and physical breaking point†after the steroid-using mercenary Bane comes to Gotham and busts his rogues out of Arkham Asylum.

Bane’s since become one of Batman’s most well-known enemies and is notorious for breaking his spine. While recovering, Bruce recruits grad student Jean-Paul Valley to don the cowl in his stead, but things… don’t go well, leading Bruce to use supernatural means to heal himself and bring down his former friend, who started going by Azrael.

Knightfall is considered one of the most important Batman arcs: along with introducing its two new supporting characters, it’s considered instrumental to the birth of the “Bat Family†as we know it today, which includes Nightwing, the Robins and Batgirls, and Azrael, funnily enough.

Batman: Knightfall is the latest DC Comics arc to be adapted into multi-part animated movies, preceded by Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen. We’ll have more on this upcoming set of films as news comes out.

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