<P> After Warner Bros. launched their own shared cinematic universe known as the DC Extended Universe in 2013, Ben Affleck was cast to portray Batman in the new expansive franchise, first appearing in 2016 with the Zack Snyder directed film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . The film would help begin a sequence of further DC Comics adaptations, including Justice League, a crossover film featuring other DC Comics characters, in 2017, and a stand - alone Batman film starring Affleck and directed by Matt Reeves that is set for release in 2019 . </P> <P> Batman has also appeared in multiple animated films, both as a starring character and as an ensemble character . While most animated films were released direct - to - video, the 1993 animated feature Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, based on the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series, was released theatrically . Having earned a total of U.S. $2,407,708,129 the Batman series is the fifth - highest - grossing film series in North America . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> U.S. release date </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Story by </Th> <Th> Screenwriter (s) </Th> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Th> Distributor (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman </Th> <Td> July 16, 1943 (1943 - 07 - 16) </Td> <Td> Lewis Wilson </Td> <Td> Lambert Hillyer </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Victor McLeod, Leslie Swabacker and Harry L. Fraser </Td> <Td> Rudolph C. Flothow </Td> <Td> Columbia Pictures </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman and Robin </Th> <Td> June 26, 1949 (1949 - 06 - 26) </Td> <Td> Robert Lowery </Td> <Td> Spencer Gordon Bennet </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> George H. Plympton, Joseph F. Poland and Royal K. Cole </Td> <Td> Sam Katzman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman </Th> <Td> July 30, 1966 (1966 - 07 - 30) </Td> <Td> Adam West </Td> <Td> Leslie H. Martinson </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Lorenzo Semple, Jr . </Td> <Td> William Dozier </Td> <Td> 20th Century Fox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman </Th> <Td> June 23, 1989 (1989 - 06 - 23) </Td> <Td> Michael Keaton </Td> <Td> Tim Burton </Td> <Td> Sam Hamm </Td> <Td> Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren </Td> <Td> Peter Guber, Jon Peters, Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan </Td> <Td> Warner Bros . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman Returns </Th> <Td> June 19, 1992 (1992 - 06 - 19) </Td> <Td> Sam Hamm and Daniel Waters </Td> <Td> Daniel Waters </Td> <Td> Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman Forever </Th> <Td> June 16, 1995 (1995 - 06 - 16) </Td> <Td> Val Kilmer </Td> <Td> Joel Schumacher </Td> <Td> Lee Batchler and Janet Scott - Batchler </Td> <Td> Lee Batchler, Janet Scott - Batchler and Akiva Goldsman </Td> <Td> Tim Burton and Peter MacGregor - Scott </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman & Robin </Th> <Td> June 20, 1997 (1997 - 06 - 20) </Td> <Td> George Clooney </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Akiva Goldsman </Td> <Td> Peter MacGregor - Scott </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman Begins </Th> <Td> June 25, 2005 (2005 - 06 - 25) </Td> <Td> Christian Bale </Td> <Td> Christopher Nolan </Td> <Td> David S. Goyer </Td> <Td> Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer </Td> <Td> Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Larry Franco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Dark Knight </Th> <Td> July 18, 2008 (2008 - 07 - 18) </Td> <Td> Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer </Td> <Td> Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan </Td> <Td> Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Dark Knight Rises </Th> <Td> July 20, 2012 (2012 - 07 - 20) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice </Th> <Td> March 25, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 25) </Td> <Td> Ben Affleck </Td> <Td> Zack Snyder </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer </Td> <Td> Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Suicide Squad </Th> <Td> August 5, 2016 (2016 - 08 - 05) </Td> <Td> David Ayer </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> David Ayer </Td> <Td> Charles Roven and Richard Suckle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Justice League </Th> <Td> November 17, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 17) </Td> <Td> Zack Snyder </Td> <Td> David S. Goyer, Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio </Td> <Td> Chris Terrio </Td> <Td> Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Batman </Th> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> Matt Reeves </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> TBA </Td> <Td> Geoff Johns, Jon Berg and Ben Affleck </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> U.S. release date </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Story by </Th> <Th> Screenwriter (s) </Th> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Th> Distributor (s) </Th> </Tr>

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