Batman: Knightfall (film)
Animated superhero film trilogy
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Batman: Knightfall is an American adult animated superhero film trilogy featuring Batman, and based on the DC Comics arc "Knightfall" (1993–1994) itself consisting of three storylines. The films were directed by Jeff Wamester from a script by Jeremy Adams and stars Anson Mount, Michael Mando and Pablo Schreiber. They are installments of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series.
- Jim Krieg
- Kimberly S. Moreau
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| Directed by | Jeff Wamester |
| Screenplay by | Jeremy Adams |
| Based on | Characters from DC |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 78 minutes (Part 1) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The first installment, Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall, follows Batman as he exhausts himself in confronting the escaped inmates of Arkham Asylum who were freed by Bane. It premiered at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with a release set for August 25, 2026.
Plot
Part 1: Knightfall
Bane destroys Arkham Asylum, letting free all the inmates within. Batman pushes himself to his physical and mental limits while attempting to recapture all the criminals.
Voice cast
Production
In October 2025, during New York Comic Con, it was announced that a series of animated films based on the Batman three-part story arc "Knightfall" (1993–1994) was in development. The first installment, Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall, is directed by Jeff Wamester from a screenplay written by Jeremy Adams, with Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau serving as producers, while Sam Register and Michael Uslan serve as executive producers.[4][5] Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios will produce the film, with Studio Mir providing the animation services.[6][7] When production on the film started, supervising producer Rick Morales and his fellow crew members worked around the parameters that the film had to be rated as "PG-13" due to being a Batman film despite Morales' experience in Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022) "forming part of his DNA", so their first set of storyboards were based on that toned down level of violence until they showed them to the executives and they said that they could show a little bit more, to which a surprised Morales started asking his colleagues to push the limits to be a "little bit more" violent and crazy to earn an "R rating", like a scene that according to producer Jim Krieg, involved characters burning to death but it was originally offscreen, so they doubled down to show it more explicitly.[8] At the premiere of Part 1: Knightfall in the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the voice cast—which includes Anson Mount, who previously voiced Batman in Injustice, Michael Mando, and Pablo Schreiber—was unveiled.[9] John Jennings Boyd & Eric V. Hachikian composed the music.[10]
Release
Part 1: Knightfall premiered at Annecy on June 23, 2026.[9] A digital release is planned for August 25, while a physical release on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD is set for September 8; Part 2 is planned to release later in 2026, while Part 3 is expected to release in 2027.[11]
