Variety reports that a multi-part animated Batman: Knightfall movie is currently in production.
The announcement was made at the end of Warner Bros.’s animation panel, “Art Night: Animated Batman,” at New York Comic Con. The first part of “Batman: Knightfall” is expected to be released in 2026, but the exact release date will be announced at a later date.
The film is based on the Batman comic book version of the same name, which was released in a trilogy from 1993 to 1994. Producers include Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O’Neill, Peter David, Joe Duffy, Jim Aparo, Graham Nolan, Norm Breyfogle, and Jim Ballance.
This is widely regarded as one of the best Batman stories of all time.
The official logline reads, “When a mysterious behemoth known only as Bane frees Batman’s entire Rogues Gallery from Arkham Asylum, the Caped Crusader is pushed to his breaking point both mentally and physically.”
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall is directed by Jeff Wamster and written by Jeremy Adams. Rick Morales serves as supervising producer along with producers Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Morrow. Sam Register and Michael Uslan will serve as executive producers.
“Knightfall” has been referenced in numerous Batman projects over the years, but has never been made into a direct film. Perhaps most famously, elements of the story were incorporated into the film The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Tom Hardy as Bane.
Previous Batman animated films include Batman: Death in the Family, Batman: The Killing Joke, and Batman: Under the Red Hood.
