The Batman is a 2008 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. Directed by Guillremo Del Toro, who co-wrote the screenplay with Travis Beachman, the film stars Ben Affleck as the title character with Jeremy Irons, Ben McKenzie, Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway and Aaron Eckhart in supporting roles. It is the first film in the DC Cinematic Universe (DCU), telling the origin story of Bruce Wayne from the death of his parents to his journey to become Batman and his fight to stop The Joker from plunging Gotham City into chaos.
