Fan CastingBatman: Dark War

Batman: Dark War is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman and inspired by the Injustice comics and the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Produced by DC Films and RatPac-Dune Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the first film in the DC Blood War Universe. Directed by Lexi Alexander, who wrote the screenplay with Zack Snyder, the film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, Peter Sarsgaard, James McAvoy, Jim Caviezel, Natalie Portman, Denzel Washington, Jaimie Alexander, Anya Taylor-Joy, Timothèe Chalamet, Sterling K. Brown, and Patrick Stewart. Batman: Dark War was released on October 26th, 2022; it received overwhelmingly positive reviews upon release, with critics praising the visual effects, direction, screenplay, action sequences, the serious and dark tone, musical score, performances (particularly from Morgan, Olsen, Sarsgaard and Caviezel) and the emotionally thematic elements. The film was a box-office success and performed far above expectations, grossing $791 million worldwide. Two sequels are in development, while a film focusing on Livewire is scheduled to be released on 2024.