The Dark Knight Returns: Part One (2012)
Based on the dark and gritty graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns Part One is an animated action film set in the same world as Batman: Year One. The film follows a retired Batman following the death of the last Robin ever taken under his wing, Jason Todd. Two-Face, having been released and supposedly reformed, and a sudden wave of major crimes forces Bruce Wayne to don the cowl once more as an aged and far more brutal Batman, but even takes on a new Robin protege named Carrie Kelley.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
- Director
- Jay Oliva
- Release Date
- August 21, 2012
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Peter Weller , Ariel Winter , David Selby , Wade Williams , Carlos Alazraqui , Dee Bradley Baker
- Writers
- Frank Miller
- Runtime
- 76minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Sequel(s)
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
- Budget
- $80million
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