As the Caped Crusader hits 80 years of protecting Gotham City, Chris Wasser looks at the history of the world’s darkest superhero.

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Parting is such sweet sorrow. Director Christopher Nolan completes his dark and brooding trilogy based on the DC Comics crime-fighter in suitably grandiose fashion, delivering not only the longest film in the series but also the most brutal, violent and satisfying.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard's roles in the new Batman film have been announced.

John Wayne’s eldest son Michael Wayne, who helped produce several of his father’s films, has died aged 68.