Eight years after banishing organised crime from Gotham City Christian Bale skulks in Wayne Manor, a physically and psychologically scarred man.

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.

The Dark Knight rises in Irish cinemas this Friday on the wings of huge anticipation for the final film of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, but there is one man who remains calm in the face of the media hype: Batman actor Christian Bale.

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

Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several 'Batman' movies in the 1990s, has died at 84 after battling blood cancer.