A multi-part animated film adaptation of “Batman: Knightfall” is currently in production, Variety has learned.
The announcement was made at New York Comic-Con at the end of the Warner Bros. Animation panel “The Art Knight: Batman in Animation.” The first part of”Batman: Knightfall” is slated to debut in 2026, with an exact premiere date to be announced at a later time.
The film is based on the Batman comic book arc of the same name that was released in three parts between 1993 and 1994. It was created by Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O’Neil, Peter David, Jo Duffy, Jim Aparo, Graham Nolan, Norm Breyfogle, and Jim Balent.
It is widely regarded as one of the best Batman stories of all time.
The official logline states, “When the mysterious behemoth known only as Bane frees Batman’s entire Rogue’s Gallery from Arkham Asylum, the Caped Crusader is pushed to his mental and physical breaking point.”
“Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall” is directed by Jeff Wamester and written by Jeremy Adams. Rick Morales serves as supervising producer alongside producers Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau. Sam Register and Michael Uslan are executive producers.
“Knightfall” has never been directly adapted for the screen, though it has been referenced in numerous Batman projects over the years. Perhaps most famously, elements of the storyline were incorporated into the film “The Dark Knight Rises” starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Tom Hard as Bane.
Previous Batman animated films include “Batman: Death in the Family,” “Batman: The Killing Joke,” and “Batman: Under the Red Hood.”
