DC, Warner Bros. Animation, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have dropped the first trailer for Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall — the opening chapter of a three-part animated film adaptation of the iconic 1990s comics arc. The premiere happened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with a wider release still coming later this year.
Anson Mount, known from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, voices Batman/Bruce Wayne. Michael Mando — Spider-Man: Brave New Day — plays Bane, and Pablo Schreiber of Halo fame takes on Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael. Jeff Wamester directs from a script by Jeremy Adams, adapting the original comics storyline credited to a sprawling team including Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O'Neil, and Jim Aparo, among others. The official synopsis sets the stage: Bane breaks open Arkham Asylum and unleashes Batman's entire Rogue's Gallery, pushing the Caped Crusader to his mental and physical limit.
The Knightfall arc is one of DC's most celebrated Batman runs — it ranked 15th on IGN's list of the 27 best Batman comics and graphic novels. It also served as a major influence on Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, where Tom Hardy's Bane famously broke Batman's back and seized Gotham City. The animated trilogy was first announced at New York Comic Con 2025.
With the Annecy premiere now done and a release window confirmed for later this year, the remaining question is exactly when Part 1 hits home entertainment — and how quickly Parts 2 and 3 follow.
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