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PRODUCTION COMMENCES ON
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S
BATMAN BEGINS FOR WARNER BROS. PICTURES
~ Gary Oldman Joins
Cast of Highly Anticipated Film ~
BURBANK, CA, March 3, 2004 –
Batman Begins, director Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated
film, has commenced production in Iceland, with Gary Oldman joining
the all-star cast. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov,
President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
In Batman Begins, Oldman will
play Lieutenant James Gordon, a detective on the Gotham police
force. The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Michael
Caine as his trusted butler Alfred; Katie Holmes as Rachel, a
childhood friend of Wayne’s; Liam Neeson as Wayne’s
mentor, Henri Ducard; Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, a former board
member and sidelined employee of Wayne Enterprises; and Ken Watanabe
as the villanous Ra’s Al Ghul.
Directed by Christopher Nolan
from a screenplay by David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, Batman
Begins is produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Larry Franco.
The executive producers are Ben Melniker and Michael Uslan. The
film is based on characters created by Bob Kane and published
by DC Comics.
Batman Begins is scheduled to
film in Iceland, London and Chicago.
The film, which explores the
origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence
as a force for good in Gotham, will be released worldwide in Summer
2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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