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Heath Ledger (seated) as the Joker and Christian Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight (2008).
Michael Keaton played the title character in Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman. Although his casting as the Caped Crusader initially surprised many due to his background in comedy, the film was a major commercial success.123