10 Things you might not know about THE BATMAN FILM FRANCHISE

Here I have collected 10 trivia facts about the Batman films, from Tim Burton's 'Batman' (1989) to Christopher Nolan's final chapter of his Dark Knight 

trilogy - 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012). 

1. In the Italian version of 'Batman' (1989), Jack Nicholson was dubbed by an actor called Giancarlo Giannini. Nineteen years later, his son Adiano Giannini was chosen for dubbing Heath Ledger in 'The Dark Knight' (2008) 

2. During the six month shoot of 'Batman Returns' (1992), Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman/Selina Kyle) got through 60 catsuits at a cost of $1000 a suit 

3. Christian Bale originally auditioned to play the role of Robin in 'Batman Forever' (1995) 

4. After 'Batman & Robin' (1997) Joel Schumacher was planning to make a sequel, 'Batman: Triumphant' and even a prequel, 'Batman: Year One'. However 'Batman & Robin' flopped massively at the box office and Schumacher was refused by Warner Bros to make any sequels...(Thank God) 

5. Christian Bale lost his voice three times during the filming of 'Batman Begins' (2005) due to altering his voice so drastically whilst in character 

6. Marilyn Manson was considered for the role of Dr Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in 'Batman Begins' 

7. Heath Ledger hid away in a motel room for six weeks to perfect his role as The Joker, he took inspiration from Sid Viscous for the Joker's appearance and Alex De Large (A Clockwork Orange) for his psychotic mannerisms 

8. Dr Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow makes a brief re-appearance in both 'The Dark Knight' (in the opening scene with the batman 'hockey pad' characters) and 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012) (as the judge convicting people to death or exile) 

9. In the fight scene in 'The Dark Knight Rises' when Bane 'breaks' Batman neither Christian Bale or Tom Hardy used stunt doubles 

10. The final fight scene in 'The Dark Knight Rises' marks the only occasion in the Nolan trilogy and the Burton/Schumacher films where Batman is seen during the day time