Batfans in the North will be well served in September as Vue Cinemas bring a host of classics featuring the Caped Crusader back to the big screen to celebrate his 85th birthday.
From Val Kilmer and George Clooney (not so great) to Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson (much better), Vue will be revisiting some of the DC character’s most iconic interpretations.
The celebrations will be kicking off with not one but two animated classics returning to the big screen. In Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of mob boss murders, carried out by a new vigilante assassin. Meanwhile, in The Lego Batman Movie, a cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan.
In Batman Forever, Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. When former District Attorney Harvey Dent incorrectly believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side he unleashes a reign of terror on the good people of Gotham.
Fans can also catch Bruce and his famous sidekick in Batman & Robin, where the duo are working side-by-side to stop the villains of Gotham City. However, there is tension appearing between them, especially when one villainess who calls herself Poison Ivy can make anyone fall in love with her… literally.
Needing no introduction, Christopher Nolan’s stunning The Dark Knight will also be screening at Vue. Follow Batman as he juggles the day-to-day role of playboy millionaire with keeping Gotham safe from the infamous Joker. Needing no introduction, all three films from Nolan’s Christian Bale-led Trilogy – Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises – will be screening.
Finally, watch the most recent iteration of the Caped Crusader in The Batman, which stars Robert Pattinson and shot extensively in Liverpool, as our hero is taunted by a sadistic serial killer that will eventually lead back to Batman’s own dark past.
The Dark Knight takeover will be coming to Vue Cinemas across the North of England and Scotland, including the chain’s five cineplexes in Greater Manchester, and two each in Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh, from August 30.
Jack Costello, general manager at Vue Leeds Kirkstall, said: “With a rich history spanning an impressive 85 years it’s no wonder that we’ve seen so many incarnations of DC’s most famous character. Whether you’ve seen them a dozen times or not at all, nothing compares to seeing these films the way they were meant to be shown – on the big screen.”
See Vue’s website for full local listings.
