Here's How The "Batman" Characters Have Changed Over The Past 50 Years

I wonder what Batman will look like 50 years from now.

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First, here's Adam West as Batman in the Batman series (1966–1968):

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Here's Michael Keaton as Batman in Batman (1989):

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He continued to play the role in Batman Returns (1992) and will reprise the role in The Flash (2022). 

Here's Val Kilmer as Batman in Batman Forever (1995):

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Here's George Clooney as Batman in Batman & Robin (1999):

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Here's Christian Bale as Batman in Batman Begins (2005):

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Christian continued the role in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Here's Ben Affleck as Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016):

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Ben continued to play the role in Suicide Squad (2016), Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and will reprise the role in The Flash (2022).

Here's David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's Robert Pattinson as Batman in The Batman (2022):

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And here are all of them side by side:

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First, here's Julie Newmar as Catwoman in the Batman series (1966–1967):

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Here's Lee Meriwether as Catwoman in Batman (1966):

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Lee replaced Julie Newmar — who played the role on the series for two seasons — as Catwoman in the movie. 

Here's Eartha Kitt as Catwoman in the Batman series (1968):

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She eventually replaced Julia Newmar for the third season of the series.

Here's Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992):

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Here's Halle Berry as Catwoman in Catwoman (2004):

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Here's Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises (2012):

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Here's Camren Bicondova as Selina "Cat" Kyle in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman in The Batman (2022):

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And here are all of them side by side:

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First, here's Alan Napier as Alfred in the Batman series (1966–1968):

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Here's Michael Gough as Alfred in Batman (1989):

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He continued the role in Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), and Batman & Robin (1997). 

Here's Michael Caine as Alfred in Batman Begins (2005):

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He continued the role for The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Here's Jeremy Irons as Alfred in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016):

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He continued the role in Justice League (2017). 

Here's Sean Pertwee as Alfred in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's Douglas Hodge as Alfred in Joker (2019):

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Here's Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman (2022):

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And here's all of them side by side:

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First, here's Frank Gorshin as The Riddler in the Batman series (1966–1968):

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Here's John Astin as The Riddler in the Batman series (1967):

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John only played the role for Season 2 until Frank Gorshin returned for Season 3. 

Here's Jim Carrey as The Riddler in Batman Forever (1995):

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Here's Cory Michael Smith as The Riddler in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's Paul Dano as The Riddler in The Batman (2022):

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And here's all of them side by side:

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Here's Burgess Meredith as Penguin in the TV series Batman (1966–1968):

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Here's Danny DeVito as Penguin in Batman Returns (1992):

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Here's Robin Lord Taylor as Penguin in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's Colin Farrell as Penguin in The Batman (2022):

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And here's all of them side by side:

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First, here's Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon in the TV series Batman (1966–1968):

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Here's Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon in Batman (1989):

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He continued in the role for Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), and Batman & Robin (1997). 

Here's Gary Oldman as James Gordon in Batman Begins (2005):

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He continued with the role for The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Here's Ben Mackenzie as James Gordon in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's J.K. Simmons as Commissioner James Gordon in Justice League (2017):

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Here's Jeffrey Wright as Lt. James Gordon in The Batman (2022):

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And here's all of them side by side:

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First, here's Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone in Batman Begins (2005):

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Here's John Doman as Carmine Falcone in the TV series Gotham (2014–2019):

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Here's John Turturro as Carmine Falcone in The Batman (2022):

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And here's all of them side by side:

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