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Batman's Infamous 'Knightfall' Storyline Getting Multipart Animated Film Adaptation

The adaptation will bring the full 'Knightfall' saga to animation for the first time and is set to begin a multi-part series in 2026, covering Batman's battle with Bane.

The '90s saga introduced the supervillain Bane, who broke the Dark Knight's back.DC Comics The cover of 'Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1'The Dark Knight is in for a rough night.The infamous Batman comic book storyline of the '90s known as "Knightfall" — which introduced the supervillain Bane and saw him break the Caped Crusader's back — is being adapted into multiple animated films, Warner Bros. announced Friday at New York Comic Con. The project pro…

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A year ago, a page for the first part of the animated film "Batman: Knightfall" appeared in the EIDR registry. It pointed to a possible adaptation of the Batman: Knightfall comic book as a series of two or three full-length animated films. And just yesterday, at the Warner Bros. Animation panel at New York Comic-Con, the official announcement of the first part of "Batman: Knightfall" was made.

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vitalthrills.com broke the news in on Friday, October 10, 2025.
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