Batman (sometimes called The New Batman) is a 2014 superhero film directed by Zack Synder, produced by Emma Thomas / Deborah Synder / Zack Synder, and written by David S. Goyer. It stars Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Bill Nighy, Kate Mara, Christopher Walken, Clark Gregg, Paul Bettany, and Danny Glover. It is the first film in the Zack Synder Quadrilogy.