Batman Rising is a superhero movie directed by Sam Raimi and based on the DC Comic character of the same name. It stars Luke Evans as the title role, as well as Adrien Brody,Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Jeffrey Wright and Timothy Spall. It tells the story of the beginning of Batman crime fighting, with him dealing with his past. The film took a visual style inspired by comics such as Batman: Hush a departure to the more gritty look of the Dark Knight trilogy.