Claim: Batman Begins predated The Dark Knight.
Evidence: It is followed by The Dark Knight -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and The Dark Knight Rises -LRB- 2012 -RRB- in a continual story-arc , which has later been referred to as The Dark Knight Trilogy.
Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the second part of Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005 's Batman Begins , starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Heath Ledger , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman.
The trilogy consists of Batman Begins -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Dark Knight -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and The Dark Knight Rises -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , directed by Christopher Nolan.
Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the final installment in Nolan 's Batman film trilogy , and the sequel to Batman Begins -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and The Dark Knight -LRB- 2008 -RRB-.