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Starring: Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cilian Murphy, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson

How does one man change the world?

It’s a question that haunts Bruce Wayne (CHRISTIAN BALE) like the specter of his parents, gunned down before his eyes in the streets of Gotham on a night that changed his life forever.

Tormented by guilt and anger, battling the demons that feed his desire for revenge and his need to honor his parents’ altruistic legacy, the disillusioned industrial heir vanishes from Gotham and secretly travels the world, seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.

In his quest to educate himself in the ways of the criminal mind, Bruce is mentored by a mysterious man called Ducard (LIAM NEESON) in the mastery of the physical and mental disciplines that will empower him to fight the evil he has vowed to destroy. He soon finds himself the target of recruiting efforts by the League of Shadows, a powerful, subversive vigilante group headed by enigmatic leader Ra’s al Ghul (KEN WATANABE).

Bruce returns to Gotham to find the city devoured by rampant crime and corruption. Wayne Enterprises, his family’s former bastion of philanthropic business ideals, now rests in the hands of CEO Richard Earle (RUTGER HAUER), a man more concerned with taking the company public than serving the public good.
Meanwhile, Bruce’s close childhood friend Rachel Dawes (KATIE HOLMES), now an Assistant District Attorney, can’t secure a conviction of the city’s most notorious criminals because the justice system has been so deeply polluted by scum like crime boss Carmine Falcone (TOM WILKINSON). It doesn’t help that prominent Gotham psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Crane (CILLIAN MURPHY) bolsters insanity defenses for Falcone’s thugs in exchange for nefarious favors that serve his own devious agenda.

With the help of his trusted butler Alfred (MICHAEL CAINE), detective Jim Gordon (GARY OLDMAN) – one of the few good cops on the Gotham police force – and Lucius Fox (MORGAN FREEMAN), his ally at the Wayne Enterprises’ Applied Sciences division, Bruce Wayne unleashes his awe-inspiring alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and an array of high tech weaponry to fight the sinister forces that threaten to destroy the city.

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Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy production of a film by Christopher Nolan, CHRISTIAN BALE in Batman Begins, starring MICHAEL CAINE, LIAM NEESON, KATIE HOLMES, GARY OLDMAN, CILLIAN MURPHY, TOM WILKINSON, RUTGER HAUER, KEN WATANABE and MORGAN FREEMAN.

Directed by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, the film is produced by EMMA THOMAS, CHARLES ROVEN and LARRY FRANCO. The screenplay is by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and DAVID S. GOYER, story by DAVID S. GOYER, based upon BATMAN characters created by BOB KANE and published by DC COMICS. The executive producers are BENJAMIN MELNIKER and MICHAEL E. USLAN. The director of photography is WALLY PFISTER, A.S.C.; the production designer is NATHAN CROWLEY; the film is edited by LEE SMITH, A.C.E.; the costume designer is LINDY HEMMING; and the music is by HANS ZIMMER and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD.

This film has been rated “PG-13” by the MPAA for “intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.”

The Caped Crusader is back!

"Batman Begins" is the first theatrical Batman film since 1997 and he's better than ever. To celebrate the June 15th release, we have some great prizes to give away to our readers. In addition to the runner-up prize pack, one grand prize winner will receive the following two prizes:

The BATMAN BEGINS videogame for Playstation 2
Co-publishers Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Electronic Arts will launch the Batman Begins videogame based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures' film on June 15, 2005. The stealth action game will be available on PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(r) video game system from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube(tm) and Game Boy(r) Advance.

The BATMAN BEGINS Official Movie Guide
(Time Home Entertainment)
Batman Begins: The Official Movie Guide has over 150 stunning images from the film...it's a must-have for every Batman fan!

BATMAN BEGINS Swiss Berken Bag

Runner-up winners will receive BATMAN BEGINS t-shirts (three styles, including a Batmobile one!), hats, cell phone charms, keychains, glow-in-the-dark tattoos, and a Bat Light keychain!

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. To enter, please fill out the information completely and correctly below. Only one valid entry per person, please. You must be at least 13 years of age to enter and a resident of the United States to enter. Contest ends June 27th.

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