7. The Supporting Cast
Oscar winner Michael Caine as Alfred? Oscar winner Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox? How did that happen exactly? Top actors in pretty thankless supporting parts. Now that they've added Tom Conti and Joseph Gordon Levitt to the mix, do we really want this franchise to pack it in? Christian Bale might be leaving when Nolan vacates the director's chair, but that doesn't mean to say we have to lose every outstanding, garlanded actor from the impressive ensemble cast. If acting legends are happy to play bit-parts in your movie, you don't typically say "thanks but we're going another way". It bears repeating: icon of British cinema cool Michael Caine is happy to play the butler in this series. Don't even joke about replacing Gary Oldman.