Indeed, many DC movies have become essential superhero films that cannot be forgotten.

Batman’s most iconic villain also happens to be one of the most famous villains in fiction.

The risk paid off for DC in a major way with the release ofBlue Beetlein 2023.

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Especially with the director ofGuardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn.

Indeed, Batman can supposedly give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, wears full clown make-up in an elevator in 2019’s ‘Joker’.

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Itproved to everyone that there were still new routes that DC could takewith even their most seasoned film heroes.

It’s also just an all-around phenomenal film.

The Dark Knightspawned many headlines and continues to beone of the most discussed comic book filmsto this very day.

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That alone makes it astoundingly impactful and a central pillar upon which modern DC rises.

TheChristopher ReeveSuperman flicks proved that superhero films can work and be entertaining while still being heartfelt and poignant.

It also happens to be one of the greatest andmost entertaining cape flicksof all time.

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Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot, blocks a projectile with her bracer in ‘Wonder Woman’.

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Task Force X standing in the jungle looking at the camera in The Suicide Squad

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The masked vigilante Batman (Robert Pattinson) investigates a crime scene in The Batman

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Steppenwolf in Themyscira in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Joker (Heath Ledger) sits on a floor in an interrogation room with his back against a wall in The Dark Knight.

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