Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy — Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — redefined superhero cinema in the 21st century.Nolan’s grounded take on the world of Batman and Gotham City, anchored by Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne and Heath Ledger’s iconic Joker, elevated comic book adaptations into serious genre storytelling and left an enduring legacy on film.Credit: DC / Warner BrosBut while the Dark Knight films were intended as trilogy, with Nolan in recent years saying he has no plans to return to the superhero genre, let alone his Batman series, it seems there were plans away from the big screen to develop Dark Knight into a multimedia franchise.Of course, there are already a few tie-ins, including the Japanese animated six-part series Batman: Gotham Knight, which is now only considered loosely connected to the three Nolan films, as well as the Batman Begins video game.But now, new storyboard images have recently surfaced on Reddit (via Vice) for a long‑lost video game once in development during the mid‑2000s. The project was conceived as an open‑world game tied to The Dark Knight, intended to launch alongside the movie in 2008.Developed by Pandemic Studios Brisbane and slated for publication by Electronic Arts, the title would have placed players in the sprawling Gotham City established in Nolan’s films with stealth mechanics, multiple storylines, and villains beyond those featured on screen.Credit: DC / Warner Bros.Related: DC Studios May Have Quietly Confirmed That Robert Pattinson Is the DCU’s BatmanThe storyboards show early concept work inspired by scenes from 2008’s The Dark Knight, giving a rare look at what the game could have been. These aren’t polish assets, but sketches and layouts hint at the scope of an ambitious adaptation tied to Nolan’s cinematic vision.The game was canceled months before its planned release, and Pandemic Studios Brisbane eventually shut down, marking a quiet end to an ambitious tie‑in that might have changed Batman gaming history while also expanding The Dark Knight trilogy in surprising ways.Credit: DC / Warner Bros.Upcoming Batman ContentWhile the canceled Dark Knight game remains a fascinating “what if,” the Batman franchise continues to expand in other directions.In 2026, the third-person action-adventure “LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight”, developed by TT Games, will hit shelves, inviting players into an open-world, LEGO‑styled Gotham City with missions, vehicles, and characters drawn from decades of Batman media.The game is scheduled for May 29, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with a later Nintendo Switch 2 version.There are also all the Arkham games, which offer their own sandbox versions of Gotham.Beyond the games, Batman’s presence on screen is also set to continue. A Batman: Knightfall animated film series is expected to arrive in 2026, unpacking one of the character’s most famous comic arcs, while Matt Reeves’ The Batman — Part II is slated for release in late 2027. The DCU reboot The Brave and the Bold, part of DC Studios’ shared universe, remains in development, although its casting and release date remain unknown.Would you like to see another entry in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below!The post Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy Open‑World Game Revealed appeared first on Inside the Magic.