An Oxford cinema is celebrating the landmark anniversary of Batman by showing eight films starring the hero.

The Caped Crusader turned 85 this year and to celebrate Vue Oxford is showcasing some of the comic book hero’s most loved films.

From Val Kilmer and George Clooney to Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson, the cinema will be revisiting some of the DC character’s most iconic interpretations. 

The celebrations will be kicking off with not one but two animated classics returning to the big screen.

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Vue will host the films in Oxford.Vue will host the films in Oxford. (Image: Vue)

In Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of mob boss murders, carried out by a new vigilante assassin.

Meanwhile, in The Lego Batman Movie, Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan.

In Batman Forever, Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler.

When former District Attorney Harvey Dent incorrectly believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side he unleashes a reign of terror on the good people of Gotham.

Fans can also catch Bruce and his famous sidekick in Batman & Robin, where the duo are working side-by-side to stop the villains of Gotham City.

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Even Batman's animated films will be shown.Even Batman's animated films will be shown. (Image: Vue)

However, there is tension appearing between them, especially when one villainess who calls herself Poison Ivy can make anyone fall in love with her... literally.

The Dark Knight Trilogy, including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, will also be screening at Vue.

Follow Batman as he juggles the day-to-day role of playboy millionaire while keeping Gotham safe from the likes of Scarecrow, Joker and Bane.

Finally, there will also be the latest incarnation of the Caped Crusader in The Batman, which follows Bruce as he is taunted by a sadistic serial killer that will eventually lead back to Batman’s own dark past.

Toby Bradon for Vue UK & Ireland said: “With a rich history spanning an impressive 85 years it’s no wonder that we’ve seen so many incarnations of DC’s most famous character.

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“Whether you’ve seen them a dozen times or not at all, nothing compares to seeing these films the way they were meant to be shown – on the big screen.”

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm will be shown from Friday, August 30 alongside The Lego Batman Movie.

Batman Forever will be available to watch at the cinema from Friday, September 6 while Batman & Robin will be from Friday, September 13.

The Dark Knight and the rest of The Dark Knight Trilogy will be on from Friday, September 20 while The Batman will begin on Friday, September 27.

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Batman and the Joker in The Dark Knight.Batman and the Joker in The Dark Knight. (Image: Vue)

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