The Batman Crusade is a 2017 comic book-action film directed by Darren Anorofsky . It is the sequel to the hit 2015 blockbuster The Batman. Armie Hammer returns as the title role, along with Brittany Snow as Jessica Dent, David Thewlis as Alfred Pennyworth, Bryan Cranston as Jim Gordon, Jim Sturgess as Harvey Dent, and Anthony Mackie as Lucius Fox. Joining the cast is Woody Harrelson as Edward Nigma/ The Riddler and Zoe Saldana as Selina Kyle. The film was well recieved both critically and financially, gaining a 80% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and grossing an estimated total of $526,758,990 in the box office.