The Dark Knight Returns is an upcoming 2014 superhero film directed by Sebastian Holloway (and partially by Jonathan Nolan), who developed the story of the film with a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt and Nolan. The film is a sequel to the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. Despite creating critical anticipation since its announcement, negative reaction to the continuation to Christopher Nolan's Batman film series followed almost immediately. Featuring the DC Comics hero Batman, the film will be the first of a planned trilogy by Sebastian Holloway. The film's title is the same of the famous comic series but is very loosely based on the comics itself. The film stars the majority of actors from Christopher Nolan's series, who were satisfied with the screenplay and the participation of Jo