Batman Fan Film Continues Story Of 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Though it was released over a year ago, there's still some debate as to the ending of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Is Bruce Wayne alive, or a figment of Alfred's imagination? Is John Blake going to become Robin, Nightwing or a new Batman? While there are certainly arguments to be made over the first question, the answer to the second is much more cut and dry. Don't forget Bruce Wayne's quote from Batman Begins: "As a man, I'm flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol...as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting." Even though John Blake's name is inexplicably "Robin," the film ends with him rising to become the next personification of that symbol, fulfilling the point of the entire series.

Audiences will see a brand new Batman in theaters in 2015, but we'll likely never get to see Nolan's version of Blake's story. So director Brett Register and other fans of Nolan's series have created a fan film called The Dark Knight Legacy. It's set one year after the events of The Dark Knight Rises and follows John Blake as Nightwing, who must defend Gotham City from a new villain known as the Red Hood. Check it out below.

Here's the first episode of The Dark Knight Legacy via Machinima. There's also an Indie GoGo page aiming to crowd-source a continuation to this story.

What do you think of The Dark Knight Legacy?