在《蝙蝠侠：侠影之谜》大获成功后，克里斯托弗·诺兰最初犹豫是否执导《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士》，直到他的哥哥乔纳森说服了他。 Christopher Nolan initially hesitated to direct "The Dark Knight" after "Batman Begins" success, until his brother Jonathan convinced him.

乔纳森诺兰透露，他的哥哥克里斯托弗诺兰在《蝙蝠侠：侠影之谜》成功后最初犹豫是否执导《黑暗骑士》。 Jonathan Nolan reveals his brother Christopher Nolan was initially hesitant to direct "The Dark Knight" after the success of "Batman Begins". 克里斯托弗并不想成为一名超级英雄电影导演，最初考虑不再拍摄其他电影。 Christopher didn't want to become a superhero movie director and initially considered not making another film. 《黑暗骑士》和《黑暗骑士崛起》的联合编剧乔纳森诺兰必须说服他的弟弟重返蝙蝠侠系列。 Jonathan Nolan, who co-wrote "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises", had to convince his brother to return to the Batman franchise.