Screen test footage from Batman Begins shows Christian Bale wearing Val Kilmer's Batsuit from Batman Forever. New fan art combines Christian Bale's Batman suit from The Dark Knight Trilogy and Ben Affleck's from the DCEU, creating a perfect Batsuit. A piece by fan artist Jakub Masłowski shows Christian Bale wearing Ben Affleck’s Batman suit. Kilmer on the other hand replaced Michael Keaton as Batman for Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever in 1995. Bale played Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, which consists of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. The former One Direction star, 26, appeared to be dressed as actor Christian Bale's Gothic interpretation of the iconic superhero, from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.