Adaptations of Scarecrow in other media
Batman Begins Scarecrow Costume.jpg
A mannequin of the Scarecrow costume worn by Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins (2005)
Created byBill Finger
Bob Kane
Original sourceComics published by DC Comics
First appearanceWorld's Finest Comics #3 (September 1941)
Films and television
Film(s)
Television
show(s)

The Scarecrow, a supervillain in DC Comics and an adversary of the superhero Batman, has been adapted in various forms of media, including films, television series and video games.

Television

David W. Thompson as the Scarecrow in Gotham
David W. Thompson as the Scarecrow in Gotham

DC Animated Universe

Scarecrow's designs in the DC Animated Universe.
Scarecrow's designs in the DC Animated Universe.

The Scarecrow appears in television series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU):

Film

Live-action

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in Batman Begins (2005)
Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in Batman Begins (2005)

The Scarecrow appears in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, portrayed by Cillian Murphy. This version wears a burlap sack with a built-in rebreather that doubles as a gas mask for his fear experiments. Murphy explained that the relatively simple mask, as opposed to the full scarecrow costume seen in the comics, was utilized because he "wanted the Scarecrow to avoid the Worzel Gummidge look, because he's not a very physically imposing man—he's more interested in the manipulation of the mind and what that can do".[10]

Animation

Video games

Lego series

Main article: Lego Batman

Batman: Arkham

Main article: Batman: Arkham

Scarecrow as he appears in Arkham Asylum (left) and Arkham Knight (right)

The Scarecrow appears in the Batman: Arkham video game series, voiced initially by Dino Andrade and later by John Noble.[29] This version wields a mechanical gauntlet with four hypodermic needles laced with his fear toxin.

Miscellaneous

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