As Rachel Dawes, Holmes made quite an impression on fans as well as critics. It was a new type of film role for Katie Holmes, as she had not yet appeared in a big-budget superhero movie.

Initially played by Katie Holmes, Rachel Dawes was an original creation for Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, appearing in ...

Katie Holmes, who played Rachel Dawes in 2005’s ‘Batman Begins,’ was photographed after she hopped on Batman: The Ride. Major fire burns at building in Paterson.

So, Maggie Gyllenhaal who had replaced Katie Holmes and played the role of Rachel Dawes in the movie had quite a short yet very intense part in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

The star is taking Holmes’ role in “The Dark Knight,” but she plans to do her own interpretation of Rachel Dawes that has nothing to do with the way Katie played the role.

Katie Holmes had all the tools to launch a legendary acting career following her lead role as Rachel Dawes in 2005's superhero blockbuster, "Batman Begins." Instead, she seemed to lose momentum ...

Watching Rachel in Batman Begins feels like one is watching Katie Holmes playing a role. Unlike some other entries on this list, there were no struggles over creative control or an untimely death.

She turned down the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight presumably because Tom told her to. Warner Home Video’s Batman Begins on Blu-ray Disc will be available Tuesday, July 8 in standard ...

[Holmes played Christian Bale’s love interest, Rachel Dawes, in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins”] Callan is so talented. I just hope he has a great time.

Latino Review has posted an interesting scoop saying that Harvey Dent will definitely appear in The Dark Knight while Katie Holmes will no longer play Rachel Dawes, though the character remains.