It's official, the "Dark Knight" will be passing torch to another man worthy of the mask. Christian Bale has quit making "Batman" films, saying three blockbuster hits are enough.

The 39-year-old English actor has been playing the DC Comics superhero to critical and commercial acclaim since 2005 when "Batman Begins" was released in theatres. The second and third film even both surpassed the $1 billion mark in the box office.

Normally, when a film franchise makes billions of dollars in ticket sales, the logical business step is to make another film and pay the stars millions for their job.

But for Bale and director/writer Christopher Nolan, it's time to move on.

"We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three [Batman films]. That's enough. Let's not get greedy," the actor told EW. "Chris [Nolan] always said he wanted to make it one film at a time. And we ended up sitting there looking at each other, saying 'We're about to make the third.'

"We never really knew if we were going to get to be there, but if that was how it was going to be, this was where it should end as well."

And about the planned and long-delayed "Justice League" movie, Bale said that he has "no information, no knowledge about anything. I've literally not had a conversation with a living soul. I understand that they may be making a Justice League movie, but that's it."

He insisted that his time as the caped crusader has come to an end.

"It's a torch that should be handed from one actor to another. So I enjoy looking forward to what somebody else will come up with," he continued.

"Justice League" is DC Comics' answer to Marvel's "The Avengers," and will bring together superheroes, such as Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and Wonder Woman.

In June, David S. Goyer, co-writer of the "Dark Knight" and "Man of Steel," has confirmed that Bale will not be returning as Batman in the "Justice League" film, saying, "It would be a different Bruce Wayne from Dark Knight trilogy."

There's no definite name attached to the ambitious production yet, though it is assumed that "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill will be reprising his role as Superman for the film.

For the "Batman" franchise reboot, there are fans who are pushing for Joseph Gordon-Levitt to take over the role, but perhaps a separate "Robin" film for him would fare better.