For the director, see Morgan J. Freeman

2005–2014: Continued success

Freeman in 2007
Freeman made six appearances in various films in 2005. In the drama An Unfinished Life, Freeman plays Mitch, a neighbor of a Wyoming rancher (Robert Redford). The film had a mixed response; The Guardian critic thought it was amiable but questioned the purpose of Freeman’s “sidekick” role.[93] Freeman’s authoritative voice led to his narration of two documentaries; Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds and the Academy Award-winning March of the Penguins.[23] He also appeared in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, the first installment in what would become The Dark Knight Trilogy, as the fictional Lucius Fox.[94] After this, he co-starred with Jet Li in the action-thriller Unleashed, playing Sam, a blind piano tuner who helps Li’s character turn his life around. The film gained a mixed-to-positive reception; Peter Hartlaub of San Francisco Chronicle was confused with the genre and thought Freeman’s character interrupted the narrative.[95] Freeman’s next role was in the thriller Edison, which bombed at the box office.[96] In his last release of 2005, he provided the voice of Neil Armstrong in the documentary Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D.[97]