The Batman (DCCU Film)

The Batman is an imagined film that takes place in the DC Cinematic Universe. It is considered a legacy film and the spiritual sequel to The Dark Knight Rises, which was released 14 years prior. This movie has the least amount of action in the entire DCCU and is considered a psychological mystery thriller.
== Plot ==
* Dick Grayson, the former leader of the Teen Titans, took on the mantle of Batman after meeting with Luke Fox at the end of Teen Titans 3. Since then, he has led the Justice League to defeat the Crime Syndicate in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
* Since the retaking of Gotham City at the end of The Dark Knight Rises, Gotham City has undergone several power struggles. Metahumans such as the Birds of Prey and Catwoman have fought crime in sections, but the city has never returned to its former glory from before Batman Begins. 
* Batman traces the origins of several crimes to escaped inmates from Arkham Asylum. After interrogating the criminals, he learns that they are terrified of returning to Arkham and they had to escape.
* Batman has taken Tim Drake/Robin under his wing and asked Oracle to help him get to the bottom of what is going on in Arkham.
* Oracle traces monetary transfers to Arkham Asylum from Tony Zucco, who has taken over the Carmine Falcone family. Batman and Robin raid the Falcone headquarters and helps the GCPD arrest a gang. 
* Dr. Hugo Strange works in Arkham Asylum and is the recipient of the Zucco payments. Strange is a strict believer in Darwinism and a follower of the rules of the League of Shadows. He wants all low-level criminals and low-class citizens removed. He uses the funds from Zucco to perform experiments on Asylum inmates to experiment with torture and weapons. Jeremiah Arkham, the head of Arkham Asylum believes that he is just performing medical experiments on criminals to advance medicine. Zucco funds these experiments in order to take out his competition. 
* Renee Montoya, who has appeared in several DCCU media, gives Batman a tour of Arkham. He finds several criminals tortured and uses detective skills to trace the perpetrator to Dr. Hugo Strange. 
* Strange tries to act innocent and says that Zucco wants him to do this as he is funding it. Strange, who somehow knows Batman's identity, drops clues that Zucco murdered Grayson's parents in an attempt to aggravate him.
* Batman charges out and goes to hunt Zucco in a fit of rage, despite warnings from Oracle.
* Killer Moth, who works for Arkham, then appears and subdues Robin. 
* Batman is about to kill Zucco, but is stopped by Jim Gordon, who reminds him what Bruce Wayne would have done. 
* Montoya and Gordon question Zucco, who learn that he simply funded the experiments to destroy his competition. Strange, who implanted a chip in Zucco, has him killed before he revealed too much.
* Oracle tells Batman that Robin is being held at Arkham. Strange uses Robin to lure Batman into a trap and begins to torture him. He shows images of Batman being trained y the League of Shadows, which he does not remember, but investigated in Teen Titans. Batman begins to go insane before Jim Gordon and several inmates free Batman. Gordon, however is killed by Strange.
* Batman then fights Killer Moth and frees Robin.
* Strange threatens to destroy Arkham Asylum and other poverty-ridden areas of Gotham. Robin is able to sneak up on Strange. Batman then subdues Strange.
* News of what was happening in Arkham makes headlines. Arkham Asylum is shut down. Batman has a funeral for Jim Gordon. He then visits the statue for Bruce Wayne/Batman.
* Batman discusses with Cyborg and Mister Terrific what Owlman told him about the Anti-Monitor in Justice League: Crisis on Two-Earths. He decides to return to the Justice League satellite to work with them on learning about the threat of the Anti-Monitor. He entrusts Robin and Oracle to be the new protectors of Gotham City.
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== Cast ==
* Lucas Hedges as Dick Grayson/Batman
* Ed Harris as Dr. Hugo Strange
* Asa Butterfield as Tim Drake/Robin
* Karen Gillan as Alaina Williams/Oracle
* Rome Flynn as Luke Fox
* Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya
* Steve Shirripa as Tony Zucco
* Scott Eastwood as Drury Walker/Killer Moth
Edie Falco plays Sofia Falcone, a member of the Falcone family. Gary Oldman reprises his role as James Gordon. Billy Magnussen plays Rafael Santini, a Falcone associate. Ciaran Hinds appears as Jeremiah Arkham. Several low-level Batman villains appear in Arkham, including Copperhead, Johnny Witts, Nightslayer, Cavalier, Humpty Dumpty, Ragdoll, Swagman, Spellbinder, and Mad Hatter.
== Future ==
This is the final Batman film in the DCCU. Batman, Robin and Oracle will next appear in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths.