Batman (JMOfficial DCEU)

Batman is an American superhero film based off the characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. It is the first film in Phase One, as well as the first Batman film, in the DC Extended Universe (JMOfficial).

Plot
The film opens on a dark alleyway. Two parents, a man and a woman, walk with a small child behind them. This is the Wayne family, and their child is Bruce Wayne. As they walk through the alley, they talk about the movie they just watched. We see a man watching them from the shadows. As the Wayne family is about to walk by him, he steps in front of them. Thomas asks the man if he needs something. The man pulls out a gun. He tells the Wayne's to give him all their belongings. Martha tells him to stand back. The robber yells for them to give him their damn money. Thomas pulls out his wallet. As he goes to hand the wallet, he tries to disarm the robber. The robber shoots Thomas, killing him. The robber shoots Martha as well. He grabs their belongings and looks at Bruce. The robber mutters, "See ya kid." He runs off. Bruce drops to his knees, crying. As he stares up at the night sky, we see a bat fly through the sky. The opening credits roll.

We flash to nine years later, where a now eighteen year old Bruce Wayne is training in Japan with highly trained teachers in combat and other areas. Bruce becomes a master of combat, escape, detective work, and anything in between. Bruce returns to Gotham to carry out a goal: keep the people in his city from going through the same things he did. With the help of his loyal butler Alfred, and Wayne Enterprises' tech mogul Lucius, Bruce began his quest. He became a vigilante. A vigilante known as... Batman.

The next scene takes place twelve years later, at a bank. The bank seems completely normal. A man walks in. A group of people follow behind him. The man pulls out a gun and shouts that this is a robbery. The other seven guys pull out guns as well. As the situation escalates, police cars pull up. One police car houses Commissioner Jim Gordon. Gordon tells the robbers to drop their weapons now. The robbers refuse, and say that if any cops walk inside, they will kill the hostages. As this exchange happens, we see two figures watching from the rooftops. They disappear. We cut back to inside the bank. A smoke bomb is dropped into the main room, causing the entire room to be filled with smoke. As the smoke clears, all the hostages have disappeared. Just then, Batman and Robin drop from the ceiling. They disarm all eight robbers, and easily knock them out. The cops run in. Gordon thanks Batman and Robin. Batman whispers for Gordon to meet him at the signal. Batman and Robin disappear.

We cut to the Bat-signal. Gordon stands by himself on the rooftop. Batman and Robin arrive. Gordon asks why they needed to see him. Robin says they wanted to know if there was any progress made on the recent smiley-face murders. Gordon says there was another death a few days ago. Batman asks for the file. Gordon says he brought it with him just in case. He hands it to Batman. Batman and Robin look through the file. There is a picture of the victim, with a large smile painted onto their face. Robin asks if they have a location on the killer. Gordon says they have a small lead. Batman asks what it is. Gordon says it is the Ace Chemicals plant. Batman nods, and says he and Robin will check it out. They jump off the rooftop, disappearing.

We cut to a random street corner in Gotham City. A young man is walking around, heading home from work. Suddenly, he hears someone calling out for help from inside an alleyway. He turns towards the alley, asking if anyone is there. The figure lying in the alley calls out for help again. The man enters the alley. He asks the figure if they're okay. The figure begins quietly laughing. They smash a box over the man's head, knocking him out. The man suddenly wakes up in a random warehouse, a sack over his head. He yells for help. Someone asks him who needs help now. The man asks who the person is. The person says he should introduce himself. He rips the sack off the man's head. We finally see the figure: a man with green hair, lots of makeup, and a colorful suit. He introduces himself as... The Joker.

The man asks the Joker what he wants. Joker admits that he wants a lot of things, but that's a bit too much to go into at the moment. Currently, though, he wants to add to the body count. He calls on his henchman. Two come in, bringing in a small gas tank. The man goes to stand up from the chair, but realizes he has been restrained. The henchman places the air mask on the man's face. Joker walks over to the gas tank. He says that it's time to enjoy the show. He releases the gas, letting flow through the mask and into the man's lungs, causing hin to shake. After completion, Joker pulls off the man's mask. The man looks at the Joker, before bursting into a fit of laughter. As his laughter quiets down, he stops moving completely, dead from the gas. Joker furrows his brow. He writes down that victim eleven has been executed. A henchman asks Joker when they can get started on bigger things. Joker says that the real fun will begin very soon.

We cut to the Batcave. Batman and Robin are now in their normal clothes, in their civilian identities of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. They are there with their loyal butler and assistant Alfred Pennyworth. They are studying the smiley face murders. Alfred says these murders are horrible. He asks Bruce how many victims there have been. Bruce says this recent murder is the tenth one. Dick says they are bound to slip up eventually. Bruce says that this guy, whoever he is, seems to be pretty smart. Alfred asks what the next plan of action is. Bruce says they can check out the Ace Chemicals plant that night. Alfred says that sounds good. He walks away. Bruce goes to walk away, but Dick stops him. He asks Bruce if they can talk. Bruce asks Dick what is on his mind.

Dick says that he has been Robin since he was sixteen, and now that he is twenty-three, he thinks he is outgrowing the mantle. Bruce asks what he means. Dick says he is done being a sidekick, and done being Robin. He says that soon, he is going to hang up the Robin mantle and leave Gotham to go off on his own. Bruce smiles. He says that he always knew Dick would become a solo hero one day, and that he will be proud of him. Dick thanks Bruce. Bruce says that until they solve the smiley face murders, Dick is staying as Robin. Dick nods, and says that was his plan.

Bruce looks at Dick. He says it's gonna be weird fighting crime alone again. Dick says that Bruce won't be alone. He'll still have Alfred and Lucius assisting him when he needs it. Besides, Dick will be there when Bruce really needs him. Bruce says that Dick has matured so much since that day when he was fifteen years old. Just a young acrobat, hellbent on revenge. Dick says that Bruce has too. He has become an even better man and hero since then. Dick thinks back to the day he met Bruce.

A teenage boy, who we know as Dick Grayson, is preparing for a circus show with his mother and father, as all three of them are apart of a circus act known as the Flying Graysons. As Dick is walking to his starting position, he sees the owner of the circus speaking with a suited man. The man, who is named Tony Zucco, pushes the circus owner into a wall. He tells the circus owner he will regret everything he has done, walking out of the circus. Before the circus owner can notice, Dick runs back to his starting position. Dick's parents ask him if he's ok. Dick says he's fine, and gets ready to perform. The acrobat performance of the Flying Graysons begins, to thunderous applause. As Dick is flipping through the air, he sees Tony Zucco, the man from before, cutting his parents' ropes. Before Dick can warn them, his parents go falling to their death, as Dick remains suspended in the air, staring at the bodies of his parents in shock.

After the death of Dick's parents, we see Dick sitting by himself, crying from his losses. Suddenly, a man places his hand on Dick's shoulder. Dick looks up. Bruce Wayne stands before him. We montage through a series of scenes; Bruce adopting Dick, revealing his identity of Batman, training with Dick for months, and finally, Dick suiting up as Robin. We flash back to present day, where Dick and Bruce stand in silence. Dick thanks Bruce for taking him in all those years ago. Bruce says it was no problem, patting Dick on the shoulder. He tells Dick that he will see him later. Bruce walks out. As Bruce walks out, Alfred walks in. He says he overheard their conversation. He says it won't be the same without Dick. Dick says that before he leaves, he has one last request from Alfred. Alfred smiles.

We cut to Wayne Enterprises. Bruce walks inside. His assistant says that there are some blueprints that they want him to look over. Bruce says he will get on it as soon as possible. He sees Lucius, his tech advisor. He walks up to Lucius and asks if they can talk in his office. Lucius and Bruce walk into Bruce's office. Lucius asks what Bruce needed to talk about. Bruce asks if Lucius had any tech upgrades he wanted to show off. Lucius nods. He pulls out a grappling hook. Lucius tells Bruce that this new grappling hook holds 50 more feet of rope. Bruce says it should be pretty useful. Bruce asks if there is anything else. Lucius says that is it, as due to work being very busy, he hasn't had much time to work on Bat-tech. Bruce says it's ok. Lucius says he will notify Bruce of any new tech. Bruce thanks Lucius. Lucius says it's no problem, and walks out.

We cut to Dick, who is walking through Gotham. As he walks, he sees a newspaper on the ground. It reads, "Batman and Robin Stop Bank Heist". As Dick looks at the headline, a little girl pokes Dick in the leg. He looks at the little girl, and gets down to her height. He asks her if she needs something. The little girl asks if she can see the newspaper. Dick smiles at her. He tells her to go ahead, handing her the newspaper. She looks at the headline. She says that Batman and Robin are super cool. Dick says they definitely are. The little girl says that she hopes Batman and Robin fight crime together forever. Dick says that he doesn't know if Batman and Robin will work together that long, as forever is a really long time. The little girl says that she can't imagine living in a world without Batman and Robin. Dick says he doesn't know if he can either. The little girl goes to hand Dick the newspaper, but he tells her to keep it, and walks away. Dick stares at the ground, deep in thought as he walks.

The scene moves to later that night. It is outside the Ace Chemicals plant. Batman and Robin stand on a nearby rooftop. Robin asks how they are going to attack. Batman uses his tech to scan the building. He says that there is a back entrance they can sneak into. Then, they can get around the building stealthily. Robin says that sounds good. Batman and Robin drop down and quietly run around the building, making it to the back. They walk in through the back entrance. Robin points up at gargoyles. Batman nods. Batman and Robin use their grapples to shoot up onto two different gargoyles. Robin uses the communication system to talk to Batman. He asks Batman if he spots anything. Batman, using his scanners, says there are some people in the next room over. Robin says he sees a vent that leads to that room. Batman and Robin jump through the vent, and grapple onto the gargoyles in the room.

There is a large group of men who are moving large vats of chemicals. Robin scans the barrels. He says that the chemical is nothing in the database, meaning it is custom made. He tells Batman to listen in on what the men are saying. Batman activates the enhanced hearing mode. He hears the men talking about making sure to get everything transported well to make sure the boss is happy. Robin says he thinks they should make their attack. Batman nods. The two drop down. They knock out six of the seven henchman. Batman grabs one and lifts him by his throat. He asks who their boss is. He tells Batman that he has no idea who he is messing with. He pulls out a small bomb and drops it. A green gas comes through. Batman and Robin put on their gas masks, keeping the green gas from affecting them.

As the gas fills the room, a sinister laugh is heard. A man with several henchman behind him walks in. He says he has been waiting to meet them. As the gas clears, he says that his name is the Joker. Batman, looking at his full clown getup, asks if he is the smiley face killer. The Joker laughs, and says he is guilty as charged. Robin says he won't get away with this. Joker laughs, before saying he already has. He calls out for his goons to attack. They pull out guns and begin shooting at Batman and Robin. Batman and Robin grapple onto the gargoyles. As they do, Joker runs out. Batman and Robin drop down on the goons, and take out all six of them. They run outside. Unfortunately, Joker is gone. Batman and Robin stand in silence.

We cut back to the Batcave. Bruce, Dick, and Alfred all sit together talking. Alfred says that at least they are one step closer to stopping the smiley face killer, as they know who he is now. Bruce says that now that he is known to them, he is only gonna get worse, as he no longer has to hide his identity. Dick says that those chemicals definitely mean something. Alfred asks what chemicals. Dick says that Joker's men were transporting some kind of custom gas out of the Ace Chemicals plant. Bruce says that they may be planning a wide spread attack on Gotham City. Dick says he wouldn't put it past those psychopaths. Alfred says that the Joker may end his whole murder mystery thing and instead go for full on terrorist. Dick says that he certainly has the means to do it. Bruce agrees, adding that they seemed to have tons of that gas and were making it pretty fast, as well as having a seemingly large army. Alfred says the Joker seems to be their most formidable foe yet. Dick says that this is gonna be one hell of a last mission. Bruce says that at least his career will go out with a bang. Alfred asks what they do now. Bruce says all they can do is wait. He tells Alfred to get Lucius to make some heavy duty gas equipment, just in case everything goes bad. Alfred nods, and says he's on it. Bruce and Dick look at each other, and walk out.

We cut to the abandoned carnival. The scene transitions into the old funhouse, which is revealed to be the Joker's base. His henchmen walk into Joker's room where he sits in a throne like chair. Joker asks what his peasants want. The henchman ask what they should do with the barrels of gas. Joker laughs. He tells them to make sure they are locked up and protected, and then begin production on more. The henchmen ask how much more Joker wants them to make. Joker says he wants them to make so much that they can't make any more,and begins laughing maniacally.

We cut to the GCPD. Everything is going business as usual. A man walks in. He walks up to Commissioner Gordon. Gordon asks how he can help the man. The man says he needs to report a crime. Gordon asks what the crime is. The man says it's a plane hijacking. He pulls out a gun. Gordon drops to the ground. Multiple henchman walk in. They call out that they are taking control of the planes, and if anyone tries to stop them, they're dead. The henchman begin loading the gas onto the planes. We see Batman and Robin watching this happen from afar. It's too late to interfere, so they do the next best thing. Batman tells Alfred to get Lucius onto the comms. Alfred calls Lucius, and connects Lucius to Batman and Robin. Batman tells Lucius that they need his help. Lucius asks how. Batman says he needs Lucius to hack into the large screens on the buildings and the intercoms across the city and connect it to Batman. Lucius says he's on it. He goes to his computer and begins hacking. He says he has got it, and everything is patched in. Batman tells all citizens of Gotham to listen. He says that there is going to be an attack from the air on Gotham, and that everyone needs to get inside some kind of building until told otherwise by him and the GCPD. After Batman says this, all the citizens outside pile inside. As they do this, the gas is dropped into Gotham, filling the city with Joker's gas. Batman and Robin activate their new heavy duty gas masks, and Robin says it's time for them to end this. Batman and Robin jump off the rooftops. They see Joker who stands with a large army of soldiers all wearing their own gas masks. Robin asks Joker why he doesn't have a gas mask. Joker says he doesn't need it, as the gas turns you mad, and he's already as mad as it gets, before laughing maniacally. Joker tells his about fifty soldiers to attack. All the soldiers charge at Batman and Robin who fight back with all their might. Batman and Robin are definitely challenged due to the huge amount of soldiers, but their fighting skills help them out. As they slowly get through the soldiers, the number of soldiers begins to dwindle. Eventually, all the soldiers are taken down, leaving Joker as the last man standing. He says this isn't what he expected. He goes to punch Batman, who grabs his hand and hits him directly in the face, knocking the Joker to the ground. Batman grabs Joker by the throat and lifts him up. He says Joker will have fun in Arkham Asylum. He punches Joker directly in the face, knocking him out.

We cut to the aftermath of the attack. Batman and Robin grapple away as Gordon and the GCPD make sure everyone is ok. Meanwhile, Joker is taken away to Arkham Asylum, while his henchman are led to Blackgate Prison. We cut to the Batcave. Alfred says he is glad they were able to save the city. Dick says he was worried. Bruce turns to Dick. He says that he guesses it's time for Dick to hang up the Robin mantle. Dick nods. He tells Bruce that it's been great. Bruce smiles. He says that he hopes so. The two hug. We then cut to Arkham Asylum. Joker is locked inside his own special cell. As he sits down, he says that no cell can hold him forever. He begins to laugh maniacally. Roll credits.

In the mid credits scene, we are in the Batcave. Alfred and Dick are walking through the Batcave. Dick asks how everything went. Alfred says he got in touch with Lucius, and he got everything done pretty quickly. They walk up to a pod. Alfred opens the pod. Dick and Alfred look at the pod. Dick smiles, and says he loves it. We see that it's a black armor with a large blue bird symbol. Alfred asks what Dick's new name will be. Dick smiles. He says that he was thinking... Nightwing.

In the post credits scene, Batman is gliding and grappling from rooftop to rooftop. He eventually makes it to the rooftop by where he parked the Batmobile. He drops down beside it. He sees that there is a missing wheel. He sees the wheel nearby. He walks to where the wheel is, and sees a young man. The young man apologises. Batman says it's no problem, and asks what the young man's name is. The young man responds, "Name's Todd. Jason Todd."

Cast

 * Brant Daugherty as Bruce Wayne/Batman


 * Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson/Robin


 * Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth


 * JK Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon


 * Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox


 * Dave Franco as Joker

In addition, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan portray Thomas and Martha Wayne in the film's opening scene. Curran Walters portrays Jason Todd in a cameo in the film's post-credit scene.