Batman: Dark Victory (2020)

Batman: Gotham Savior is the third of four prequel films setting up Ben Affleck's Batman before the Events of the Man of Steel Sequel, taking place 10 months after the Long Halloween movie. This goes over the introduction of the first Robin, based on Batman: Dark Victory

Plot:
It has been 10 months after the killer known as "Holiday" was apprehended. "Holiday" was actually Julian Day, attempting to cripple the mob, and prove he is more than capable of taking the law into his hands. Janice Porter has replaced Harvey Dent as Gotham City's District Attorney and despises Batman's methods, although Commissioner Gordon tries to sway her opinion.

Batman adopts a young Dick Grayson as his family is killed during a sabotage from Roman Sionis, and he begins his training to be his partner. Sionis is caught in the resulting circus fire, and is severely injured.

Bruce blames himself for letting Harvey go beyond saving and become a villain himself, serving time in Arkham, like many of the people Dent put there. Batman becomes even more of a loner, refusing Gordon's assistance, and Catwoman's. During a visit to Dent's cell, there is a large breakout of most of the inmates of Arkham. Julian Day is not one of them. Batman insists Roman Sionis had some hand in the breakout, but he assures him he does not, as since their last visit he now uses a wheelchair and has a brace on his head, and is now covered in 3rd degree burns due to the circus fire.

Janice Porter allows the release of Day, as long as he is to be in his friend Alberto Falcone's custody and stay within his father's old cabin. Shortly after his release, Clancy O'Hara's body is found hanged from the Gotham city bridge, his old patrol. Taped to his chest is a newspaper clipping, headlined "Holiday goes free", with a hangman riddle written on it.

Batman interrogates the Riddler, the only man who Holiday did not kill, but he assures Batman that he has not the faintest idea as to why Holiday did not kill him. In Julian Day's house, Calendar Man begins to hear his voices, telling him to continue his work as the Holiday Killer. Soon after the Riddler meets with Batman, saying that the killer assumes that another person is playing their twisted game, the corrupt ex-commissioner Gil Loeb is found hanged from his stairs in his mansion, another riddle is on his chest.

Later, another hanging, another corrupt officer, Detective Flass is found hanged outside his strip club. Batman believes that Julian Day is the newly dubbed "Hangman" killer, or knows who the person is. He interrogates him, but learns nothing and leaves to search for Harvey Dent.

Entering the sewers, Batman fights Killer Croc, and he leads Batman to Harvey's new office. Searching his office, there is an explosion and Batman loses Two-Face underground. In Gordon's office, he is talking and trying to persuade Janice to accept Batman, and she agrees, as long as he follows the law.

Another hanging, Sgt. Pratt with another note on his chest. All the notes have come from Harvey's old desk as the DA, all the evidence suggests he is the killer.

During the "Hangman" killings, Bruce is also struggling with his relationship with Selina Kyle, so much so that she eventually leaves Gotham and only left him a note.

Janice Porter has been shown meeting a mysterious man several times throughout the investigation, and it is eventually revealed to be Harvey. Another hanging is found, this time in front of Harvey's old house. Officer Merkel is found with another note on his chest. Harvey, now completely taken over by his darker side, conducts his own investigation throughout the escaped criminals, questioning all of them as to the identity of the "Hangman" killer. Gordon is almost hanged on the roof of the precinct, but is saved by Two-Face who assures the men that he is not the Hangman killer.

During a police raid on the underground hideout of Two-Face, Batman assists Gordon and they eventually catch him. During all of which, Julian is still hearing his voices telling him to continue his work. He is eventually pushed to the point of almost committing the murder of Alberto Falcone, but resists the temptation. Two-Face is put on trial, but escapes when the other criminals assault the court.

Another hanging of a police officer, and Two-Face is still the prime suspect. Janice is kidnapped by an unknown assailant, and when she argues with Two-Face, he kills her. They dump the body into Julian Day's bed, to convince him he killed her. Finally, he breaks the facade.

Batman investigates Alberto Falcone's penthouse, and is almost hanged but frees himself due to metal braces to protect his neck, and attacks Catwoman. She reveals that she investigated Roman Sionis, and that she could find no record of him visiting a physical therapist, despite the fact he uses a wheelchair. After escaping the estate, Roman and Alberto meet inside the family mausoleum, Roman smothers then shoots Alberto, telling him he is not a real crime boss.

At the Batcave, Dick correctly translates the clues left behind that they refer to protecting the Penguin Crime Family, and Batman scrambles to leave. At his hideout, Two-Face is attacked when several explosions rip through his lair, the criminals attempt to escape when Two-Face is attacked. Finally, the Hangman Killer is revealed as Roman Sionis, who is now Black Mask. He had killed everyone who had helped Harvey to become the District Attorney and further his career, and left clues to make it look like it was him all along. His final ploy was to pretend to be a full-time wheelchair user, leaving him as the last suspect.

Dick intervenes, now wearing a uniform as "Robin", and he assists Batman in the recapture of the criminals. Black Mask shoots Two-Face, and he falls to his death. Alberto Falcone, now a broken man, torches his family's estate, leaving his family destroyed. Selina Kyle arrives at Oswald's grave, and confesses the truth that she knows he was her father, but cannot prove it yet. Dick takes an oath with Batman in the Batcave to help him in his crusade against crime.

The final 10 minutes of the movie show Batman and Robin arresting Black Mask, who had been responsible for murdering the flying Grayson's, crippling the mob once and for all. Alfred worries that Dick might not be able to balance a normal teenage life with vigilantism.

Cast:
Batman- 'Ben Affleck

Alfred- Timothy Dalton

Gordon- Bryan Cranston

Dick Grayson- ????

Two-Face- Timothy Olyphant

Black Mask- Daniel Craig

Riddler- Niel Patrick Harris

Killer Croc - Terry Crews