A young Bruce Wayne bears witness to his parents' murder, a trauma that leads him to become obsessed with revenge. Escaping to the East, he seeks counsel with a dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul. Wayne (Bale, The New World, Harsh Times) returns seven years later, only to find Gotham City overrun by organised crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system. The discovery of a cave under his mansion and a prototype armoured suit leads him to take on a new persona, one that will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong. Batman is born. With the help of rising cop, Jim Gordon (Emmy® nominee Oldman, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban), the caped crusader sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes of individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party who is familiar with Wayne, and waiting to strike when the time is right.