This is the corruption the Riddler wants Batman to uncover, and he leads him along the path to discovery with a series of riddles. Related: The Riddler's Plan And All Hidden Clues In The Batman Explained Most notably, they've been using a charitable program called Renewal that was started by Bruce's father, Thomas Wayne, to launder money and get rich. This sort of corruption is nothing new, as the most powerful in Gotham have been stealing from the city for years. The operation hasn't actually been shut down, it's just now being run by the crooked cops of Gotham.
The drug bust of Malroni is being lauded as the biggest win in GCPD history, but the Riddler knows it's all a lie. Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) working to catch the Riddler (Paul Dano) while also unraveling a conspiracy that links together several of Gotham's most high profile citizens.īeginning with the murder of Gotham's mayor, the Riddler is targeting anyone with information about an informant who helped the Gotham City Police Department bring down the mob boss, Salvatore Malroni. It sees Batman (Robert Pattinson) and Lt. The Batman sees the Riddler taunting the Dark Knight with a string of riddles, but what does each one mean? Directed by Matt Reeves from a script he wrote with Peter Craig, The Batman is more of a detective story than any previous live-action Batman movie.
