The Batman

The Batman is an upcoming 2022 film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is scheduled to be released on March 4, 2022 and a spin-off television series is in development for HBO Max.

Synopsis
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman explores the corruption that plagues Gotham City and how it may tie to his own family, in addition to coming into conflict with a serial killer known as the Riddler.

Main Characters

 * Batman (Bruce Wayne) (first appearance)
 * Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (first appearance)
 * Alfred Pennyworth (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) (first appearance)
 * James Gordon (first appearance)

Villains

 * Carmine Falcone (first appearance)
 * Penguin (Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot) (first appearance)
 * Penguin's Gang (first appearance)
 * Riddler (Edward Nashton) (first appearance)
 * Sal Maroni (Salvatore "Sal" Maroni) (first appearance; pictured)

Other Characters

 * Bella Reál (first appearance)
 * Christopher Anderson (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Donald C. Wright (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Frank Smith (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Gil Colson (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) (first appearance)
 * Commissioner Pete Savage (first appearance)
 * Chief Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock (first appearance)
 * Officer Stanley Merkel (first appearance)
 * Mayor Don Mitchell Jr. (first appearance)
 * Katie Blakemore (first appearance; name seen)
 * Katie Sharpe (first appearance; name seen)
 * Martha Robinson (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Mia Fardy (first appearance; name seen)
 * Mildred Smith (first appearance; name seen)
 * Superman (first appearance; costume)
 * William Gotham (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Wonder Woman (first appearance; costume)

Teams and Organizations

 * Ace Chemicals (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Delicious Poison (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Falcone Crime Family (first appearance)
 * Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (first appearance)
 * Flower Paradox (first appearance; mentioned)
 * GC1 Eyewitness News (first appearance)
 * Gotham Action News 4 HD (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Fire Department (GCFD) (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Health Department (GCHD) (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) (first appearance)
 * Gotham Drug and Drops Resistance (first appearance)
 * Gotham Gazette (first appearance)
 * Gotham Harbor Iceberg Fishing Co. (first appearance)
 * Gotham Renewal Corporation (first appearance)
 * Gotham Recycling (first appearance)
 * Gotham Sanitation (first appearance)
 * Gotham Transit Authority (first appearance)
 * Gotham Water & Power (first appearance)
 * GothCorp (first appearance; mentioned)
 * Penguin's Gang (first appearance)
 * The Gotham Times (first appearance)
 * The Stevensburgh Voice (first appearance)
 * Tri Corner Cab (first appearance)
 * Wayne Enterprises (first appearance)
 * WGOT7-TV (first appearance)

Species

 * Cats (first appearance)
 * Humans (first appearance)

Objects

 * Bat Signal (first appearance)
 * Batcycle (first appearance)
 * Batmobile (first appearance)
 * Batsuit (first appearance)
 * Utility Belt (first appearance)
 * Batarangs (first appearance)
 * Grapple Gun (first appearance)
 * Catwoman Suit (first appearance)
 * Catwoman's Motorcycle (first appearance)
 * Drops (first appearance)

Locations

 * Earth (first appearance)
 * England (first appearance; mentioned)
 * North America (first appearance)
 * Delaware (first appearance; name seen)
 * Metropolis (first appearance; name seen)
 * New Jersey (first appearance)
 * Gotham City (first appearance)
 * Arkham Asylum (first appearance)
 * Battergate (first appearance)
 * Eastside Depot (first appearance)
 * Empire Theatre (first appearance)
 * Gotham Bank (first appearance)
 * Gotham Cemetery (first appearance)
 * Gotham Central Court House (first appearance)
 * Gotham Central Park (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Hall (first appearance)
 * Gotham City Police Department Headquarters (first appearance)
 * Gotham General Hospital (first appearance)
 * Gotham Harbor (first appearance)
 * Gotham Orphanage (first appearance)
 * Wayne Manor (first appearance)
 * Batcave (first appearance)
 * Wayne Tower (first appearance)

Trivia
While originally being planned to be part of the DC Extended Universe, the film will be set in its own continuity on another earth in the multiverse.