Batman: Rise Of The Villains is a 2017 American superhero comedy film directed by Quentin Tarantino and produced by Tim Burton. It stars, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Cera, Andrew Garfield, James Woods, and Samuel L. Jackson reprising his role as Lucius Fox. It is a sequel to Tim Burton's Batman and prequel to Batman: The Last Laugh.
Summary
It is 8 years later after Rubert Throne's arrest, the people of Gotham think their safe but they don't know what is going to happen next.
Plot
The films starts with Robin (Michael Cera) putting Jerome Valeska (Dane Dehaan) in Arkham Asylum. Jerome meets Bane (Steve Blum), Waylon Jones (Fred Tatasciore), Garfield Llyns (Zac Efron), Julian Day (Anthony Hopkins), Tracy Kean (Brie Larson), Joe Chill (Mark Webber), Richard Sionis (Brian Bloom), John Flag (Matthew Mercer), and John's older brother Rick Flag (Dave Franco). A new inmate comes in but dies of poisoning and some gas coming out of his mouth knocks all the inmates out. (The opening credits)
Batman (Robert Downey Jr.) is hired by James Gordon (Ewan Mcgregor) and Aaron Cash (Jamie Foxx) to find the inmates and put them back into custody.
The next day, the inmates wake up in a class cube and meet the owner of the mysterious facility Theo Galavan (James Woods). He want to hire them as a team of villains and their goal is to kill Batman. But he says, If you quit, then you die. Richard denies but is strangled and stabbed to death by Shiva (Kelly Hu), Theo's younger sister, and now they all decide to join him.
They kidnap Mayor James (Mark Hamill) and 10 people (including Barbara (Emma Watson), Gordon's daughter). Jerome and the others take 7 of them to the roof of the Gotham Gazette. They have Bane throw them off of the roof as a message calling themselves The Maniax!. Jerome says, Now that's a headline and Garfield says, Gotham will burn in my flames. They all start laughing.
G.C.P.D. show Batman the targets: Jerome Valeska, 18 years old, matricide. Bane (name unknown), 32 years old, killed his family with his bare hands. Waylon Jones, 36 years old, killed his aunt. Garfield Lynns, 20 years old, big-time arsonist. Julian Day, 64 years old, killed 10 men and ate a dozen women. Tracy Kean, 18 years old, killed her parents. Joe Chill, 55 years old, poisoned 18 people. John Flag, 16 years old, anarchy and serial bombing. Rick Flag, 21 years old, John's older brother and also serial bomber. Richard Sionis, Roman's older brother, killed 24 employees, cod: Strangled and stabbed to death, body found in Lacey Towers. They all get the help from Nightwing (Andrew Garfield). Gordan gets a call that that suspects stole a truck filled with gasoline and are holding a school bus hostage. All cheerleaders and jocks are screaming in fear. Jerome sprays them with gasoline and threatens to burn them but Batman and Gordan save them and only capture Joe Chill but the others escape. They interrogate Joe but he is shot in the head and chest by Shiva using a sniper gun.
At the G.C.P.D., Gordan finds Tracy Kean and Bane in the alley and tries to arrest them but is assaulted by them and leave him injured. Jerome and the others (disguised as cops) attack the police station and officer Bullock (Clark Gregg) is wounded. Aaron tries to fight but his left hand is eaten off by Killer Croc. Jerome tells Bullock, Gotham will be ours. And when Calendar Man steals one of his lines, Jerome kills him with a shot to the head. Jerome reveals that there are bombs in the Metropolis police station and the place is destroyed by them with Jerome laughing.
Gordan is found by Batman and taken to the hospital. Batman and the others are watching Jerome making a broadcast on T.V. saying, Why be a cop, when you can be a psychopath? and ends it by saying, You haven't seen nothing yet and laughs at them.
They all put a bounty on the Maniax's heads and will avenge the officers. A dying Bullock reveals that they come from a facility owned by Theo Galavan. But then Bullock dies of his injuries. Lucius Fox (Samuel L. Jackson) gives them directions and helps them mess with security. Mayor James is found but a chip in his neck detonates and blows up his head.
They defeat Tracy but encounter Bane until Robin fights him and gets Bane thrown into a river by the Batmobile but Tracy is gone. They think she got away while Bane attacked them. Batman reveals that he has a Batcave on Arkham Island and use the Batcomputer to create new gadgets. But they are interrupted by John Flag and he reveals that he placed 3 bombs all over Gotham. And he orders them to either let them detonate or stop them. But says that the Smallville police station is already destroyed. But Robin reveals that deactivated them and is ready to fight John Flag.
Cast
Robert Downey Jr. as Bruce Wayne/Batman - The Titular Main Protagonist of the film. Age: 33
Kevin Conroy as The voice of Batman.
Michael Cera as Tim Drake/Robin - The Secondary Protagonist of the film. Age: 17.
Andrew Garfield as Richard Grayson/Nightwing - Robin's older cousin. Age: 20.
James Woods as Theo Galavan - The Main Antagonist of the film and founder of The Maniax.
Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Fox - The manager of Wayne Enterprises and ally of Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Ewan Mcgregor as James Gordan - The commissioner of the GCPD and ally of Batman/Bruce Wayne.
Jamie Foxx as Aaron Cash - The seargent of the GCPD and leader of the bomb squad.
The Maniax
Dane Dehaan as Jerome Valeska/Joker Jr. - The Secondary Antagonist of the film and high school bully turned terrorist and leader of the villains. He is also the son of Jack Napier. Wanted for: Killing his step-parents and assaulting Tim Drake. Age: 18. Status: Incarcerated at Arkham City. Quote: I'm not going to kill, i'm just going to hurt you really, really bad.
Steven Blum as Bane and Fred Tatasciore as Waylon Jones/Killer Croc - The Tertiary Antagonists of the film and Jerome's second hand men. Bane is wanted for: Killing his family with his bare hands. Killer Croc is wanted for: Killing his alcoholic aunt and eating Aaron Cash's hand off. Age: Bane is 32 and Killer Croc is 35. Status: Bane's whereabouts are unknown and Killer Croc is also missing.
Anthony Hopkins as Julian Calendar Man Day - A Supporting Antagonist of the film and doctor turned serial killer and cannibal. Wanted for: Killing 10 men and eating a dozen woman. Age: 60's. Status: Deceased.
Zac Efron as Garfield Lynns/Firefly - The Quaternary Antagonist of the film. Wanted for: Arson of the GCPD fire department. Age: 20. Status: Incarcerated at Arkham City.