Christian Bale, the actor who plays Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins, is born.
Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, is released in theaters, rebooting the Batman film franchise.
Bruce Wayne's parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne, are murdered during a mugging outside a theater in Gotham City when Bruce is a child.
After the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne leaves Gotham City to travel the world and seek a way to fight injustice.
Bruce is trained in martial arts, stealth, and combat by Ra's al Ghul and the League of Shadows, learning their philosophy and skills.
Bruce refuses to join the League of Shadows' lethal methods and returns to Gotham to fight crime on his own terms.
Bruce adopts the persona of Batman, creating his costume, gadgets, and beginning his crusade against Gotham's criminal underworld.
Batman stops a robbery attempt at Wayne Enterprises orchestrated by the criminal Falcone.
Bruce reconnects with childhood friend Rachel Dawes, who works as an assistant district attorney.
Gotham detective James Gordon begins working covertly alongside Batman to combat corruption.
Batman exposes mob boss Carmine Falcone's criminal activities in Gotham City.
Dr. Crane, aka Scarecrow, experiments with a powerful fear-inducing toxin on his patients and later uses it in Gotham.
The League of Shadows, led by Ra's al Ghul, launches a plan to destroy Gotham City using Crane's fear toxin and a weaponized chemical agent.
Batman thwarts the League's plan, defeats Ra's al Ghul, and prevents the destruction of Gotham.
