With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman has been making headway against local crime...until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace--Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet--he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.
The movie, a sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins” - stars Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as the Joker and Michael Caine as Batman's butler, Alfred. Morgan Freeman also joined the cast, along with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman and Eric Roberts. It is scheduled for a summer 2008 release.