Fan CastingBatman: DarKnight

The story picks up after Bruce Wayne has gone into a self-imposed retirement, but not only has he hung up the cape and cowl, but he has withdrawn from public life as well. He has sent Dick Grayson off to college, where he spars with one of his professors, Jonathan Crane. Crane is experimenting with a chemical that causes intense fear in those who come in contact with it, and he uses Dick as a test subject. After experiencing what seems to be a psychotic episode, Dick is admitted to Arkham Asylum—under Crane’s care. Meanwhile, Crane has caused a colleague, Kirk Langstrom, to be injected with a gene-splicing formula that transforms him into a half human, half bat creature that seeks revenge on Crane as he struggles to regain his humanity. Bruce is forced to return as the Dark Knight to solve the mystery of the Man-bat while helping Dick recover from his trauma, and ultimately face what is to become one of his most fearsome foes—Scarecrow.