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Ben Affleck's Batman: Beyond the White Knight

Batman: Beyond the White Knight takes place 12 years after the events which are described in the previous volume Batman: Curse of the White Knight, which ended with Bruce Wayne exposed as Batman to the general public and donating his entire fortune to the people of Gotham City, and then turning himself in to the police. Since that, the city has evolved into a futuristic megalopolis known as "Neo-Gotham". Following the murder of his father Warren, young Terry McGinnis — under the orders of his employer Derek Powers — steals a technologically advanced Batsuit to become the new Batman and avenge his father's death. At the same time, a middle-aged Bruce escapes from prison in an attempt to rid Neo-Gotham of Batman for good, all while a civil war slowly rages through the city and Powers transforms into the supervillain Blight.

Gavin O'Connor's Batman: Curse of the White Knight

Batman: Curse of the White Knight occurs following the events of Batman: White Knight, with the Joker enlisting Azrael, a knight of the Order of St. Dumas, to aid him in his latest scheme against Batman, which involves exposing a shocking secret regarding the Wayne family's legacy and its influence throughout Gotham City's history since its founding. As the mystery of his ancestry unravels, Batman must protect Gotham and his loved ones from both the Joker and Azrael in one last brutal showdown that might decide the city's future and prosperity once and for all.

Fede Álvarez's Batman: White Knight

In the film, the Joker is seemingly cured of his madness and sets out to become a politician under his real name of Jack Napier, seeking to change his public image as a "villain" and save Gotham City from Batman, whom he views as the real enemy of the city.

David Fincher's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

It follows Albus Severus Potter, the second son of Harry Potter, who is now Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic. When Albus arrives at Hogwarts to get sorted into Gryffindor, he gets officially sorted into Slytherin and fails to live up to his father's legacy, making him resentful of his father.

Sam Raimi's The Blade Itself

On the South Side of Chicago, you're only as strong as your reputation. Danny Carter and his best friend Evan earned theirs knocking over pawnshops and liquor stores, living from score to score, never thinking of tomorrow…until, in the roar of a gun blast, everything changed. Years later, Danny has built a new life: a legitimate career, a long-term girlfriend, and a clean conscience. He's just like anyone else. Normal. Successful. Happy. Until then he spots his old partner staring him down in a smoky barroom mirror... Now, with all he loves on the line and nowhere to turn, Danny realizes his new life hinges on a terrible choice: How far will he go to protect his future from his past?

David Fincher's Batman: Hush

The story depicts a mysterious stalker called Hush who seems intent on sabotaging Batman from afar, and it includes many guest appearances by Batman's villains, as well as various members of the Batman Family. It also explores the romantic potential between Batman and Catwoman.

Sam Raimi's Spider-Man: Homecoming

Put simply, Peter has been allowed to grow up. Miles Morales, meanwhile, fills the role of high school hero just beginning his journey as the all new Spider-Man. By and large, the plot of this revised Homecoming film follows two major plotlines. An added origin for Miles Morales, and Peter's attempt and mentoring the young hero fighting the criminal Vulture. The corporation which incurs Adrian Toomes's wrath isn't Stark Industries, but rather the newly introduced Alchemax, a company which rose from the ruins of Oscorp, following the deaths of both Norman and Harry Osborn years back. Head of the company is a scientist who once worked under both Osborns; a geneticist by the name of Miles Warren. Miles is less eager to become one of the Avengers, like Peter Parker did. Miles's origin covers the first act of the movie, starting with an unseen thief stealing several genetically-engineered spiders from Alchemax. The project is hinted at being an attempt by the company to create their own Spider-Men, or at least replicate his power.

Adam McKay's Dispatch

Described as a superhero workplace comedy, Dispatch has Robert Robertson III, formerly the superhero Mecha Man, who has to take a job as a dispatcher for villains-turned-superheroes after his signature mecha suit is destroyed in battle.

Jamie Blanks' Resident Evil

Action- and horror-packed and very violent, the script is similar to the original game. Some changes are made; for example, there is no mention of the Umbrella Corporation or STARS. Instead, the plot follows a special forces team sent by the government to rescue scientists from the mansion laboratory after the SWAT team sent in earlier is killed, during which they realize the mission is a trap and that they are specimens in a medical experiment. The script includes all major characters and monsters from the game.

Neil Burger's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

The film covers the journey of fortune hunter Nathan Drake, supposed descendant of the English explorer Francis Drake, as he seeks the lost treasure of El Dorado with the help of journalist Elena Fisher and friend and mentor Victor Sullivan.

Dan Trachtenberg's Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Set after the events of Shawn Levy's Uncharted 2 (2016), Chloe Frazer enlists the aid of renowned mercenary Nadine Ross in order to recover the Tusk of Ganesh, an Indian artifact Chloe's own father became obsessed with. They also endeavor to keep it out of the hands of Asav, a ruthless war profiteer who endeavors to use the Tusk for his own personal gain. Together, they venture deep into the mountains of India in search of the legendary artifact. Along the way, they learn to work together to unearth the mystery of the artifact, fight their way through fierce opposition, and prevent the region from falling into chaos.

Hitman: Trilogy

The story follows Agent 47, a genetically enhanced human clone who worked for the International Contract Agency (ICA) as an assassin. The former contract killer has retired and started a peaceful life at a church, but after his only friend, Reverend Emilio Vittorio, is kidnapped by unknown assailants, 47 resumes work for the ICA in hopes of tracking him down. The film includes several flashbacks experienced by Agent 47 after almost being killed on a failed mission. Agent 47 then tries to bring down the Franchise, a rival contract killing organization that is threatening his employers, the ICA, and seeking to obtain the same cloning technology that created 47. Meanwhile, a frame story presents 47's life and various contracts he carried out, as narrated by a former FBI director to a journalist.

Tomb Raider: A Survivor is Born

Tomb Raider is set on Yamatai, an island from which Lara, who is untested and not yet the battle-hardened explorer, must save her friends and escape while being hunted down by a malevolent cult.

Batman: Into the Millerverse

This alternate Earth is home to a darker, more brutal version of Batman fighting crime and the corrupt Gotham City Police Department alike alongside his young partner, Robin, much to the consternation of both the public and the burgeoning Justice League. Ultimately, Batman retired in his 40s after the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, as well as increased public outcry against superheroes driving most of his contemporaries into exile. He returned 10 years later alongside a new Robin, Carrie Kelley, to save Gotham from the unchecked street crime and political corruption that had thrown it into chaos, eventually assembling an army to take the country back from a corrupt administration headed in secret by Lex Luthor that had effectively enslaved the remaining heroes such as Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.

Tim Miller's Batman: Arkham Origins

When a bounty is placed on him by crime lord Black Mask, drawing eight of the world's greatest assassins to Gotham City on Christmas Eve, Batman must bring Black Mask to justice, while also being hunted by the police and having to face other villains, such as the Joker and Anarky, who take advantage of the chaos to launch their nefarious schemes.

Return to Sleepy Hollow

The Headless Horseman hasn’t plagued Sleepy Hollow for 15 years now, but unbeknownst to the residents of the drowsy valley, a deeper evil lurks in the roots of the town, and it will stop at nothing to quench its thirst for blood. Ichabod Crane is a man of science and, despite his indisputable brush with the supernatural, has built a name for himself debunking claims of the occult across the world. However, when he receives a frantic letter urging him to return to Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod must reunite with his now estranged love, Katrina Van Tassel, to investigate a string of strange, unexplainable murders. Together, they will uncover the truth of Sleepy Hollow’s origins and the roots that connect them all.

Robert Eggers' Dracula

A haunting, gothic and faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, stretched out across a three hour film. Period-accurate costumes and scenery, book-accurate dialogue and visuals. And above all, the presentation of pure gothic horror. Possibly in black-and-white.

Zack Snyder's Trinity

A first-encounter story in which Superman meets his fellow superheroes Batman and Wonder Woman. The story begins in a prologue, set in 2015. A trafficking ring housed in Gotham City processes several teenagers. They demonstrate latent superhuman abilities, and are kept in a cell separate from the others. At nightfall, the ring is attacked by the feared Batman, making his first full debut in the DCEU. Utterly dismantling the base of operations, Batman corners one of the mercenaries posted and demands to know who he's working for. His interrogation methods are quick, ruthless and to the point akin to Rocksteady's Arkham series. The endangerment of children makes his debut here a tad forceful. As a veteran hero who's supposedly been acting for decades now, the Batman of this universe is in his prime. The mercenary, after being "persuaded", gives a name and provides a card marked with a symbol. The symbols of the ancient, feared order called the League of Assassins. But when the mercenaries escape with the help of another metahuman, one demonstrating hydrokinetic powers, Batman realizes he may be in over his head. And he needs help. The meeting of the three heroes, the unveiling of the global threat they face and seeds of the Trinity's tight partnership.

CW's Batman Beyond

The series is composed of three seasons, based on both the DCAU and particular comic book arcs. The third season takes a good deal of inspiration from the plot of real-life film Batman Begins and certain more... familial Batman tales. On that last note, there is a twist regarding Terry McGinnis that may be a little controversial. From the creator of AMC's The Walking Dead, it's time to look to the future in a series broadcast on The CW (but hopefully supported by a higher budget and top writers).

The Punisher: No Mercy

The Punisher fights through New York's docks and factories, receiving backup from Black Widow and confronting Jigsaw's forces, including doubles and drugged homeless people who he hallucinates as past foes.