"How do you bring the Dark Knight out into the Light?" - Edward Nigma
In the wake of the summer's most anticipated film, The Dark Knight Rises ,comes a new short fan film that expands on and enhances the universe of The Dark Knight.
Following the events of The Dark Knight Batman has become a wanted criminal after assuming responsibility for both Harvey Dent's crimes and Dent's murder. When Gotham P.D.'s manhunt yields no results it attracts national attention and outside law enforcement decides to step in.
FBI Special Agent Edward Nigma is brought in to assist Gotham P.D. Nigma is the best of the best - a man who has caught many of the world's most notorious criminals, fugitives, and terrorists. He's a man that lives for the hunt-for solving the case. Nigma's investigation soon leads him to believe that Batman may be innocent of the charges against him, but Nigma also discovers a much greater challenge than catching Harvey Dent's murderer. He wants to unmask the Batman. But for Nigma it won't be enough to just catch Batman, he wants to outsmart him, he needs to be the one to figure out Batman's secret identity - it's the only way to prove he's the world's greatest detective.
For Nigma, the ends justify the means and he soon sets about playing both sides of the law in a deadly bid to wear Batman down and reveal the man behind the mask. Nigma enlists the help of a number of Arkham Asylum escapees, turning Gotham city into his own private chessboard. As Nigma's obsession grows Batman finds himself forced to confront Nigma on his own terms in a dangerous game that could leave Gotham burned to the ground...
Batman: Puppet Master is a short fan film set in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight universe. The story is meant as a sequel to The Dark Knight and that takes place between that film andThe Dark Knight Rises. This is a film created by fans for fans and it delivers an exciting storyline that will introduce fans to new versions of Mr. Zsasz, The Ventriloquist, and Edward Nigma (aka The Riddler), who fans were expecting to appear in Nolan's third Batman film.