3. Batman: Hush
We all the know the defining moment in Bruce Wayne's childhood- the murder of his mother and father. But Batman Hush explored a different aspect of Bruce's childhood- his relationship with Tommy Elliot, now a respected brain surgeon. As a child, Elliot hated his parents and sabotaged their car in order to murder them and inherit their fortune. When Bruce's father Dr. Thomas Wayne saved Elliot's mother, Elliot began to hate Bruce and his family. With help from The Riddler, Elliot discovered Batman was actually his old friend Bruce. The Riddler and Elliot concocted a plan involving Batman's enemies as well as his allies Superman and Catwoman. Elliot manipulated them all in order to create a riddle for Batman to solve- namely, who was manipulating them and why? Christopher Nolan explored Bruce's early childhood in Batman Begins. He focused on Bruce's childhood relationship with Rachel Dawes and how it evolved in to their adult years. It'd be great to explore a darker and more tragic version of that angle involving Bruce's relationship with Elliot.
Bruce and Elliot are mirror images of one another. Bruce is a young man who is haunted by the murder of his parents as well as motivated by their murders to help others. Tommy, on the other hand, wanted to murder his parents. While there probably have to be several movies leading up to the Hush storyline, considering how many characters are part of the story, especially some ghosts from Batman's past, it has the potential to be a richly tragic and complex film. Most definitely a story to think about for the producers of a full reboot, should they go in that direction.
Suggested by Andrew Edward Davies