12. Young Bruce Wayne Was Modelled (Somewhat) On John F. Kennedy Jr.
When Christopher Nolan and David Goyer were first mapping out the story for Batman Begins, they weirdly enough found inspiration in the life stories of not just one, but
two Presidents of the United States. The image of young Bruce Wayne looking sadly out of his window after his parents funeral was inspired, in part, by the famous photograph of John F. Kennedy, Jr. saluting his fathers casket. Goyer said in the book
The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy: That photograph, which showed this little child trying to look stoic and brave, triggered something for us we referred to as the loneliest boy in the world we viewed him as a prince regent being groomed to one day become king and the commoners cant touch him.