The Batman Trailer Breakdown: 20 Things You Must See

This is the trailer shot that's bound to generate the most discussion. Our first thought was that this is Bruce in the Batcave, but why is there some police tape in the bottom-left corner of the shot? We could be looking at a crime scene of course, but that doesn't explain why Bruce is topless. Maybe it's a pyjama day at work.

Wherever he is, it seems that Bruce himself has created this mind-map on the floor, so let's dig into it.

The word "Colson" is surely a reference to Gil Colson, a Gotham City District Attorney who is set to appear in the film, played by Peter Sarsgaard. Sarsgaard has described the role as "intense", saying that Colson spends most of the movie at "nine out of ten." It sounds like there might be a twist where he's revealed to be a bad guy, which would explain why Bruce has spray-painted his name in this circle of crime.

Elsewhere, "Savage" is probably a nod to Pete Savage, another character in the movie (below). This one's interesting, because reportedly, Savage is actually Gotham's police commissioner, not Jim Gordon. A lot of people naturally assumed that Gordon would be commissioner right away, but it looks like we'll see a plotline where he ascends to that role by the end of this movie.

So yeah, Savage is probably going to die at some point. Or, considering that Bruce has singled his name out, perhaps he's secretly a villain, and the movie ends with him being locked up. Corruption in the Gotham police force? Hardly a surprise.

Onto "Mitchell" now, which is likely a reference to Gotham's mayor, Don Mitchell, who's said to appear in the film. We'll talk about this later, but Mitchell seems to die quite early on, so these names on Bruce's floor could all be Riddler victims, rather than corrupt cohorts.

"No more lies" and "renewal is a lie" honestly just sound like standard Riddler lines, but "the sins of my father" is far more compelling. If it's in reference to Bruce's father, does Thomas Wayne have a dark past that's somehow linked to the events of the film? Maybe he wronged someone who now wants revenge, or maybe he was even involved with the Court Of Owls, which is basically an upper-class Illuminati. That would explain those "sins" he's apparently committed.

Either way, it's going to be awesome to see Batman really struggle with a complicated mystery, especially if said mystery is somehow personal for him.