A U.S President inspired Nolan’s take on Bruce Wayne.

In the words of the former president of DC Comics Paul Levitz, when asked by Christopher Nolan how to approach the character of Bruce Wayne/Batman, he said the best way to understand the dark knight’s story arc is to compare him to non-other than Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.

Both men were born into New York power families, both experienced tragedy in their youth, and both went off on crazy adventures into the wilderness, only returning to reinvent themselves as crime busting madmen.

Now that will change the way you see Batman…