‘The Batman’ will be the most emotional ‘Batman’ movie ever, according to its director Matt Reeves. Originally a solo outing for Ben Affleck's ‘Dark Knight’, the upcoming film eventually evolved into a standalone entry into the DC Universe, much like 2019's ‘Joker’.
To don the cape and cowl, The ‘Batman’ movie cast Robert Pattinson, who is best known for his leading role in the Twilight saga but is also the star of recent films ‘Tenet’ and ‘The Devil All the Time’. ‘The Batman’ is reportedly set on ‘Earth-2’ and therefore bears no relation to the two previous Batmen, Affleck and Michael Keaton, who will appear in the upcoming DCEU film ‘The Flash’.
Alongside Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, ‘The Batman’ features all the usual suspects, including his butler Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) and Commissioner Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) will help Batman in his fight against multiple iconic DC villains, primarily Paul Dano's Riddler. Batman will also face off against Colin Farrell's ‘Penguin’, who has a much smaller role. The first look at some of these characters came in a teaser trailer that premiered at the 2020 DC FanDome.
Now, more recently released footage is hinting at what's to come in Reeves' upcoming project. The latest look at ‘The Batman’ comes in a featurette screened during CinemaCon, an event held for the benefit of theater owners. It featured some new footage of Serkis' Alfred, along with some interviews with the cast. The footage also included comments from director Reeves, who spoke about what sets his ‘Batman’ adaptation apart from others. —Republic World
Reeves said ‘The Batman' "could be the most emotional Batman movie ever made."
"I felt that we've seen lots of origin stories. It seems things go further and further into fantasy, and I thought, well, one place we haven't been is grounding it in the way that Year One does, to come right in to a young Batman, not being an origin tale, but referring to his origins and shaking him to his core. You can have it be very practical, but I also thought it could be the most emotional ‘Batman’ movie ever made."
