Yes, another Batman reboot; this time starring Robert Pattinson as the crime-fighting vigilante. The Batman will not be an origin story but will follow Bruce Wayne in his second year of
being Batman as he pursues the serial killer, The Riddler.
Release Date Australia
The Batman will be released in Australian cinemas on the 3rd of March.
The Cast & Crew
Bruce Wayne aka Batman will be played by none other than Robert Pattinson, of Tenet, Water For Elephants, Remember Me, and the Twilight saga fame. Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell also star in the film.
Matt Reeves, who previously directed Let Me In, multiple Planet of the Apes films, and Cloverfield, has both co-written and directed The Batman. Reeves actually envisioned Pattinson as Batman whilst writing the screenplay for the film, according to IMDb, so it’s no surprise the Twilight actor was cast in the leading role.
The Plot
The Batman will follow Bruce Wayne, played by Pattinson, a year after he decided to become the Batman. He must make new allies, including Catwoman, played by Kravitz, and James Gordon, played by Wright, to take down Dano’s character The Riddler; a serial killer who live-streams his murders of Gotham City’s elite citizens.
Reeves told Nerdist that while the film is not an origin story, it will explore the Batman character before he’s “fully formed” and will highlight that the character is still learning and is not an elite crime-fighter just quite yet.
What The Critics & Reviews Say
As The Batman won’t be released for another few months, there aren’t too many reviews readily available. However, Serkis, who plays Alfred the Butler, did tell LADbible that The Batman will have a darker tone than previous Batmans and highly praised the film’s storyline: “it is a really exquisite script that Matt has written.”
Plus, it’s alleged that an early test screening of The Batman took place last year, and there were many praising and raving about the film online.
EXCLUSIVE: I know someone who has seen #TheBatman, friend of mine & a really good person. Here’s what they told me THREAD (NO SPOILERS)?
“The Batman movie is a horror movie. Very graphic, very dark, very scary. Paul Dano is f*cking crazy, so fucking scary I loved every second.” pic.twitter.com/yc2LWhHReV
— BLURAYANGEL ? (@blurayangel) August 29, 2021
Trailer
If you haven’t had a chance to watch the trailer for The Batman yet, you can do so below:
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