There have been some great Batman movies, and I didn’t want to just do a Batman movie. I wanted to do a Batman movie that could be different,” the filmmaker explained. He added: “Matt [Reeves] is interested in pushing this character to his emotional depths and shaking him to his core.” What’s the age rating for The Batman? Reeves took inspiration for Bruce Wayne / Batman from Kurt Cobain (left) and for Edward Nashton / Riddler from the Zodiac Killer (right). An ally of Batman in the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). [37] [38] He is the only GCPD officer whom Batman trusts, and they work together to solve the Riddler case. [39] Wright described Gordon as "relative to Gotham City, to the Gotham City Police Department, to Batman, to justice and to corruption". [40] Similar to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), Gordon begins as a GCPD lieutenant in The Batman, allowing his progression to commissioner to be depicted in subsequent films. [29] Wright felt starting Gordon as the lieutenant enabled him to play a larger role compared to previous film iterations. [39] Reeves felt that Batman and Gordon's partnership is emphasized more in The Batman than it was in previous Batman films, and compared them to Carl Bernstein ( Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward ( Robert Redford) from All the President's Men (1974). [26] He had a brace on his leg and these weird scars on his face, and I thought, ‘This is quite a lot of effort they’ve gone to for a supporting artist…’ and suddenly I realised, ‘Wait a minute this guy must be playing the Penguin, oh my God that’s Colin Farrell!’

Fraser used digital capture on Arri Alexa LF cameras, with custom ALFA anamorphic lenses. [226] [227] Fraser cited cinematographer Gordon Willis's lighting work on Klute, The Godfather, and All the President's Men, and took inspiration from photographer Todd Hido, and at Reeves' suggestion attempted to convey the film from Batman's point of view. [174] [132] He described shooting the film as "one of the most challenging lighting jobs I've ever done"; filming Pattinson in the Batsuit was particularly difficult since he did not want shadows to obscure the costume's details. [174] Pattinson broke his wrist performing a stunt towards the beginning of production, [228] and described feeling "very much alone" while filming due to the insular nature of nighttime filming and his inability to take off his costume off-set. [228] There were a lot of questions about Robert Pattinson in The Batman, but he proved to be a success. It’s almost time to own the movie on DVD and Blu-ray.Director Matt Reeves has shared the first footage from the set of The Batman. In the new video, dark and foreboding music is immediately heard before we eventually receive our first look at Robert Pattinson as The Caped Crusader. Costume design was led by Jacqueline Durran. [172] Makeup artist Maria Donne modeled Bruce Wayne's hairstyle after Cobain, while his eyeliner when suiting up as Batman featured a mix of pigments and products that would sustain rain and sweating. [195] Oh, and in case you were wondering, Battinson isn’t part of James Gunn’s new movie plans for Chapter 1 Gods and Monsters. He exists in his own separate universe.

On March 3, 2020, director Matt Reeves unveiled the first look at the Batmobile. The night time stills show the new, updated take on the iconic vehicle which now boasts an exposed rear engine. Batman himself is also seen lurking in the shadows in two of the images. It’s fun when more and more ground has been covered. Like, where is the gap? You’ve seen this sort of lighter version, you’ve seen a kind of jaded version, a kind of more animalistic version. And the puzzle of it becomes quite satisfying, to think: Where’s my opening?” When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz), Oz, aka The Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka The Riddler (Paul Dano),” says the official synopsis. “As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.” Warner Bros. has shared a new set of images which includes a closer look at Paul Dano’s Riddler and Colin Farrell as Penguin, as well as some behind-the-scenes shots. According to We Got This Covered, True Detective star Matthew McConaughey is reportedly in talks to play Two-Face/Harvey Dent.Recalling being grilled about the reports at a film premiere, the actor added: “Everyone was like: ‘Is that true, is that true?’ And it wasn’t true at the time, I hadn’t got the job. It was pretty terrifying.” But when the press release came, I got more text messages and calls than I’ve gotten on my birthday, on my wedding day. All of a sudden, the reality began to sink in about what this means not only to me, but to everybody else culturally — and the fans of this universe are so dedicated and opinionated.”

Carmine Falcone has previously been played by Tom Wilkinson in 2005’s Batman Begins, with John Doman also taking on the role for the Gotham TV show.

While the Joker is a fan favorite, there are rumors that the next villain to face Pattison’s Batman is actually Hush. When asked by GQ why Pattinson chose to do The Batman in the first place, the actor replied, “What are the reasons not to do it?” It's all part of a broader roadmap for the new DCU, which will feature five new films and five television series for a total of 10 projects. Titled Gods and Monsters, Safran said in a prepared statement that it will tell "cohesive stories that highlight love, compassion, and the innate goodness of the human spirit." They include new stories featuring Superman, Swamp Thing, and more. Reeves and production designer James Chinlund envisioned a realistic Gotham City and drew inspiration from various locations, such as Chicago and Pittsburgh. [173] During pre-production, Chinlund had designed virtual sets using VR headsets and showed them to Reeves and Fraser, which allowed them to plan for various logistics for filming in the actual sets depicted in the headsets. He had described it as allowing Reeves to storyboard "the whole film himself", with the shots being incorporated in the film. Reeves had used screengrabs from the headset for inspiration when storyboarding the Batmobile chase sequence, explaining "I set all of these shots basically beforehand, and we made this crazy storyboard that was made of screengrabs from VR, from the lenses we had found. And so it was an incredibly involved process". Fraser had also said that this had helped the crew plan the positions of the cameras, though he noted that "VR doesn't give you the emotionality of lenses – it just gives you the mathematics of the field of view". [176] [177] [178] A taxi used in the filming with a Gotham City license plate and decal while filming in Chicago.