INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Batman is the long-gestating Caped Crusader movie directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, the last two Planet of the Apes movies)
Originally announced back in October 2014, The Batman started as a Ben Affleck project, back when the actor was signed up to play the Dark
amazing ensemble cast backing him up
Co-written by Reeves and rising screenwriter Mattson Tomlin, expect more of a noir-inspired detective story than we've seen from past Batman
movies.Below, here's everything we know about The Batman's release date, cast, Batmobile and story, which we'll update as we learn
WayneRobert Pattinson is starring as Bruce Wayne/Batman in this movie, with Andy Serkis serving as his Alfred
FalconeTwin actors Max and Charlie Carver have been cast in the movie, too, in unknown roles
There are numerous pairs of DC characters the actors could be playing: Tweedledee and Tweedledum are the most recognizable 'twin' characters
from Batman lore.The Batman's Batmobile has been revealedThe Batman's Batmobile has been revealed by Reeves, both to create buzz for the
movie and likely to stop paparazzi photos of the car from leaking as filming continues
tank-like in the Nolan and Snyder movies.The Batman's Batsuit features a gun welded into the Bat symbolThe Batsuit was revealed by Reeves
through a brief bit of moody test footage, with noir-ish music provided by the movie's composer, Michael Giacchino
Batman is set during the second year of the Caped Crusader's career, according to a story on The Wrap
That should bypass the need to see another Batman origin movie, which Christopher Nolan's films covered definitively in Batman
Begins.Indeed, the presence of Catwoman, Penguin and the Riddler in this film suggests we're fairly deep into DC Comics lore, here
Expect this to be a Batman movie that features some actual detective work, too
"It's very much a point of view-driven, noir Batman tale," Reeves told THR, explaining that he's going for a 'thrilling' but 'emotional'
The comics have a history of that
He's supposed to be the world's greatest detective, and that's not necessarily been a part of what the movies have been
I'd love this to be one where when we go on that journey of tracking down the criminals and trying to solve a crime, it's going to allow
his character to have an arc so that he can go through a transformation."That does sound very different to past Batman movies, and you get a
Back in summer 2015, Ben Affleck was slated to co-write and direct a movie with that title, reprising his role as the Caped Crusader from
The movie was to feature Deathstroke as the villain, with Affleck even releasing the test footage above on Twitter
Affleck dropped out of directing The Batman in January 2017, and finally ended his involvement with the movie officially in early
"I showed somebody 'The Batman' script," Affleck told the NY Times
"They said, 'I think the script is good
I also think you'll drink yourself to death if you go through what you just went through again.'" The piece also mentions that the troubled
version focuses on Batman as a detective in his younger days, which is a big shift from Affleck's older version of the character
The choice of villains immediately conjures up thoughts of 1992's Batman Returns, but expect The Batman to have its own specific
adaptation from past efforts
