The Batman [DVD] [2022]

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Motes, Jax (January 25, 2020). " The Batman: Alex Ferns Appears To Have Been Confirmed; His Role May Hint At The Plot". ScienceFiction.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021 . Retrieved March 3, 2022. Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2022). " Batman: The Imposter Writer Mattson Tomlin Hasn't Let The Dark Knight Go". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022 . Retrieved February 23, 2022. In portraying Bruce Wayne, Reeves wanted to depart from the traditional playboy and socialite; because he listened to the Nirvana song " Something in the Way" (1991) as he wrote the first act, he decided to base Bruce on reclusive Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. He took inspiration from the film Last Days (2005), which features a fictionalized version of Cobain living in a "decaying manor". [48] The Godfather (1972) character Michael Corleone also influenced Reeves' take on Bruce. [127] Reeves sought to make Batman relatable while honoring what people love about him, [14] and described his Batman as "still trying to figure out how to do this, how to be effective, and he's not necessarily succeeding. He's broken and driven." [94] Although it does not depict Batman's origin—in which he witnesses the murder of his parents— The Batman still explores the emotional cost that it has on the character, with Reeves stating Batman is "emotionally stunted at being 10 years old, because that's a trauma you don't get past". [128] In January 2022, The Batman received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association, despite wide speculation and internal discussions at Warner Bros. that its somber tone and violent content would lead to it being the first theatrical Batman film with an R-rating. The film was able to receive a PG-13 rating because it does not include excessive profanity or nudity. Rebecca Rubin of Variety opined that an R-rating could have hurt the film's box office potential by preventing many young males from seeing it, noting that the two previous R-rated DC films, Birds of Prey (2020) and The Suicide Squad (2021), both underperformed commercially. [260] Reeves said that he always intended to make The Batman PG-13 and that there was not an alternate R-rated cut. [261] He added that a PG-13 rating was one of the only studio mandates he faced. [258] Visual effects

New addition The Batman, which stars Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, is currently sitting in fourth place. a b c d e f g h Vejvoda, Jim (March 4, 2022). " The Batman Director Reveals Identity of That Unnamed Arkham Prisoner". IGN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022 . Retrieved March 4, 2022. McNary, Dave (May 31, 2019). "Robert Pattinson Is Officially The Batman". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019 . Retrieved May 31, 2019. In November 2020, Winter left the project due to creative differences, [405] and Joe Barton was hired to replace him in January 2021. [406] HBO still had creative issues with the project, especially with its protagonist being a corrupt cop, [400] and they encouraged Reeves to focus on existing comics characters instead. [407] In March 2022, Reeves said the series was on indefinite hold, though he hoped to revisit the premise in the future. [400] Wright revealed there had been discussions about him appearing in the series but he did not entertain the idea before the film's release. [408] In October, the GCPD series was revealed to still be in development and would be separate from the Arkham series. [401] Other potential projects Chichizola, Corey (May 5, 2021). " The Batman: Zoë Kravitz Opens Up About Catwoman's Tie To The Robert Pattinson Hero". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021 . Retrieved May 6, 2021.

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a b Lovitt, Maggie (March 7, 2022). "How Long Riddler's Plan Had Been In the Works Revealed By The Batman Director Matt Reeves". Collider. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022 . Retrieved March 9, 2022. Stolworthy, Jacob (August 25, 2020). " Batman trailer: Fans stunned after spotting Trevor from EastEnders in new Robert Pattinson film". The Independent. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020 . Retrieved October 12, 2020. a b c d e f g Gemmill, Allie (August 23, 2020). "Matt Reeves Explains What Makes The Batman Batsuit So Unique". Collider. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020 . Retrieved November 18, 2021.

In July 2020, HBO Max gave a series commitment to a police procedural television series centered on the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD), with Terence Winter set to write and serve as showrunner. Reeves, Winter, Clark, Daniel Pipski, and Adam Kassan were executive producing the series. [402] [403] In August, Reeves said the series would be a prequel to The Batman, taking place during the first year of Batman's career and focusing on the corruption in Gotham and the GCPD. He said the series would be told from the perspective of one particular crooked cop, with the story being a "battle for his soul", [404] taking inspiration from Prince of the City (1981). [400] Selina reveals to Batman that Falcone is her father. After learning that he killed Annika for discovering he was the informant, she tries to kill Falcone, but Batman and Gordon arrive in time to stop her. Gordon arrests Falcone, but the Riddler kills Falcone with a sniper rifle moments later. The Riddler is unmasked as forensic accountant Edward Nashton and incarcerated in Arkham State Hospital, where he tells Batman he took inspiration from him when targeting the corrupt. Batman learns that Nashton has planted car bombs around Gotham and cultivated an online following that plans to assassinate mayor-elect Bella Reál. According to Samba TV, the film was streamed by 720,000 American households during its first day of release on HBO Max. [328] It also had the most successful premiere for any film on HBO Max in Latin America. [329] Samba TV reported that by the end of its first week, the movie had been watched by 4.1million American households. This was higher than the viewership for nearly all day-and-date films released on HBO Max and the second best for a film on the platform during the first week of release, behind Mortal Kombat (2021), which had a viewership of 4.3million households. [330] Reception Box office Evangelista, Chris (December 20, 2021). " The Batman Director Matt Reeves Insisted On His Film Being Separate From The DCEU". /Film. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021 . Retrieved December 21, 2021.