We’ve got a new trailer for The Batman teasing the dance between The Riddler and Batman and giving us a new look at the upcoming film.
Directed by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell.
The Batman opens March 4, 2022.
It’s not just a call… It’s a warning.
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes Matt Reeves’ The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne. Starring alongside Pattinson (“Tenet,” “The Lighthouse”) as Gotham’s famous and infamous cast of characters are Zoë Kravitz (“Big Little Lies,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”) as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano (“Love & Mercy,” “12 Years a Slave”) as Edward Nashton; Jeffrey Wright (“No Time to Die,” “Westworld”) as the GCPD’s James Gordon; John Turturro (the “Transformers” films, “The Plot Against America”) as Carmine Falcone; Peter Sarsgaard (“The Magnificent Seven,” “Interrogation”) as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson; Jayme Lawson (“Farewell Amor”) as mayoral candidate Bella Reál; with Andy Serkis (the “Planet of the Apes” films, “Black Panther”) as Alfred; and Colin Farrell (“The Gentlemen,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”) as Oswald Cobblepot.
Reeves (“The Planet of the Apes” franchise) directed from a screenplay by Reeves & Peter Craig, based on characters from DC. Batman was created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. Dylan Clark (the “Planet of the Apes” films) and Reeves produced the film, with Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Simon Emanuel serving as executive producers. The director’s behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-nominated director of photography Greig Fraser (“Dune,” “Lion”); Reeves’ “Planet of the Apes” production designer, James Chinlund, and editor, William Hoy; editor Tyler Nelson (“Rememory”); and Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“1917,” “Little Women,” “Anna Karenina”). The music is by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (the current “Spider-Man,” “Jurassic World” and “Star Wars” films, “Up”). Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a 6th & Idaho/Dylan Clark Productions Production, a Matt Reeves Film, “The Batman.”
The film is set to open in theaters March 4, 2022 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
As expected, DC Fandome delivered a first look at the highly anticipated The Batman from director Matt Reeves and actor Robert Pattinson. The film also stars Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Peter Sarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, and Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon.
In the segment, Reeves says the film takes place in “year two” and Batman is trying to figure out how to impact Gotham as the murder count increases and the corruption of the city becomes clearer. While the film isn’t the origin of Batman, it does touch upon his coming into the role as well as the origins of some of Gotham’s villains. Is that the Joker Gang we see?
Also revealed is the Gotham television series will be more of a “year one” as Batman emerges. It’ll explore new areas and more of Gotham along with new characters.
Yesterday’s dark stormy night was a perfect excuse to head out to see DC‘s attempt to kick start a third movie franchise with Green Lantern (but lets be honest I would have gone no matter the weather). Having just seen headlines of reviews, my expectations went from “nervously optimistic” to “low expectations.” Having heard of brutal reviews I was fully expecting this to be the “E.T. video game” of comic book movies, signaling the end of what’s become a summer movie tradition, the big comic book movie. I walked out of the theater with mixed thoughts, and pleasantly surprised.
Green Lantern is one of the top second tier DC comic book characters who’s basically a space cop who’s able to take his willpower and create objects and fly due to a ring left to him by a dying alien. When he’s not dressed in green, Green Lantern is fighter pilot Hal Jordan. In the comics he’s a cocky, straight laced character, who’s more arrogant and headstrong than anything. Knowing this I was a bit hesitant when hearing the news of Ryan Reynolds being cast as the character. He definitely has the look down, but his previous roles fall under the cocky/humor area. The movie rests on Reynolds’ shoulders just below the special fx.
The plot of the movie is probably the weakest part. Green Lantern must take on Hector Hammond and an evil entity called Parallax. The issue isn’t necessarily the plot itself, it’s pretty basic, it’s just the bad guys are too comical. Peter Sarsgaard does what he can with the character, and is actually pretty decent, but really, the character is a psychic with a giant tumor on his head. He’s kind of hard to not laugh at. Parallax is much better portrayed in the comic book, and in this movie gets a makeover akin to Galactus in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It’s not an improvement. Why these two are the first baddies is only revealed in the highlight of the movie, an awesome post credit scene that left me giddy.
The movies is science fiction, more so than Batman or Superman and does it’s best to balance that with scenes on Earth and for some reason the humor that was added. This is a kids comic book movie, more so than DC’s other tent pole/pride, Batman. It’s a difficult thing to do and the movie almost pulls it off.
There’s a lot of things I’d have done different, the first being the tone and first bad guys, but for a summer popcorn flick, it’s not that bad. It’s a movie to see and the 3D added a little though not a whole lot. DC definitely aimed for a younger audience for this one, and it shows, but as an adult, there was still a lot I liked. Worth the cost of a ticket, but there’s definitely a lot of other movies I’d see first.
A new Green Lantern extended television spot for the upcoming movie aired this week with some new scenes that haven’t previously been shown.
2011 is looking to be an amazing year of movies for us geeks. The teaser posters for Green Lantern have been released. I’m guessing we’ll all know the Green Lantern mantra by the time this is over.
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