\nRobert Pattinson\u2019s upcoming Batman movie, The Batman, is one of the most anticipated DC movies. Today, director Matt Reeves debuted a first look at Pattinson\u2019s take on the Dark Knight.
\nMaybe surprising to some, it\u2019s a good sized teaser trailer. Production on the film shut down by the pandemic, but the footage Reeves brought to DC\u2019s FanDome virtual convention is a pretty good glance at what fans of the caped crusader should expect. Like always in Gotham City, crime is running rampant, and some nefarious force is trying to get to Batman. The story takes place about two years into Bruce Wayne\u2019s career as Batman, a period when he\u2019s still just a masked vigilante. Reeves stressed that Batman isn\u2019t Batman yet, and there are people \u201cwho are afraid of him, quite frankly.\u201d
\nThe trailer also introduces a few key characters, including Jeffrey Wright\u2019s James Gordon and Zoe Kravitz\u2019s Catwoman. Andy Serkis\u2019 Alfred can also be heard. Reeves stressed that many of these characters are still coming into themselves; Selina Kyle is not Catwoman yet, for example. Both The Riddler and The Penguin are also early into their own criminal careers.
\nArguably the most shocking part of the trailer isn\u2019t Pattinson and Reeves\u2019 take on Batman but on Bruce Wayne. This doesn\u2019t look like the well-kept, put together playboy version of Bruce Wayne that fans of Christian Bale, Michael Keaton, and even Ben Affleck\u2019s portrayals may expect. Pattinson\u2019s Bruce Wayne is a little more unkempt, a little more goth; consider me intrigued.
\n\u201cWithout being an origin story for him, it\u2019s something that touches upon his origins,\u201d Reeves said.
\nReeves has shared a few details over the last few months, including a previous first look at Pattinson\u2019s Batman costume and images of the new Batmobile. The film was originally supposed to be released on June 21st, 2021, but because of the pandemic affecting production and other film\u2019s releases this year, The Batman was pushed to October 1st, 2021. The delay sucks for any Batman fan, but based on the imagery we\u2019ve seen so far, being released during the month of Halloween seems pretty perfect.\n<\/div>\n
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