The Batman was neither extraordinarily grounded nor a colourful comedian e book tackle the (DC) world’s best detective. As a direct reply to each Christopher Nolan’s notable trilogy and Zack Snyder’s half-baked tackle the character, Matt Reeves’ personal strategy to Bruce Wayne and his vigilante persona was gritty and barely stylized, however its darkish toes have been nonetheless firmly planted in actuality. In response to him, that will not change within the sequels.
Throughout a chat with SFX journal (by way of Deadline), the filmmaker, now deep into The Batman: Half II’s writing course of, doubled down on the concept of toying with the comics’ wealthy mythology with out going too fantastical, as James Gunn’s rebooted DCU continuity will probably be doing that anyway with Batman: The Courageous & The Daring.
“What was necessary to me was to discover a option to take these pop icons, these legendary characters that everyone know, and translate it in order that Gotham seems like a spot in our world. We would push to the sting of the fantastical however we’d by no means go into full fantastical. Itβs meant to really feel fairly grounded,” he defined. Do not anticipate Arkham-like takes on Clayface or Poison Ivy, to call a few villains, to pop up.
Certain, Reeves’ Gotham Metropolis largely appears to be like and seems like the true deal from the comedian books and video video games, however after seeing what he did with The Riddler and The Penguin, who’s getting his personal present this month, it is laborious to think about this universe veering into unrealistic territory. By and enormous, The Batman felt like one huge David Fincher film that occurred to be set in Gotham Metropolis and have some explosive set items, and I do not see the explanation why that may change after it made nearly $800 million on the international field workplace and earned loads of crucial acclaim.
His feedback arrive after an odd rumor that claimed Gentleman Ghost, a felony who makes use of methods and devices to seem like a ghost, was going to be a part of the sequel. One other huge one which’s been thrown round for some time now’s how Clayface may present up as a extra grounded model of the character, but some DC followers immediately imagined ‘Battinson’ preventing a mud man, and that simply would not gel nicely with what Reeves goes for right here.
He immediately addressed the Gentleman Ghost scenario: “It doesnβt imply that you simply receivedβt see characters that individuals love. Thatβs precisely what we need to do. Gentleman Ghost might be pushed a bit too far for us to have the ability to discover a option to do, however there’s a enjoyable manner to consider how we’d take characters that may push over right into a little bit of the fantastical and discover a option to make sense of that.” Possibly we’re getting a extra reasonable Mr. Freeze then? It might be ice to see him in live-action once more.
The Batman: Half II is at the moment slated to launch in theaters on October 2, 2026. A script is being completed as we communicate in hopes of capturing subsequent 12 months.
