The Batman [DVD] [2022]

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Film 's Jeremy Mathai already felt the film's marketing had been great and was impressed that this was "yet another incredible trailer". Robert Pattinson, Nicholas Hoult, Armie Hammer, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were on the shortlist to replace Affleck as Batman, with Pattinson the frontrunner. A Japanese trailer released on December 12 quickly led to discussion and speculation that the Joker would appear after fans spotted a figure resembling the character on a newspaper prop in the footage. Both Stedman and Nayman agreed that Pattinson's performance captured the damaged psychology of Bruce Wayne and felt he did not have to differentiate his performance between Wayne and Batman, unlike previous iterations.

Wright felt starting Gordon as the lieutenant enabled him to play a larger role compared to previous film iterations.Fraser said that Gotham City was inspired by the depiction of cities from Chinatown and that of the New York City streets in Klute. The film contains a number of historical allusions, which Reeves felt would make it more believable.

The Riddler abducts Colson, straps a timed collar bomb to his neck, and sends him to interrupt Mitchell's funeral. He likened the Riddler to the Zodiac Killer, who he felt was the "real-life" Riddler for his practice of communicating with ciphers and riddles, [14] while Dano said his performance balanced the real-life basis with the Batman franchise's theatricality.In August 2018, Affleck went to rehabilitation for alcohol abuse, and it was considered unlikely that he would reprise his role in the film after that.

Reeves knew early on that the film would draw from Batman: The Long Halloween (1996–97) and its sequel Dark Victory (1999–2000) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, [8] [121] featuring Batman hunting a serial killer who "would reveal this cooperation between the people who are legitimate pillars in the city and the criminal element in the city". Commenting on Riddler's killings of corrupt politicians, he thought it had subtracted the "moral struggle" element of the film, leaving only Batman's internal turmoil left as a conflict to explore, which he also heavily criticized as he felt Pattinson's performance as Batman was "just a big stiff". Giacchino completed the score in October 2021, [273] and his main theme was released as a single on January 21, 2022. Tomlin used some of the ideas he developed for The Batman in a comic book limited series, Batman: The Imposter (2021). Particular inspiration came from Lee Bermejo's art in comics like Noël (2011) and Damned (2018–19), [190] [191] as Reeves was impressed by Bermejo's riot gear-esque design while reading Damned, which he felt suited the realistic tone.Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 68 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Reeves imagined that Batman's investigation would have him encounter other figures from the comic book mythos, leading to the introduction of characters like Catwoman, the Penguin, and Carmine Falcone. Class conflict is a central concept featured in The Batman, [374] with Marco Vito Oddo of Collider asserting that the main theme is social inequality. 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. The boots were inspired by Austrian combat boots while Ian Jones, the costume prop maker, added a leather gator on top to embellish fight scenes and scenes when Batman rides a motorbike. The camera team could adjust the headlights and wheels, which allowed the VFX team to have an accurate 3D model for every car being used, thus facilitating the insertion of additional cars into pre-existing plates.

The following night, the Riddler kills Commissioner Pete Savage and leaves another message for Batman.