The Batman
The Batman Director Elaborates on Kurt Cobain Inspiration: “His Drug Is… Revenge”
Matt Reeves, director of Warner Bros.’s The Batman, recently revealed that his version of Bruce Wayne draws inspiration from Kurt Cobain. In a new interview with Esquire, Reeves discussed the similarities between the Nirvana frontman and Gotham vigilante, explaining that they’re both addicts. “Early on, when I was writing, I started listening to Nirvana, and there was something about [Nevermind song] ‘Something in the Way,’ which is in the first trailer, which is part of the voice of that character,” Reeves explained. “When I considered, ‘How do you do Bruce Wayne in a way that hasn’t been seen before?’ I started thinking, ‘What if some tragedy happened [ie: Wayne sees his parents murdered] and this guy becomes so reclusive, we don’t know what he’s doing? Is this guy some kind of wayward, ...
Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ Will Be The Longest Batman Film Ever
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Films We’re just a month and change away from finally witnessing Matt Reeves version of the Dark Knight when The Batman hits theaters on March 4 and apparently it’s going to be the longest running Batman film ever. According to Deadline the official runtime for the upcoming Batman reboot will be damn near three hours long as it clocks in at two hours and 55 minutes. While the end credits are said to eat up 8 minutes alone the film will still be the longest in the Batman franchise as it beats out the previous Batman installments including Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises (two hours, 45 minutes), and The Dark Knight (two hours, 32 minutes). Related Stories Truth be told we’re happy to hear this news as much need to ...
Holy Bat-Marathon! Robert Pattinson’s The Batman Is Longest Batman Film Ever
Pack an extra Bat-Bladder for this one: Robert Pattinson’s The Batman is the longest film ever to star the Caped Crusader, with a run time stretching out to two hours and 55 minutes including credits. Not only is this Dark Knight also the longest knight, it instantly becomes one of the lengthiest superhero movies in the history of the genre, slotting in just behind the three hour, one minute Avengers: Endgame. Director Matt Reeves‘ new take on Bruce Wayne’s second job has been given a PG-13 rating, dashing the hopes of thousands of Pattinson stans hoping for a glimpse at the Bat-Penis. Zoë Kravitz stars as Catwoman, and she promised extra-realistic combat after training with videos of catfights. As for the villains, Colin Farrell is unrecognizable in prosthetics as the ...
The Batman Gets a PG-13 Rating Despite Dark Undertones
Despite Robert Pattinson’s bone-chilling stare and Gotham City’s perennially dark atmosphere, don’t expect the forthcoming Batman adaptation to get too NSFW. Matt Reeves’ The Batman has earned a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association after predictions that it would end up rated R. Variety points out the MPA rated The Batman PG-13 for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.” Sources close to the film say that its foul language is minimal, and the violent scenes tend to focus more on things like car crashes and explosions. Speculation that The Batman would be rated R was largely based around Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich’s vision to further distinguish DC films from Disney’s Marvel franchise, whic...
Warner Bros. Reveals Closer Look at The Riddler and Penguin From The Batman
Superhero flicks are notoriously shrouded in mystery prior to release, but as Matt Reeves’ The Batman approaches its March 4th premiere, more details about the film have begun to emerge. Over the weekend, Warner Bros. shared new photos from the film, including closer looks at two of Batman’s biggest foes, Paul Dano’s Riddler and Colin Farrell’s Penguin. Dano’s Riddler gives off a Zodiac-killer vibe in this Batman adaptation, dressed head to toe in army green and covered up with a terrifying mask Penguin, meanwhile, maintains his classic purple suit. Other new photos show the villains in action, as the maniacal Riddler wields some duct tape and the Gentleman of Crime consults his paperwork. It’s not a lot to go on, but it’s still fun to see. Check out the press images below. Beyon...
Surprise: Warner Bros. Blesses Us With New Trailer For ‘The Batman’ Featuring More Zoe Kravitz As Catwoman
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / The Batman A surprise new trailer for The Batman is a great late Christmas present. Dubbed “The Bat and The Cat,” this latest trailer gives us our best look at the dynamic between Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne/Batman and Zoe Kravitz’s Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman. It also gives us more insight into The Riddler’s diabolical plan for the Dark Knight and his beloved Gotham City. This surprising look at the highly-anticipated film opens up with Bruce Wayne speaking with Jayme Lawson’s Bella Reál. The mayoral candidate doesn’t bite her tongue when she accuses the recluse billionaire playboy of not doing enough for Gotham City. The irony is she has no idea he’s out here beating the daylight out of crooks and cleaning up the streets. Related Stories...
New Trailer for The Batman Offers Most Extensive Preview Yet of Upcoming Comic Epic: Watch
Warner Bros. has shared a new trailer for Matt Reeves’ The Batman ahead of the film’s March 4th, 2022 release. Clocking it at just under three minutes in length, “The Bat and the Cat Trailer” offers the most revealing look yet at the upcoming comic epic, including new footage of Robert Pattinson’s Kurt Cobain-inspired Bruce Wayne / Batman, Zoë Kravitz’s nature doc-influenced Catwoman, and Paul Dano as the menacing Riddler. There’s also plenty of new footage of the Batmobile, as well as intriguing scenes featuring Colin Farrell as Penguin, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon. Watch the full trailer below, or head to Reeves’ Vimeo page to see it in 4K. Initially conceived as a standalone film, the anticipation surrounding The Batman already has Warner Bros. plott...
Colin Farrell to Reprise His Role as The Penguin in The Batman Spinoff Series
With Matt Reeves’ The Batman set to arrive in a matter of months, Colin Farrell has signed on for an HBO Max spinoff series based on his character The Penguin. According to Variety, he has been tapped to both star in and executive produce the show. While the series will reportedly dive into Penguin’s rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld, it’s not clear if it will be a direct follow-up or a prequel. We’ll have to wait until The Batman hits theaters on March 4th, 2022 to see if the character is already a villain or just beginning his descent. One of the most infamous members of Batman’s Rogues Gallery, the Penguin, aka Oswald Cobblepot, has a rich history of live-action portrayals. On the TV side, Burgess Meredith played the top-hat-and-monocle wearing baddie in the 1960...
London’s Printworks Club Is Featured in “The Batman” Film: Watch the Trailer
It turns out Robert Pattinson’s Batman is that guy who gets thrown out of the club for fighting. Nerds, comic book fans, film buffs everywhere rejoiced after the first trailer of the next movie in the Batman saga dropped. Premiered at the DC FanDome virtual event over the weekend, the trailer for the Matt Reeves-directed film, The Batman, also raised the collective eyebrow of the electronic music community. No, Batman does not don glowsticks and go to EDC with his besties or headbang at Lost Lands. Instead he heads to London’s iconic Printworks club for one of the film’s epic fight scenes. Shortly after the trailer’s premiere, a number of eagle-eyed fans identified the venue in the video and shared on Twitter. In a “blink and you’ll miss it” m...
Peep The New Trailer To ‘The Batman’, Zoe Kravitz Enters The Chat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Films After all the talk and teasing, the second trailer to Matt Reeves The Batman is finally here and yeah, it looks pretty damn good. Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Pictures Yes, we know that Twilight star Robert Pattinson was a particularly interesting choice to don the cape and cow, but he continues to make believers of us as it’s looking like he may actually pull it off. In the trailer released today during DC’s Fandome, we find the Dark Knight taking the fight to a gang of clown faced criminals (a Joker appearance hasn’t been confirmed for this film), while hot on the tail of a seemingly scar faced Penguin (Colin Farrell). Looking more like it features a Batman: Year One story arc, the Caped Crusader seems to be intr...
The Batman Faces The Riddler in New Trailer for Robert Pattinson’s DC Movie: Watch
It’s been over a year since we got the first trailer for Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Robert Pattinson’s debut as the Dark Knight was originally targeting an October 1st, 2021 debut, but following the star catching COVID-19 last September and the industry’s slow return in the midst of the pandemic, it was shoved back to March 4th, 2022. As the new date approaches, Warner Bros. has finally unleashed another new look at the film, debuting a fresh trailer during the DC FanDome event. The clip finds Pattinson’s Batman squaring off with Paul Dano’s The Riddler — a far darker take on the classic villain than, say, Jim Carrey’s version from 1995’s Batman Forever. In fact, Bats himself seems grittier in response, as Pattinson’s hero is clearly dealing with some aggressive anger. In addition ...
‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Teases New Upcoming Trailer, Riddler Poster Drops
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Matt Reeves / Twitter/@mattreevesLA As Batman fans eagerly await Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s iteration of the Dark Knight in The Batman, the director has been teasing his upcoming film and fans are going crazy on social media. After dropping a soundbite featuring Pattinson’s voice as the Dark Knight, Reeves decided to share a photo on Twitter which shows us what Gotham City will be looking like at the break of dawn. In the post we see Batman overlooking the city he protects which lowkey looks just like Christopher Nolan’s version of Gotham. In the post Reeves wrote “Good Morning, from Gotham City…Can’t wait to show you more at #DCFanDome this Saturday…#TheBatman #Trailer Shot.” Fans cannot wait for the next trailer to The Batman which is set to pre...
