How Matt Reeves’ “BatVerse” Might Coexist Within the New DC Universe
Writer/director Matt Reeves’ The Batman was a thing of dark beauty. A street-level, neo-noir detective story that started with a supervillain’s brutal crime and swept us right into the world of Batman (Robert Pattinson) as he learns the tricks of a trade he’d invented in the second year of his vigilantism. There had never been a Batman ...
Matt Reeves Suggests “The Batman” Sequel is Alive & Well
We’ll take any hint that writer/director Matt Reeves’ The Batman sequel is happening, and luckily, we’ve got one. In a conversation with Collider, Reeves all but confirmed that he is, indeed, working on the sequel, as we had assumed way back in April of last year when Warner Bros. announced the sequel had been greenlit. And why wouldn’t there ...
Best of 2022: “The Batman” Cinematographer Greig Fraser on Finding Light in the Darkness
It’s that time of year—we look back on a few of our favorite interviews from 2022 in our annual year-end list. At a gripping three hours, The Batman isn’t so much an endurance test as it is a lengthy visual puzzle, one that takes place primarily after hours. Director Matt Reeves’s take on Batman (Robert ...
Decoding The Brilliance of Michael Giacchino’s “The Batman” Theme in Eight Bars
In his score for The Batman, the brooding emotional tone of composer Michael Giacchino’s character theme is established from bar one in the track of the same name. No soaring violins. No muscular brass orchestra. No superhero triumphalism. In their stead, a muted piano taps its rhythm low and slow, establishing the key of B flat before ...
“The Batman” Sequel is Officially Happening With Robert Pattinson & Matt Reeves Returning
It’s official—The Batman 2 will arrive. Warner Bros. made the sequel announcement at CinemaCon on Monday night as part of their eagerly anticipated presentation in Las Vegas. “Matt took one of our most iconic and beloved superheroes and delivered a fresh vision,” Warner Bros. movie chief Toby Emmerich said at CinemaCon. “Matt Reeves, Rob Pattinson, ...
Watch “The Batman” Chase Scene – The Greatest Batmobile Chase of All Time
There will no doubt be quibbles, but we’re putting our stake in the ground and calling this chase sequence in Matt Reeves’s The Batman the greatest single Batmobile scene of all time. There have been other, great scenes involving the Batmobile—Christopher Nolan notched a few in The Dark Knight alone—but pound for pound, we’re calling The Batman‘s epic second act ...
Watch “The Batman” Gotham Subway Fight
Now that Matt Reeves’ The Batman is streaming on HBO Max, we’re getting some very juicy clips—and the entire opening scene—to show those who may have missed out on the epic reboot in the theater what’s available to them in their home. That opening sequence is a doozy, plunging us into Reeves’ twisted noir vision of Gotham, ...
Watch The Epic Opening Scene From “The Batman”
The Batman has arrived on HBO Max, and to celebrate the event, the streamer has just made the riveting, 10-minute long opening scene available for your viewing pleasure. The Batman begins with a horrific crime, immediately plunging us into the grimy, brutal world of Gotham and establishing the street-level detective story that co-writer/director Matt Reeves promised. We open ...
“The Batman” Arrives on HBO Max After Crossing Major Box Office Milestone
The Batman was a deeply satisfying, passionately made blockbuster that felt like a street-level detective story at the same time. The film managed to capture critical acclaim, box office success, and, launch a new Batman franchise with a slew of fresh faces who were excellent in their roles. Robert Pattinson as Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, ...
“The Batman” Blu-ray Includes More Joker, Penguin, & Catwoman
Co-writer/director Matt Reeves’ The Batman only gave us a last-second tease of Barry Keoghan’s Joker, but you’ll be getting more of the scarred psychopath when the 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD release drops on May 24. (The digital release is a mere few days away, as The Batman comes to HBO Max on April 18.) The moment in ...
“The Batman” Deleted Scene Reveals a Major Confrontation With SPOILER ALERT
Riddle me this—who might be the most unexpected person Batman (Robert Pattinson) might turn to for help in capturing the Riddler (Paul Dano)? How about the Joker (Barry Keoghan)? In a new deleted scene revealed by writer/director Matt Reeves, Batman visits Gotham’s most notorious Clown Prince of Chaos in Arkham asylum to seek his help ...
How “The Batman” Batsuit Designers Went Lean & Mean
Outside of The Batman writer/director Matt Reeves (who co-wrote the script with Peter Craig), Glyn Dillon and David Crossman probably have The Batman‘s coolest credits attached to their names. Both share the title of Batsuit costume designers, with Dillon serving as chief concept artist and Crossman the costume supervisor. In terms of superhero icons, it ...
“The Batman” Cinematographer Greig Fraser on Finding Light in the Darkness
At a gripping three hours, The Batman isn’t so much an endurance test as it is a lengthy visual puzzle, one that takes place primarily after hours. Director Matt Reeves’s take on Batman (Robert Pattinson) may be the franchise’s most disaffected nocturnal not-so-superhero yet. Working, brooding, and convening with Alfred (Andy Serkis) from dusk ’til ...
Colin Farrell’s “The Penguin” HBO Max Series Reveals Fresh Details
Colin Farrell made the absolute most of his turn as Oswald Cobblepot, better known as the Penguin, in Matt Reeves’s thrilling The Batman. Reeves’s reboot, which starred Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and dropped in on him in year two of his vigilante work as Batman, featured a Rogue’s Gallery that included Paul Dano’s headlining villain, Edward ...
“The Batman” Soars to Epic Opening Weekend
Box office prognosticators felt fairly confident that Matt Reeves’s The Batman would join Spider-Man: No Way Home in the $100 million and more club in its opening weekend, and they were right. The Batman has now become only the second film in the pandemic era to reach that milestone, scooping up $134 million this past weekend. Meanwhile, Reeves’s reboot of ...
“The Batman” Prepared to Join “Spider-Man: No Way Home” With an Epic Opening
We’ve covered The Batman exhaustively since we first heard that writer/director Matt Reeves’s vision for a gritty, noir-tinged reboot had been greenlit by Warner Bros. in what feels like several lifetimes ago. Now, after collecting a slew of great reviews this week, Reeves’s The Batman is in theaters, and early indications are that it could become only the ...
“The Batman” Spinoffs That Will Create a Batverse on HBO Max
You may have heard that a little film called The Batman is in theaters now? Writer/director Matt Reeves’s thrilling franchise reboot is finally out, with many critics openly wondering whether it’s not the best Batman film of all time. (If there’s a consensus, it’s that The Batman is in contention with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.) Robert Pattinson ...
How “The Batman” Writer/Director Matt Reeves Embraced Fear
“I think he has a really good understanding of fear,” Robert Pattinson says of The Batman writer/director Matt Reeves in this must-read profile of Reeves in Variety. “I think a lot of people try to bullshit themselves that they’re not afraid of anything. But Matt really acknowledges things that have scared him in his life ...
The Best Batman Of Them All? “The Batman” vs “The Dark Knight”
Now that Matt Reeves’s The Batman has been seen by critics and is enjoying a massive amount of critical buzz, you might notice a debate starting to lurk in the shadows of Gotham—is The Batman as good, if not better, than Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight? We’re not big on ranking films or performances here at The Credits. It’s too much ...
“The Batman” Early Reactions: A Gripping, Glorious Street-Level Detective Story
After a very, very long wait, writer/director Matt Reeves’s The Batman arrives in theaters this Friday, March 4, and accordingly, the reviews have begun to surface. While we were always confident Reeves and his sensationally talented cast and crew were going to deliver something great, it’s still a rush to read the reactions and reviews are they ...
