Fans should brace up since it appears that The Batman will be a dramatic and emotional adventure.
Star Robert Pattinson revealed more about Matt Reeves’ highly anticipated episode in the Warner Bros. DC superhero franchise in a profile for GQ published on Tuesday. According to the actor, the picture, which is set to be released in early March, wastes no time in enthralling spectators.
“I sat alone and saw a preliminary edit of the film. And the initial shot is so unlike to any other Batman film that it’s a whole new tempo,” Pattinson told GQ. “From the first meeting I had with Matt, he said, ‘I want to make a ’70s noir detective narrative like The Conversation.’ And I believed that meant the mood board or something, based on the appearance. But it’s clear from the first shot that this is a detective narrative.”
“He’s sort of a strange as Bruce and a weirdo as Batman, and I kept thinking there’s a more nihilistic tilt to it,” Pattinson said of his Bruce Wayne, which will be different from earlier big-screen portrayals of the (by day) millionaire playboy. Because, in every other film, Bruce goes away, trains, and returns to Gotham full of confidence, thinking, “I’m going to change things here.” But it’s hinted that he’s had a nervous breakdown in this.”
The Batman will take place in a hellish Gotham, rife with crime and sorrow. However, unlike previous Batman pictures, the figure is not lauded as a hero or a godsend.
“The citizens of Gotham believe he’s simply another sign of how messed up everything is,” Pattinson explained. “There’s this moment where he’s thrashing everyone on this train station, and I love that there’s a line in the script where the person he’s protecting is also like: Ahh! It’s getting worse! Either you’re being mugged by some gang members, or a monster appears and fucks everyone up! The man is completely unaware that Batman has arrived to help him. It just seems to be a werewolf.”
“All the other stories say his parents’ death is why Bruce becomes Batman,” Pattinson told GQ. “But I was trying to break it down in what I believed was a true approach, instead than trying to rationalize it.” “For years and years and years, he’s been building this complicated structure that has resulted in this Batman persona. But it’s not like what he’s done is healthy. “It’s almost as if I’m addicted to drugs.”
