First trailer of Robert Pattinson’s ‘The Batman’ unveiled

LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros unveiled a teaser for the upcoming DC superhero film ‘The Batman’ during the DC FanDome event.

The Robert Pattinson-led movie is directed by Matt Reeves and penned by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin. The video is set to Nirvana song “Something in the Way” and has Pattinson and Jeffrey Wright’s Commissioner Gordon looking into a bunch of murders by The Riddler (Paul Dano) who is also leaving puzzles for Batman to solve.

The clip also reveals Pattinson’s look in full Batsuit and driving the Batmobile and a few glimpses of Zoe Kravitz’s ‘Catwoman’. Warner Bros. also released a series of first-look images of Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and Batman from the film.

Gotham City is a dingy, filthy and crime-ridden city, and things are not going to be easy for a costumed crimefighter, even for somebody with peak physical condition and high tech gadgets like Batman. This teaser suggests this film is not going to be anything like most MCU movies.

Despite resemblances to Christopher Nolan’s style, Reeves’ take on the DC superhero is also its own thing and even in this short teaser, attention to detail is superb, right from Pattinson’s eye makeup to his suit to the moody visuals.

Overall, this looks like a movie every Batman fan should keep an eye out for. It was confirmed at the panel that ‘The Batman’ is set in its own universe and is not related to any other DC movie franchise. 

The film had to suspend production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is set to start filming again in early September. Reeves said he had shot just 25% of the film so far, and the delay pushed the official release date from June to Oct. 2021.The movie also stars John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson and Andy Serkis.