When Batman arrives, the Riddler calls him via Colson's phone and threatens to detonate the bomb if Colson cannot answer three riddles. The Riddler abducts Colson, straps a timed collar bomb to his neck, and sends him to interrupt Mitchell's funeral. When Annika disappears, Batman sends Selina back to the Iceberg Lounge for answers and discovers that Savage was on Falcone's payroll, as is district attorney Gil Colson. While the Penguin pleads ignorance, Batman notices that Selina Kyle, Annika's roommate and lover, works at the club as a waitress. The following night, the Riddler kills commissioner Pete Savage and leaves another message for Batman.īatman and Gordon discover that the Riddler left a thumb drive in Mitchell's car containing images of Mitchell with a woman, Annika Kosolov, at the Iceberg Lounge-a nightclub operated by the Penguin, mobster Carmine Falcone's lieutenant.
Lieutenant James Gordon discovers a message that the Riddler left for Batman. Reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has operated for two years as the vigilante Batman, investigates the murder alongside the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). is murdered by a masked psychopath calling himself the Riddler. On Halloween, Gotham City mayor Don Mitchell Jr.
The Batman is intended to launch a Batman shared universe, with two sequels planned and two spin-off television series in development for HBO Max. It received praise for the performances, score, cinematography, Reeves' direction, action sequences, and story, although the runtime received some criticism. The film grossed over $770 million against a $185–200 million budget, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2022. It was delayed twice from an initial June 2021 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Batman premiered at Lincoln Center, New York, on March 1, 2022, and was theatrically released worldwide on March 4. Principal photography took place in the UK and Chicago between January 2020 and March 2021. Pattinson was cast in May 2019, with further casting in late 2019. He sought to explore Batman's detective side more than previous films, drawing inspiration from the films of Alfred Hitchcock and the New Hollywood era, and comics such as Year One (1987), The Long Halloween (1996–97), and Ego (2000). Reeves took over and reworked the story, removing the DCEU connections. Affleck signed on to direct, produce, co-write, and star in The Batman, but had reservations about the project and dropped out.
The film sees Batman, who has been fighting crime in Gotham City for two years, uncover corruption while pursuing the Riddler (Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite.ĭevelopment began after Ben Affleck was cast as Batman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) in 2013. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. The film was directed by Matt Reeves, who wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig. Pictures, it is a reboot of the Batman film franchise. Pictures, DC Films, 6th & Idaho, and Dylan Clark Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. General release tickets are on sale now.The Batman is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. The Batman is scheduled to hit theaters on March 4, 2022, and will arrive on HBO Max on April 19, 2022. Matt Reeves serves as both writer and director. Joining Robert Pattinson in The Batman will be Paul Dano (The Riddler), Zoe Kravitz (Catwoman), Colin Farrell (The Penguin), John Turturro (Carmine Falcone), Jeffrey Wright (James Gordon), Andy Serkis (Alfred Pennyworth), and more.
As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City. When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Farrell), Carmine Falcone (Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Dano).
James Gordon (Wright)-amongst the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. With only a few trusted allies -Alfred Pennyworth (Serkis), Lt. Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman (Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City.