The Batman [DVD] [2022]

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In August 2013, Ben Affleck was cast as Bruce Wayne / Batman for multiple films set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

Digital Spy reviewer Ian Sandwell also commended the performances and the film's originality regarding its depiction of Batman, highlighting the "film-noir vibes". Newby also noted that the bat emblem on the costume's chest resembled a pistol, and wondered if it was the pistol used to kill Batman's parents in his origin story.Since the failed economic revivals of Gotham left unfinished architecture, Chinlund "litter[ed] the skyline with these unfinished skyscrapers" to show the "grit up there".

When Annika disappears, Batman sends Selina to the Iceberg Lounge for answers and discovers that Savage was on Falcone's payroll, as is district attorney Gil Colson. Wright described Gordon as "relative to Gotham City, to the Gotham City Police Department, to Batman, to justice and to corruption". The trailer received 34 million views within 24 hours, [125] and according to CNET 's Bonnie Burton and Jennifer Bisset it "set the internet on fire". Like Rooney and Debruge, he also felt that Riddler's plan had elements of social and political commentary, as it had addressed topics of wealth, mental healthcare issues, poverty, and homelessness.

Asha Barbaschow and Rob Bricken of Gizmodo opined that Pattinson looked like a better Batman than his predecessors, Bale and Affleck. Consumer Products and DC Comics partnered with Puma to release a collection of products like footwear, accessories, and apparel featuring Batman, the Batmobile, and Bat emblem. Reeves spent hours reviewing Pattinson's and Hoult's previous work before meeting with them in April 2019.

Reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has operated for two years as the vigilante Batman, investigates the murder alongside the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). Casting director Cindy Tolan suggested Kravitz, [21] and Reeves chose her over actresses such as Ana de Armas, Ella Balinska, and Eiza González, who also auditioned for the role, as well as Zazie Beetz, Alicia Vikander, Hannah John-Kamen, and Nathalie Emmanuel.During pre-production, Chinlund had designed virtual sets using VR headsets and showed them to Reeves and Fraser, which allowed them to plan for various logistics for filming in the actual sets depicted in the headsets. Chinland originated the idea to place the Bat-Signal on an abandoned building rather than on top of the GCPD building. The film was nominated for three awards at the 95th Academy Awards, and received numerous other accolades.

The film's linear television premiere was on HBO on April 23, [326] followed by physical release on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD by Warner Bros. He felt the film was "more about someone who hadn't quite figured out why they were doing the thing they were doing" and wanted it to focus on Batman's emotional arc, in which "you see him go through tremendous trauma and then marshal the will to find a way through". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it an 87% positive score (with an average 4. A camera car with a 360-degree "hydra"-like rig attached was used to capture background plate shots. Batman's grapple gun, which can slide out via a hidden contraption in his arm, was influenced by Travis Bickle's gun from Taxi Driver (1976).

He used plate shots from London, New York, and Chicago; according to Lemmon, Reeves wanted the cityscapes to capture the "forms, architecture, and the fabric of the city to look like it was really in decay. He concluded that " The Batman is the Batman movie we deserve, though: overwrought and overlong, but also carefully crafted and exhilarating". Kravitz added that production became "impersonal" since mask mandates and other precautions meant the crew could not interact much. The cape was created using artificial Japanese leather, as it was impractical to use real leather due to its weight. According to Lemmon, "ILM led the work on Gotham, and their StageCraft group handled the real-time LED backgrounds during production.