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Release Date:
Friday, March 4, 2022 Nationwide
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Plot: What's the story about?
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes The Batman, with director Matt Reeves (the “Planet of the Apes” films) at the helm and with Robert Pattinson (“Tenet,” “The Lighthouse,” “Good Time”) starring as Gotham City’s vigilante detective, Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne.
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Who stars in The Batman: Cast List
Robert Pattinson ... Bruce Wayne / Batman
Mickey 17, Remember Me
Jeffrey Wright ... Commissioner Gordon
The Good Dinosaur, High and Low
Zoe Kravitz ... Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Kin, After Earth
Colin Farrell ... Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin
The Penguin (series), Pride and Glory
Paul Dano ... Edward Nashton / Riddler
Spaceman, Prisoners
The Woman King, Till
Andy Serkis ... Alfred Pennyworth
Luther, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
John Turturro ... Carmine Falcone
The Taking of Pelham 123, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Peter Sarsgaard ... Gotham D.A. Gil Colson
The Guilty, Lovelace
Barry Keoghan ... Stanley Merkel
Gladiator 2, Saltburn
Alex Ferns ... Commissioner Pete Savage
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Knuckledust
The Boys in the Band
Who's making The Batman: Crew List
A look at the The Batman behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Matt Reeves last directed War for the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The film's writer Matt Reeves last wrote War for the Planet of the Apes and Let Me In.
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Production: What we know about The Batman?
Key Facts
- Warner Bros. has made a decision to halt production on “The Batman” for two weeks due to the coronavirus (3/14/2020).
- Robert Pattinson stars as Gotham City’s vigilante detective, Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne (3/14/2020).
- Matt Reeves turned in a new script said to focus on a young caped crusader (Hollywood Reporter, 8/13/18).
- When asked if he would be working with Ben Affleck's script, director Matt Reeves said, "No, it’s a new story. It’s just starting again. I’m excited about it. I think it’s going to be really cool (Happy Sad Confused podcast, 7/13/17).”
Filming Timeline
- 2022 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2021 - March: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2020 - March: The film was set to Production status.
Principal photography has begun in London.
- 2019 - September: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Filming likely to start in late 2019 or early 2020. Robert Pattinson to play batman and Jonah Hill in talks to play the villain.
- 2019 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Expected to start this summer with filming in late 2019 or early 2020.
- 2018 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Matt Reeves said, "We are working on getting our draft in the next couple of weeks and things are progressing (8/2/18)." The hope is to shoot sometime next spring or early summer.
- 2017 - July: The film was set to Development status.
Newly hired director Matt Reeves has decided to scrapped the earlier script that Ben Affleck, Chris Terrio and DC's Geoff Johns had worked on (7/13/17).
- 2016 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Joe Manganiello told Entertainment Tonight (10/18/16) that production on the the film is expected to begin Spring 2017.
- 2016 - April: The film was set to Development status.
Warner Bros. head Kevin Tsujihara confirmed his studio is moving ahead with Ben Affleck's stand-alone Batman movie, which the actor will star in and direct.
- 2015 - July: The film was set to Announced status.
Ben Affleck is in talks to star in, co-write and possibly direct a standalone Batman movie.
The Batman Release Date: When was the film released?
The Batman was a Nationwide release in 2022 on Friday, March 4, 2022. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including The Changed, Fresh and Lucy and Desi.
The Batman DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Batman was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 .