The Batman Movie

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Who's Involved:

Andy Serkis, Paul Dano, Robert Pattinson, Charlie Carver, Jayme Lawson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Peter Sarsgaard, John Turturro, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Matt Reeves, Simon Emanuel, Walter Hamada, Alex Ferns, Dylan Clark, Michael E. Uslan, Max Carver, Chantal Nong Vo, Con O'Neill

Release Date:

Friday, March 4, 2022 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.
Runtime: 2 hrs, 55 m
Language: English

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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

... Bruce Wayne / Batman

The Odyssey, The Drama  

... Commissioner Gordon

The Batman Part II, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2  

... Selina Kyle / Catwoman

Caught Stealing, How To Rob A Bank  

... Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Epic  

... Edward Nashton / Riddler

Prisoners, Looper  


The Running Man, Sinners  

... Alfred Pennyworth

Animal Farm, The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition  

... Carmine Falcone

The Cut, Landline  

... Gotham D.A. Gil Colson

The Bride!, Bone Tomahawk  

... Stanley Merkel

Crime 101, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man  

... 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.

Director

Matt Reeves

Screenwriters

Matt Reeves

Producers

Dylan Clark
Matt Reeves

Production Company

DC Studios

Production: What we know about The Batman?

Key Facts

  1. Warner Bros. has made a decision to halt production on “The Batman” for two weeks due to the coronavirus (3/14/2020).
  2. Robert Pattinson stars as Gotham City’s vigilante detective, Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne (3/14/2020).
  3. Matt Reeves turned in a new script said to focus on a young caped crusader (Hollywood Reporter, 8/13/18).
  4. 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

  1. 2022 - January: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2021 - March: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2020 - March: The film was set to Production  status.

    Principal photography has begun in London.

  4. 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.

  5. 2019 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Expected to start this summer with filming in late 2019 or early 2020.

  6. 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.

  7. 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).

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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 Mother Schmuckers, Fresh and Asking For It.

The Batman DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Batman was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 .

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