‘The Batman’: New trailer shows a gritty Gotham featuring several familiar foes
Warner Bros. and DC Comics debuted the trailer Saturday on the DC FanDome occasion, the place the comics big additionally launched new trailers for “The Flash” and “Black Adam.” (Warner Bros. is owned by WarnerMedia, CNN’s father or mother firm.)
The trailer for “The Batman,” directed by Matt Reeves, reveals a bullet-proof Robert Pattinson within the titular position, grunting and scowling within the superhero’s now-familiar fashion as he beats up on a collection of darkly lit, nameless grunts.
“When that mild hits the sky, it isn’t only a name. It is a warning,” a voice intones over a shot of the Bat Sign.
A wig-wearing Zoë Kravitz arrives in her position as Selina Kyle aka Catwoman, and the trailer additionally provides early seems at Paul Dano because the Riddler and an almost unrecognizable Colin Farrell as Penguin.
“It is a powder keg,” a voice whispers over a large explosion, “and Riddler is the match.”
Each Riddler and Penguin look to have a special spin than earlier on-screen appearances within the franchise. Danny DeVito performed Penguin in 1992’s “Batman Returns” and Jim Carrey took on the Riddler in 1995’s “Batman Without end,” each giving the characters a sillier, campier angle than this newest trailer suggests.
Warner Bros. has taken a few of DC Leisure’s most beloved characters in a brand new path specializing in extra private, and even adult-oriented tales. “The Batman” seems to be the most recent movie to observe this pattern.
“The Batman” is ready to hit theaters in March 2022 after twice being delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.