Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Is Not An Origin Story, Says Matt Reeves
Filmmaker Matt Reeves says his take on classic DC superhero Batman will not venture into the character's roots but at the same, it will "acknowledge his origins".
Filmmaker
Matt
Reeves
says
his
take
on
classic
DC
superhero
Batman
will
not
venture
into
the
character's
roots
but
at
the
same,
it
will
"acknowledge
his
origins".
Robert
Pattinson
is
portraying
the
caped
crusader
in
Reeves'
The
Batman,
which
the
director
has
set
in
the
space
of
mystery
noir.
He
has
penned
the
film's
screenplay
with
Mattson
Tomlin.
Talking
to
Nerdist,
the
director
explained
what
he
is
trying
to
achieve
with
the
character's
story
in
the
movie.
"I
wanted
to
do
not
an
origin
tale,
but
a
tale
that
would
still
acknowledge
his
origins,
in
that
it
formed
who
he
is.
Like
this
guy,
he's
majorly
struggling,
and
this
is
how
he's
trying
to
rise
above
that
struggle," Reeves
said.
"But
that
doesn't
mean
that
he
even
fully
understands,
you
know.
It's
that
whole
idea
of
the
shadow
self
and
what's
driving
you,
and
how
much
of
that
you
can
incorporate,
and
how
much
of
it
you're
doing
that
you're
unaware
of," he
added.
Reeves
said
he
is
trying
to
explore
the
psychological
and
emotional
elements
of
the
story.
He
added
that
he
also
wants
to
show
corruption
in
a
place
like
Gotham
as
the
issue
is
quite
relevant
in
the
current
times.
"There's
something
in
there
that
feels
very
psychological,
very
emotional,
and
it
felt
like
there
was
a
way
of
exploring
that
along
with
the
corruption
in
this
place,
Gotham.
That
feels
very
current.
I
think
it
always
does.
"There's
almost
no
time
when
you
can't
do
a
story
about
corruption.
But
today,
it
still
seems
incredibly
resonant
and
maybe,
from
my
perspective,
maybe
more
so
than
maybe
at
other
time,"
the
director
said.
"The
Batman"
will
features
a
host
of
stars
like
Zoe
Kravitz
as
Selina
Kyle/Catwoman,
Colin
Farrell
as
Oswald
Cobblepot/Penguin,
Paul
Dano
as
Edward
Nashton/The
Riddler,
Jeffrey
Wright
as
James
Gordon,
John
Turturro
as
Carmine
Falcone,
Peter
Sarsgaard
as
District
Attorney
Gil
Colson,
and
Andy
Serkis
as
Alfred
Pennyworth.