The Batman
sports fan got their first glance at footage fromThe Batmanwhen the laggard debut at DC FanDome , but the thrilling vexer left some big questions unrequited . DC ’s practical convention rise the lid on a slew of forthcoming projects from the company . Everything from Zack Snyder’sJustice LeaguetoShazam 2got a look in , but there ’s no interrogation the most exciting maturation was Matt Reeves unveiling hisThe Batmantrailer .
Fans have long - awaited a glimpse at the upcoming reboot , with just a abbreviated screen test of star Robert Pattinson in - costume being the only prescribed footage emerging prior to the poke . Now , despite the film only being 25 to 30 % complete according to Reeves , audience have been treat to a bevvy of footage that disclose new details about the noirish Batman narration .
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While there ’s no famine of exciting revelations contained in the new footage , just like any good puzzler should , the preview left rooter with spate of unreciprocated questions . It ’s clear TheRiddler will be the primary villain ofThe Batman , and it seems subversion will be a major theme of the film , but there ’s plenty the trailer does n’t discover . Here are the biggest unanswered questions fromThe Batmantrailer .
Where Was Gil Colson?
As ifThe Batmandidn’t already operate the danger of juggling too many villain , it ’s been confirmedPeter Sarsgaard will appear as District Attorney Gil Colson – and according to the actor he ’s a“pretty disgusting person " . Colson will likely be caught up in the corruption that looks to be at the core ofThe Batman ’s narrative , but there ’s also a possibility that , in the absence of DA Harvey Dent , Sarsgaard ’s character could become an alternating interlingual rendition of Two - typeface .
Either way , the trailer did n’t reveal much . In fact , Sarsgaard does n’t seem at all . TheLooming Toweractor say he shot about 80 % of his scene before yield onThe Batmanstopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Meanwhile , Reeves confirm the picture show is only 25 to 30 % shot . With so little footage to work with , it seems funny for none of Sarsgaard ’s scenes to make the deletion , especially considering he almost complete work on the movie . It could be his part is more nonaged than many are expecting , but it could also mean a lot of Colson ’s scenes would give away too much about the film . Are Reeves and DC trying to cover something by keeping Colson out of the teaser ? Maybe thatTwo - human face theoryhas some legs .
Where Is The Bat-cave?
It ’s been confirmedPattinson ’s Batmanwill be in the 2nd class of his crime - oppose life history in the movie , which means this incarnation of the Dark Knight has a much more l0 - fi aesthetic . apart from the drunken revelry - gear batsuit , the biggest index number of his nascent vigilante life history is his sparse bat - cave – which is n’t in reality a cave .
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This time around it look as though Bruce has eschewed the natural surreptitious cavern for an abandoned structure . During the trailer , Pattinson ’s Bruce Wayne rides a motorbike into his base of operations , and on first look it looks like staged inside some sort of abandoned wagon train terminus . In the fit immediately prior , Bruce can be seen depend upon his cycle through a cemetery ( which looks to have been shoot in Glasgow ’s Necropolis ) , pass some on-line sleuths to claimPattinson has set up his " bat - cave"inside one of the burying ground structures , even indicate he put up shop in his deceased parents ' tomb .
It may seem unlikely , especially considering there ’s very clearly some tracks on the floor . But it ’s already been reported the bat symbol onPattinson ’s squash racket - suitis a disassembled version of the gunman used to belt down his parent , so he plain keeps symbolic representation of his harm close - by . Would it be so far - fetched to have this riotous , gothic , eye - makeup - sporting Batman operate out of a real grave ?
Is The Court Of Owls In The Film Or Not?
One thing fans immediately spotted when the trailer debuted was the appearance of an owl on The Riddler ’s card to Batman . Many suggested this was an allusion to secret law-breaking mob ' The Court of Owls ' which has come out in the Batman cartoon strip and was at the center of one of the most famous innovative storylines .
It certainly makes sentiency for this to be an intentional Easter eggs , potentially pointing to a shadowy governance pulling some string behind the scenes of Gotham . Such a setup would play into the degeneracy radical , and Riddler , who is presumptively the disguise frame in goggles who duct taping Gotham ’s city manager in the open scene of the trailer , looks similar to the design of many of the Court of Owls fibre . Will the Court show up inThe Batman ?
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Is That The Joker Gang?
In perhaps the most memorable scene from the trailer , Batman viscously beats a gang member before deliver the killer line"I’m vengeance " . Many have speculated the pack in question is actually a band of criminals who ’ve base their appearing on the Joker – hinting at the anterior existence of the iconicBatman villainwithin Reeves ' macrocosm .
The case key certainly has some Joker - esque features , with the unfortunate member who suffers Batman ’s furor sporting a variety of ' Chelsea smile ' design , ended with stitches on his extended smiling , resulting in a face remindful of Heath Ledger ’s Joker inThe Dark Knight . The rest of the pack ’s snowy face paint for certain calls to mind the clown prince of offense , but there ’s not much else to go on here . One of the members also appears to have half his grimace covered , mayhap allude to Two - human face . This one is a long shot , but perhaps this batting order of undesirables is pointing to the existence of other legendary rogues from Batman ’s famous art gallery .
What Significance (If Any) Does The Seawall Construction Have?
When the laggard opens on the corpse of Gotham ’s city manager , the following brief scenes showJeffrey Wright ’s Jim Gordonscouring the crime aspect and focusing on newspaper Thomas Nelson Page on the wall . A sub - header on one of the pages read “ Seawall structure Stalled ” . Could this have some import in the overall narration of corruption that Reeves is birl ? The film director speak aboutChinatownbeing a braggy influence on his movie , with its tec plot revealing corruption skirt LA ’s water provision . Could this mysterious " seawall " project relate to the movie ’s plot of land and the degeneracy Reeves speak so much about ? It could be nothing , but it already seems the director has an center for particular .
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How Is Bruce Wayne “Part Of This”?
Staying on the composition of corruption - at the house trailer ’s end Riddler ’s voice can be heard recite Bruce Wayne that he is“part of this too ” – likely suggesting he ’s somehow splice to the emerging story ofThe Batman ’s translation of Gotham Cityand its historic rottenness . Reeves read during his Fandome panel that the celluloid ’s narrative"describes this epic history of subversion on Gotham,“adding:“you get to understand ' where did [ Bruce ’s ] family sit in that ? ' "
Is Reeves using his film to introduce a blemished version of Bruce ’s parents who toy into the ongoing corruption that plagues the city their Logos has aver to protect ? It ’s a novel melodic theme that could cause Pattinson ’s turbulent Bruce even more heartache , forcing him to confront the melodic theme that his beloved parent played a part in turning Gotham into the hell - shaft he oppose so doggedly to transform . If this is n’t what Reeves is going for withThe Batman , then how else couldBruce be part of the report Riddleris uncovering ?
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