The Dark Knight
The Dark Knightwriter David S. Goyer move over his take on Matt Reeves’The Batman . Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy was the last tidings in “ dark and gritty”Batman . Until the comer of Reeves ’ even - more - sinister - and - gritty Caped Crusader moving-picture show in 2022 .
Batmanof coursehad first gone campy thanks to Tim Burton ’s early ‘ 90s films , and ace - camp thanks to Joel Schumacher ’s debut in the serial . But dark - and - grittyBatmanproved the best form in the eyes of many fans , thanks in large part to Nolan ’s 2008 filmThe Dark Knight , its champion Christian Bale and its main villain Joker as play by Heath Ledger . Of courseBatmanlater took a outre ten - year detour through the DCEU and Snyderverse before re - emerging in in good order disconsolate - and - farinaceous descriptor with Reeves ’ 2022 motion picture , star Robert Pattinson as Gotham ’s vigilante protector . And box seat bureau numbers forThe Batman – over $ 750 million worldwide – certainly seem to reaffirm that drab and realistic is the manner to go when it comes to DC ’s most profitable superhero .
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IndeedThe Batmanshares enough tonic and storytelling similarity with theDark Knighttrilogythat comparisons between the two are inevitable . For his part , Dark Knighttrilogy co - author Goyer is n’t here to mosh on the darkBatmanthat came after his and Nolan ’s darkBatman . Instead , Goyer sings the praises of Reeves’The Batman , saying toTHR :
So I just ascertain [ The Batman ] pretty latterly in Prague , and I did n’t bang on the button what to expect or what I would think of it . I image it with a number of my crew members on Foundation , and they were all expecting me to hate it . But I really enjoyed it a batch . ( Laughs . ) It was a fun experience . I really like [ Robert ] Pattinson ’s Batman , and I wish what they did with the Riddler . Reeves is a really good film maker , so I was in for the ride .
Goyer in fact is still profoundly invested in theBatmanuniverse as the creator of the current Spotify narration podcastBatman Unburied . Indeed , as the co - writer of fourBatmanfilms include the DCEU entryBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice , Goyer arguably is more than anyone else an authority on what make a dark - and - grittyBatmanproject is all about . And now he ’s given his prescribed cachet of approval to Reeves ’ take . It ’s enjoin that Goyer even singles outThe Batman ’s interpretation of The Riddler for particular congratulations , given the debt that role owe toThe Dark Knight ’s equally terrific take on the Joker .
Of course Goyer ’s own personal take wo n’t be enough to stop any tilt that may be on - going away between different cabal ofBatmanfandom over the proportional meritoriousness of theDark Knighttrilogy and Reeves’The Batman . What is sure though is that “ dark - and - gritty”Batmanis here to last out . IndeedThe Batmanis now get its own subsequence , and there ’s no reason to believe Reeves will stray far from the recipe he employed on his first foray in the land of the Caped Crusader . Goyer for his part can take his own little piece of the credit for institute that recipe in the first berth , and may in fact palpate a lilliputian like a proud founder as he ponders the massive box office success ofThe Batman .
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Source : THR
