History Film / TheBatman2022

''The Batman'' is a superhero film based on the Creator/DCComics character [[Franchise/{{Batman}} of the same name]], and the ninth live-action ''Batman'' film. It is directed by Creator/MattReeves and co-written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin, with Creator/MichaelGiacchino composing the score. Like ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'', the film is ''not'' set in the concurrent Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, but in its own AlternateContinuity known as "Earth-2".

''The Batman'' is a superhero film based on the Creator/DCComics character [[Franchise/{{Batman}} of the same name]], and the ninth live-action ''Batman'' film. It is directed by Creator/MattReeves and co-written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin, with Creator/MichaelGiacchino composing the score. Like ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'', the film is ''not'' set in the concurrent Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, but in its own AlternateContinuity.

''The Batman'''s AllStarCast includes Creator/RobertPattinson as Bruce Wayne / The Batman, Creator/ZoeKravitz as [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle / Catwoman]], Creator/AndySerkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Creator/PaulDano as [[ComicBook/TheRiddler Edward Nashton / The Riddler]], Creator/JeffreyWright as James Gordon, Creator/JohnTurturro as Carmine Falcone, and Creator/ColinFarrell as [[ComicBook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin]], as well as Creator/PeterSarsgaard and Jayme Lawson as characters original to the film (the former being the Gotham District Attorney).

'''Batman:''' [[IAmTheNoun Vengeance]].

'''Batman:''' I'm vengeance.

* SocialMediaBeforeReason: One of the thugs with white face paint that Batman confronts in the teaser films the whole things with his phone, right before Batman's brutal beatdown on the gang member who asked him who he's supposed to be.

* SocialMediaBeforeReason: One of the thugs with makeup that Batman confronts in the trailer films the whole things with his phone, right before Batman's brutal beatdown on their leader.

* CurbStompBattle: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, a Joker goon attacks Batman with a machete. Batman easily pummels him to the ground with ''one hand''. [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Then keeps hitting him.]]

** The [=FanDome=] teaser shows Batman confronting a group of goons who are all wearing MonsterClown makeup, which [[ComicBook/TheJoker needs no explanation.]] Additionally, the idea of a bunch of violent youths in clown makeup is a possible reference to the Jokerz gang from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[RiddleMeThis "If you are justice, please do not lie.\\

* AdaptationalUgliness: Well, by comparison anyway since it ''is'' Robert Pattinson. In the [=FanDome=] teaser, Bruce Wayne is far more gaunt and unkempt-looking when out of costume than the dashingly charming Creator/ChristianBale version or the lantern-jawed Creator/BenAffleck portrayal. Pattinson's Bruce Wayne is noticeably more [[LooksLikeCesare haggard, pale and sallow]], with lank hair and visibly ExhaustedEyeBags.

* BetaOutfit: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, Selina Kyle's not yet Catwoman burglar outfit still has some slight folds at the top of her ski mask that resemble cat ears.

* HellIsThatNoise: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, The first part of the [=FanDome=] teaser is eerily cut to the sounds of the Riddler stretching out a roll of duct tape as he prepares to wrap a guy's face in it.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, Batman completely punches an overconfident mook's face in when he gets [[TooDumbToLive the bright idea to attack Batman on his own]].

* ExplosiveLeash: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, One of the Riddler's victims is revealed to have an explosive device attached to his neck after exiting the vehicle he just crashed into a funeral in a church, with Riddler eventually detonating the device when Batman is standing in front of the man.

* CurbStompBattle: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, A street thug attacks Batman with a machete. Batman easily pummels him to the ground with ''one hand''. [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Then keeps hitting him.]]

%%* AdaptationNameChange: Subverted with the Riddler's Edward Nashton; while the character is commonly known as Edward Nygma -- or [[PunnyName E. Nygma]] -- Nashton is commonly listed as his surname prior to his turn to villainy with several iterations of the character.

* AlternateContinuity: During the DC [=FanDome=] virtual convention, it was officially announced the film is set in its own continuity, separate from the contemporary Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse films featuring Creator/BenAffleck's Batman. Similarly, the [=FanDome=] teaser has Jim Gordon played by the African-American Creator/JeffreyWright, instead of the Caucasian Creator/JKSimmons who played him in ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'', and other incompatible differences.

* CanonForeigner: The characters portrayed by Creator/PeterSarsgaard and Jayme Lawson are original to the film.

%%* AlternateContinuity: During the DC [=FanDome=] virtual convention, it was officially announced the film is set in its own continuity, separate from the contemporary Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse films featuring Creator/BenAffleck's Batman. Similarly, the [=FanDome=] teaser has Jim Gordon played by the African-American Creator/JeffreyWright, instead of the Caucasian Creator/JKSimmons who played him in ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'', and other incompatible differences.

%%* CanonForeigner: The characters portrayed by Creator/PeterSarsgaard and Jayme Lawson are original to the film.

The film is due to release on March 4, 2022. Prior to its release, it was announced that a SpinOff television series was in development at Creator/HBOMax, written by [[Series/TheSopranos Terence]] [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Winter]]. Entitled ''Gotham PD'', the series is intended to explore the first year of Batman's war on crime from the perspective of the corrupt Gotham City Police Department. Reeves and Clark will serve as executive producers of the series.

The film is due to release on March 4, 2022. Prior to its release, it was announced that a SpinOff television series was in development at Creator/HBOMax, written by Terence Winters. Entitled ''Gotham PD'', the series is intended to explore the first year of Batman's war on crime from the perspective of the corrupt Gotham City Police Department. Reeves and Clark will serve as executive producers of the series.

The film is due to release on March 4, 2022. Prior to its release, it was announced that a SpinOff television series was in development at Creator/HBOMax, written by Terence Winters. Entitled ''Gotham PD'', the series explores the first year of Batman's war on crime from the perspective of the corrupt Gotham City Police Department. Reeves and Clark will serve as executive producers of the series.

* RaceLift:
** Selina Kyle, who is implicitly white in the mainstream Franchise/{{DCU}}, is portrayed by the half-black, half-Jewish Zoë Kravitz. [[OlderThanTheyThink This is actually not the first time]] Catwoman has been portrayed as black, however, as she's previously been portrayed by the likes of Music/EarthaKitt (Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''), Creator/HalleBerry (''Film/Catwoman2004'')[[note]]Though that wasn't Selina Kyle[[/note]], Creator/CreeSummer (''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls''), Creator/SanaaLathan (''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}''), and Kravitz herself (''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'')[[note]]The latter three being done as explicit homages to Kitt[[/note]]. However, the casting process was [[invoked]][[ColorBlindCasting open ethnicity]].
** Jeffrey Wright portrays James Gordon, who has never been depicted as black before in live-action, but had a similar white-to-black RaceLift in ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie''. Like Catwoman, this wasn't intentionally done. The casting process was also open ethnicity and Wright just happened to be the person who was cast.
%%* SickeningCrunch: Heard a fair number of times during Batman's savage beatdown on a foolhardy mook in the [=FanDome=] teaser.

** In the [=FanDome=] teaser, This version of Selina Kyle, who is implicitly white in the mainstream Franchise/{{DCU}}, is portrayed by the half-black, half-Jewish Zoë Kravitz. [[OlderThanTheyThink This is actually not the first time]] Catwoman has been portrayed as black, however, as she's previously been portrayed by the likes of Music/EarthaKitt (Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''), Creator/HalleBerry (''Film/Catwoman2004'')[[note]]Though that wasn't Selina Kyle[[/note]], Creator/CreeSummer (''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls''), Creator/SanaaLathan (''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}''), and Kravitz herself (''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'')[[note]]The latter three being done as explicit homages to Kitt[[/note]]. However, the casting process was [[invoked]][[ColorBlindCasting open ethnicity]].
** In the [=FanDome=] teaser, Jeffrey Wright portrays James Gordon, who has never been depicted as black before in live-action, but had a similar white-to-black RaceLift in ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie''.

* AdaptationalUgliness: In the [=FanDome=] teaser, Bruce Wayne is far more gaunt and unkempt-looking when out of costume than the dashingly charming Creator/ChristianBale version or the lantern-jawed Creator/BenAffleck portrayal. Pattinson's Bruce Wayne is noticeably more [[LooksLikeCesare haggard, pale and sallow]], with lank hair and visibly ExhaustedEyeBags.

Its story follows Bruce Wayne / [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Batman during the second year of his career as [[TheCowl the Dark Knight]], as he tracks a SerialKiller leaving [[RiddleMeThis cryptic riddles]] addressed "To the Batman" on his victims. Along the way, he crosses paths with [[GangOfHats street gangs]], {{Dirty Cop}}s, {{Organized Crime|Tropes}}, and a ClassyCatBurglar named Selina Kyle. The film draws inspiration from multiple previous Batman works, including ''[[ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear Zero Year]]'', ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', and ''Batman: Ego'', with certain elements of ''[[ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne Earth One]]''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[RiddleMeThis If you are justice, please do not lie.\\
What is the price for your blind eye?]]"'']]

The film is due to release on March 4, 2022 after being moved from its initial October 2021 schedule due to the theaters closings caused by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Prior to its release, it was announced that a SpinOff television series was in development at Creator/HBOMax, written by Terence Winters. Entitled ''Gotham PD'', the series explores the first year of Batman's war on crime from the perspective of the corrupt Gotham City Police Department. Reeves and Clark will serve as executive producers of the series.

The film is due to release on March 4, 2022 after being moved from the 2021 schedule due to the theaters closings caused by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Prior to its release, it was announced that a SpinOff television series was in development at Creator/HBOMax, written by Terence Winters. Entitled ''Gotham PD'', the series explores the first year of Batman's war on crime from the perspective of the corrupt Gotham City Police Department. Reeves and Clark will serve as executive producers of the series.

''The Batman'' is a 2021 superhero film based on the Creator/DCComics character [[Franchise/{{Batman}} of the same name]], and the ninth live-action ''Batman'' film. It is directed by Creator/MattReeves and co-written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin, with Creator/MichaelGiacchino composing the score. Like ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'', the film is ''not'' set in the concurrent Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, but in its own AlternateContinuity.

The film is due to release on October 1, 2021 but will likely be pushed back because another WB blockbuster, ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}'' was pushed back to the same date. Prior to its release, it was announced that a SpinOff television series was in development at Creator/HBOMax, written by Terence Winters. Entitled ''Gotham PD'', the series explores the first year of Batman's war on crime from the perspective of the corrupt Gotham City Police Department. Reeves and Clark will serve as executive producers of the series.