If you missed it over the weekend, Warner Bros. and DC shared the first look at director Matt Reeves’ The Batman in action.
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While some might still not be sold on actor Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight, this teaser trailer might just change some minds. Released as a part of the DC FanDome event on Saturday, it’s looking sharp and showcases a brutal Bat, as he takes on The Riddler.
A few things. For starters, no this isn’t set in the ’90s. I had heard that rumor too, and had thought that The Batman was a prequel to the DCEU. But it clearly isn’t. Actually, it’s set in in a DC Universe that is not a part of the shared film ‘verse at all. It’s very much it’s own thing.
But even so, The Batman is set to spin into it’s own connected-universe by way of an HBO TV series that’ll be based on the GCPD. That will take place one year before the film.
Now, since the movie stars a much younger and more inexperienced Bruce Wayne, you might think that there’d be no chance to see Batman on that show. Reeves however, has said that the movie is a ‘year 2’. So if that’s the case, and the GCPD show takes place one year prior… well fill in the blanks. There’s a possibility, is all I’m saying.
For now though, check out the first trailer for The Batman (and keep an eye out for a possible Hush sighting).