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The Batman
Original workThe Batman (2022)
Owners
Years2022–present
Films and television
Film(s)
  • The Batman
  • The Batman – Part II
Television series
  • The Penguin
  • Untitled Arkham series
Miscellaneous
Based onCharacters
by DC Comics
Related franchises

The Batman, also known as Earth-2,[1][2] is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of American superhero crime thriller films and television series produced by DC Films in association with 6th & Idaho and Dylan Clark Productions. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max, the series is based on various DC Comics properties associated with the character Batman.

Work on a Batman-focused shared universe separate from the continuity of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) using supporting characters from Matt Reeves' then-unreleased The Batman film (the release of which had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic) began by July 2020, Warner Bros. and HBO Max planned to use the film to launch a trilogy and several spin-off television series focused on Batman villains from the comics, including The Penguin and a series focusing on the Arkham State Hospital.

Development

Background

The character of the Batman was first created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane for an appearance in Detective Comics #27 (dated March 30, 1939), with Kane seeking to use the character to capitalize off of the popularity of Superman, who had debuted a year prior in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938 and published on April 18, 1938).[3] Although Kane initially claimed sole credit for the creation of Batman, Bill Finger was largely responsible for developing the character's bat-inspired aesthetics and a large portion of his rogues gallery. The character would receive a solo publication spinning off from his appearances in Detective Comics, titled Batman, in 1940. Following a period in the 1960's involving comic book writers working to retain a synergistic tone between Batman's solo comics and his then-recent television series from 1966, several creators worked throughout the following decade and the 1980s to return the character to his darker, noir-thriller roots. These efforts culminated in the publishing of the 1986 limited series The Dark Knight Returns by comic book writer Frank Miller.

DC Extended Universe

See also: DC Extended Universe § Canceled and reworked projects
Ben Affleck was originally set to direct, co-write, co-produce and star in The Batman, but left the film entirely in January 2019 due to several personal circumstances.

In July 2015, Ben Affleck, who had been cast as Bruce Wayne / Batman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) two years prior,[4] was in negotiations to co-write, direct, co-produce and star in a standalone Batman film simply titled The Batman, which was to be set in the DCEU and focus on his iteration of the character introduced in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).[5][6] The film was intended to be set after the events of Dawn of Justice and Justice League (2017),[7] telling an original narrative that centered on Wayne confronting Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, who would've attempted to dismantle his personal life and orchestrate a breakout at Arkham Asylum in order to tire and weaken him as revenge for his involvement in the death of his son.[8][9] The film would've featured Jeremy Irons and J.K. Simmons reprising their roles from Dawn of Justice & Justice League as Alfred Pennyworth and Commisioner Gordon, respectively, with the character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl also slated to appear.[10] Cinematographer Robert Richardson was attached to this iteration of the film, and commented that the narrative would've delved more into the psychological aspects of the character and emphasized "insanity" as a permeating theme throughout the script, which Affleck co-wrote with prolific DC Comics writer and former CCO of DC Entertainment, Geoff Johns. He stated that audiences "would've seen something a little darker than what we've seen in the past and [would've gone] more into the individual, who's inside Batman".[11] Affleck's story for The Batman would've drawn principal inspiration from the comic book stories Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (1989) and "Knightfall" (1992–1994), in addition to loosely deriving from events in the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) developed by Rocksteady Studios.[12] Dawn of Justice and Justice League helmer Zack Snyder thoroughly enjoyed Affleck's story, and included a post-credits scene in the latter film depicting Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg), revealing Batman's secret identity as Bruce Wayne to Deathstroke (Joe Manganiello), to lead into the events of Affleck's iteration of The Batman. The scene was ultimately altered to instead allude to the formation of the Injustice League in the theatrical cut of the film (helmed by Joss Whedon due to Snyder's exit from the film's post-production due to his daughter's suicide), but was restored to its original form in the 2021 director's cut of the film, Zack Snyder's Justice League.[13]

Affleck eventually stepped down as director in January 2017, feeling that after a period of rewrites that someone else should "have a shot at it"[14], which took place in conjunction with Warner Bros. re-evaluation of their approach to the shared universe model of their films following the critical and audience reactions to Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad (2016), leading to Affleck's film being "sidelined".[15] Directors being shortlisted as Affleck's potential replacement included Matt Reeves, Matt Ross, Ridley Scott, Gavin O' Connor, George Miller, Denis Villeneuve and Fede Alvarez;[16][17] Reeves quickly moved to the top of the shortlist, being a longtime fan of the character. Following quickly resolved disputes regarding salary,[18] Reeves was officially hired to direct the film on February 23, 2017, beginning work on the script the following month.[19]

Independent redevelopment

Upon being hired, Matt Reeves read the latest draft of Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns' screenplay. While he would go on to compliment their vision for the film in January 2022 for its "action-driven" and "James Bond-ian" tone and stylization, he felt that elements of the character that resonated with him individually were not as present in their script as he would've preferred, and critiqued the screenplay for what he found to be an overreliance on the film's roots in the DCEU continuity, calling it "deeply connected, with other major characters from other movies and other comics popping up. I just knew that when I read it this particular script was not the way I'd want to do it". He would ultimately conclude that, "it wasn't something that [I] quite related to".[20][better source needed] Reeves, originally intending to retain The Batman's planned connections to the wider DCEU, reworked the original screenplay to be set earlier in Bruce's vigilantism career, with plans to cast a younger actor to play Batman.[21][22] Warner Bros. began searching for Affleck's replacement in July 2017,[23] while Affleck himself would go into rehabilitation for alcohol abuse the following August, thus making it increasingly unlikely he would reprise the role for the film. Affleck would officially leave the film altogether in January 2019 as the studio set the original release date of June 25, 2021, with the actor attributing his departure to multiple factors, namely his divorce from Jennifer Garner, the tumultuous production of Justice League in 2017, his alcohol problems, and his degraded passion for the role in general.[24]

Matt Reeves took over directing and co-writing duties, opting to completely discard Affleck's script in favor of starting from scratch, focusing on a younger Bruce Wayne and subsequently dropping the film's connections to the DCEU.

When Matt Reeves elected to set the film's new script near the start of Batman's crimefighting tenure,[25][26] he chose to have it take place in the character's second year as opposed to retelling his origin story as had been done with previous live-action incarnations of the character.[27] He also desired to emphasize the detective roots of the character, saying that his take would be an "almost noir-driven, detective version of Batman" emphasizing the character's heart and mind.[28] Reeves described his version of The Batman as a blend of the detective, action and psychological thriller genres, which he felt hewed closer to the source material compared to previous adaptations.[29]

As Reeves wanted to explore how the Batman mythos could exist in a realistic setting, he also wanted to depart from Bruce Wayne's traditional portrayal as a wealthy socialite and charismatic playboy. Instead, feeling inspired by having listened to the Nirvana song "Something in the Way" (1991) as he wrote the film's first act, he chose to base his interpretation of Wayne off of the band's reclusive frontman and lead singer Kurt Cobain. This included taking inspiration from the film Last Days (2005), which depicted a fictionalized character based off of the singer named Blake (played by Michael Pitt), living "in a decaying manor" that would parallel Wayne Manor in his film.[30] To prepare for the film, Reeves reread several of his favorite Batman comic book stories, but still opted to tell an original narrative as opposed to basing his film off of a specific comic book arc. Inspirations for his film included "Year One" (1987) by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, The Long Halloween (1996–1997) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, Ego (2000) by Darwyn Cooke and "Zero Year" (2013–2014) by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.[31][32] Reeves took especial influence from the portrayal of Batman's psyche present in Ego, and sought to make his Bruce Wayne more relatable, while still honoring the aspects of the character audiences enjoyed. Further cinematic inspiration for his take on the character came from the likes of The French Connection (1971), Chinatown (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and the various works of director Alfred Hitchcock.[33][34]

Reeves originally planned for The Batman to tell a standalone story set in the broader DCEU continuity that didn't service other characters or films, a sentiment he echoed both in March 2017 and August 2018. However, he eventually decided that its ties to the DCEU would end up detracting from Batman's character arc, and asked Affleck and the studio for the permission of being able to creatively shift the film outside the shared universe.[35]

Robert Pattinson was cast to replace Affleck in the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman on May 31, 2019, beating out Nicholas Hoult.[36][37][38][39] with a salary of $3 million USD,[40][41] while Michael Keaton would ultimately replace Affleck as the character in the DCEU, reprising his role from Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) in the 2022 superhero films The Flash and Batgirl.[42][43][44][45]

Reeves explained that he wanted to be able to create a version of the character with "a personal aspect to it", feeling as though he should not be obligated to connect it to other aspects of the DCEU franchise.[46] Warner Bros' further incorporation of the multiverse in its DC Comics-based films allowed Reeves to take the project outside the previous continuity and in a new direction; as such, the film and its characters are set in a seperate standalone universe known as "Earth-2".[1][2]

Expansion to television

Warner Bros. intends for The Batman to launch a new standalone film trilogy for the character in addition to a Batman shared universe, which will be expanded by future theatrical films and television series currently in development for the streaming service HBO Max. Two series in particular respectively take place after the events of the film focusing on Arkham Asylum, and the franchise's iterations of Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / Penguin (portrayed by Colin Farrell).

Films

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Status
The Batman March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) Matt Reeves[47][48] Matt Reeves & Peter Craig[49] Matt Reeves & Dylan Clark Released
The Batman – Part II October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05) Matt Reeves & Mattson Tomlin In development
Untitled third The Batman film TBA TBA TBA TBA

The Batman (2022)

Main article: The Batman (film)
Robert Pattinson, star of The Batman

During his second year of fighting crime, Batman pursues the Riddler, a serial killer who targets elite Gotham City citizens.[50] He uncovers corruption that connects to his own family during the investigation,[51][52] and is forced to make new allies to catch the Riddler and bring the corrupt to justice.[50][53][54]

In July 2015, Ben Affleck was in negotiations to direct, produce, star in, and co-write (with Geoff Johns) a Batman film set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).[55] Affleck was confirmed as the film's director at the San Diego Comic-Con 2016.[56] Affleck later stated in January 2017 that he was unsure if he would direct the film,[57] and stepped down as director later that month.[58] In February, Matt Reeves was hired to direct and co-produce the film.[59] Under Reeves, the film shifted focus towards a younger, more inexperienced iteration of the character while drawing more from the comics' roots in noir and detective fiction, and Affleck eventually left the project altogether, being replaced by Robert Pattinson as Batman and allowing the film to drop its connections to the DCEU, establishing it in a new standalone shared universe.[60]

The Batman premiered on March 1, 2022 at the Lincoln Center in New York City before its official release in theatres on March 4, 2022.[61]

The Batman Part – II (2025)

In April 2022, Reeves announced that a sequel to The Batman was in development with Pattinson returning as the titular character.[62] Co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn said that the film, along with other projects that did not fit into the DC Universe, would be labeled as "DC Elseworlds" moving forward.[63]

The Batman Part – II is scheduled to be released in theatres on October 5, 2025.[63]

Television series

Series Season(s) Episodes Released Network Showrunner(s) Status
First Last
The Penguin 1 TBA TBA TBA HBO Max Lauren LeFranc Pre-production
Untitled Arkham series Antonio Campos[64] In development
Untitled GCPD series TBA —[65]

The Penguin (2024)

Following the events of The Batman (2022),[66] the series explores the rise to power of Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / Penguin in Gotham City's criminal underworld.[67]

Colin Farrell, star of The Penguin

By September 2021, HBO Max was in early development on a spin-off miniseries from the film The Batman (2022) focusing on the character Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / Penguin. Matt Reeves and Dylan Clark, respectively the director and producer of the film, were executive producing the project which was the second spin-off series from the film to be revealed after a Gotham City Police Department prequel series. Lauren LeFranc was hired to write the Penguin series,[68] which was compared to the film Scarface (1983).[69] Farrell signed on to reprise his role in December, also serving as an executive producer.[70] The series officially revived a series order on March 9, 2022.[71]

Untitled Arkham series

When revealing that a GCPD spin-off series was not moving forward in March 2022, Reeves explained that it had led to work on a new idea based on Arkham Asylum. He said the series would build upon Arkham's introduction in the film and explore the origins of different characters related to it. He envisioned a horror tone with Arkham being depicted as a haunted house.[72]

In July 2020, HBO Max gave a series commitment to a police procedural television series centered on the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD), with Terence Winter set to write and serve as showrunner. Reeves, Winter, Clark, Daniel Pipski, and Adam Kassan were executive producing the untitled series.[73][74] At the virtual DC FanDome event in August 2020, Reeves said the series would be a prequel to The Batman, taking place during the first year of Batman's career and focusing on the corruption in Gotham and the GCPD. He said the series would be told from the perspective of one particular crooked cop, with the story being a "battle for his soul",[75] taking inspiration from Prince of the City (1981).[72]

In November 2020, Winter left the project due to creative differences,[76] and Joe Barton was hired to replace him in January 2021.[77] HBO still had creative issues with the project, especially with its protagonist being a corrupt cop,[72] and they encouraged Reeves to focus on existing comics characters instead.[78] In March 2022, Reeves said the series had been put on hold and was no longer moving forward, though he hoped to revisit the premise in the future.[72] Before this was revealed, Wright said there had been discussions about him appearing in the series but he did not entertain the idea before the film's release.[79]

Untitled GCPD series

In July 2020, HBO Max gave a series commitment to a police procedural television series centered on the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD), with Terence Winter set to write and serve as showrunner. Reeves, Winter, Clark, Daniel Pipski, and Adam Kassan were executive producing the untitled series.[73][74] At the virtual DC FanDome event in August 2020, Reeves said the series would be a prequel to The Batman, taking place during the first year of Batman's career and focusing on the corruption in Gotham and the GCPD. He said the series would be told from the perspective of one particular crooked cop, with the story being a "battle for his soul",[75] taking inspiration from Prince of the City (1981).[72]

In November 2020, Winter left the project due to creative differences,[76] and Joe Barton was hired to replace him in January 2021.[77] HBO still had creative issues with the project, especially with its protagonist being a corrupt cop,[72] and they encouraged Reeves to focus on existing comics characters instead.[78] In March 2022, Reeves said the series had been put on hold and was no longer moving forward, though he hoped to revisit the premise in the future.[72] Before this was revealed, Wright said there had been discussions about him appearing in the series but he did not entertain the idea before the film's release.[79] Variety later reported in October that the show was still in development.[80]

Future

The Batman is intended to be the first of a new Batman film trilogy[81] and establish a Batman-focused shared universe separate from the DCEU.[82][83] Key cast members were reported to have signed on for future films as of November 2019.[84] In December 2021, Pattinson said he had ideas for developing Batman's character in further films, while Clark said The Batman would lay a foundation for future films to build upon.[85] Pattinson and Reeves expressed interest in introducing Robin featuring the Court of Owls, Calendar Man, Hush, and Mr. Freeze as villains in a sequel.[86][87][88]

In October 2022, it was revealed that Reeves met with writers and directors regarding additional projects centered around Batman’s rogues gallery including Scarecrow, Clayface, and Professor Pyg which are in early stages of development.[89]

Cast and characters

Main articles: List of Batman films cast members and List of Batman television series cast members
List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.

  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  C indicates a cameo role.
  •  P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
  • M indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season.
Character Film Television series Film Television series
The Batman The Penguin The Batman – Part II Untitled Arkham series Untitled GCPD series
2022 2024 2025 TBA
Introduced in The Batman
Annika Hana Hrzic
Mackenzie Bock Con O'Neill
Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot
The Penguin 		Colin Farrell Colin FarrellM
Gil Colson Peter Sarsgaard
Carmine Falcone John Turturro
James Gordon Jeffrey Wright
The Joker Barry Keoghan[a]C
GCPD Officer Kenzie Peter McDonald
Selina Kyle
Catwoman 		Zoë Kravitz
GCPD Officer Martinez Gil Perez-Abraham
Don Mitchell Jr. Rupert Penry-Jones
Edward Nashton
The Riddler 		Paul Dano
Joseph WalkerPY
Alfred Pennyworth Andy Serkis
Bella Reál Jayme Lawson
Pete Savage Alex Ferns
Bruce Wayne
The Batman 		Robert Pattinson
Oscar NovakPY 		Robert Pattinson
Martha Wayne Stella StockerP
Thomas Wayne Luke RobertsC
Introduced in The Penguin
Sofia Falcone Cristin MiliotiM

Reception

Box office performance

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.
Film U.S. release date Box office gross All-time Ranking Budget Ref.
U.S. and
Canada 		Other territories Worldwide U.S. and
Canada 		Worldwide
The Batman March 4, 2022 $369,257,120 $399,200,000 $768,457,120 49 105 $200 million[90][91] [92]

Critical and public response

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.
Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak
The Batman 85% (523 reviews)[93] 72% (68 reviews)[94] A-[95] 87%[95]

Music

Soundtracks

Title U.S. release date Length Composer(s) Label
The Batman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) February 25, 2022 115:59 Michael Giacchino WaterTower Music

Singles

Title U.S. release date Length Artist(s) Label
"The Batman" January 21, 2022 6:47 Michael Giacchino WaterTower Music
"The Riddler" February 4, 2022 5:01
"Catwoman" February 17, 2022 3:03

Literature

Before the Batman

Before the Batman, a novel tie-in to The Batman serving as both a prequel and a teaser for the film, was published by Random House on February 1, 2022, with a digital version available to those who purchased tickets for the film from IMC Theatres. Including an eight-page full-color insert and a pull-out poster, the novel establishes the film's backstory for the Batman,[96] and the origins of his partnership with the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) and his partner before Jim Gordon: Lieutenant Janice Dure, as well as that of the Riddler.[97] The author (David Lewman) and illustrator were initially uncredited for their contributions.[98]

Riddler: Year One

In March 2022, Reeves announced Riddler: Year One, a prequel comic book set to be published bimonthly through DC's adult-oriented Black Label imprint beginning in October 2022. The six-issue limited series is written by Riddler actor Paul Dano and illustrated by Stevan Subic, with the Riddler drawn with Dano's likeness.[99][100]

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as "Unseen Arkham Prisoner" in The Batman (2022).

See also

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