"The Batman" - NO SPOILERS

[The Dark Knight]

A point of view noir detective style Batman film?

That's basically exactly what I wanted to hear.

I'm still waiting for the "Batman is gonna beat the snot out of a lot of people with his bare hands and we'll capture it in borderline-pornographic detail" interview. But it's a long while yet until the movie comes out. And I'm nothing if not patient.

Just ask Catwoman if you don't believe me.

Judging by the way Batfleck beat the snot out of Superman and those warehouse goons, I'd say you'll get your wish.

The scenes I cherish are usually the small things. Such as Bruce being in the bat cave researching a case, building a weapon or working out. And we'll get more of that as soon as Justice League. Who doesn't get excited when they see this?



I like how Burton and Schumacher gave us different bat cave aesthetics, but I have to admit it's going to be good establishing the same BvS aesthetic throughout Batfleck's tenure. The abandoned Manor and lakeside glasshouse is a departure from the comics but I really like it.

[GoNerdYourself]

Oh, and Matt Reeves confirms Affleck will be in the Batman solo movie.

http://batman-news.com/2017/06/26/matt-reeves-ben-affleck-the-batman/

I had faith he'd return despite all of the hysteria. But it's REALLY good to have it confirmed by the director.

I personally believe the whole "Affleck might not come back" thing was just people trying to stir the pot for attention and clicks based on personal theories and not hard facts. I see that all the time with movie blogger types.

[Silver Nemesis]

Some interesting quotes from Matt Reeves regarding Nolan's influence on The Batman:

"What I love that [Nolan] did was that he took the genre seriously. What studios are willing to make at the moment is a very, very narrow band of films. What I discovered is that this genre has the potential to be about something more. You can use the metaphors of the genre to talk about [a lot]. I think the other thing that I really admire in what [Nolan] did was knowing what it is to make a big studio film, which often can fall into that sense of committee filmmaking where there's an anonymity to the point of view of the film."

The bit in bold about committee filmmaking is what some of us were recently discussing. The fact Reeves is aware of this problem is very encouraging.

"What I admire in what [Nolan] does is that, despite being a filmmaker in an enormous system, his perspective comes through. That to me was very exciting, it's always exciting when you see a film of his because of that. That's what I feel like I've been trying to do, it's trying to allow a perspective to come through despite the fact that we're in this very large studio movie world."

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/batman/the-batman-director-matt-reeves-explains-how-hes-being-inspired-by-the-dark-knights-christopher-nolan-a152210

Reeves did an outstanding job on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and I'm looking forward to seeing how War for the Planet of the Apes turns out. Of course he's not the first Batman director to helm a Planet of the Apes movie.

I hope he transitions from one franchise to the other more successfully than Burton did.

[johnnygobbs]

It's a shame that Reeves only talked about Nolan's work though, and didn't have anything to say about Burton's Batman films.  As much as I admire Reeves and like the direction he seems to be taking The Batman, I do sense a slight sniffiness towards the Burton Batman films from some of his fellow moviemakers and that really bugs me.

[Travesty]

Matt Reeves talked a little bit about a trilogy. Anything could change, but man, would it be cool to get another trilogy by one director. He was talking about Nolan's trilogy, and then he says this: "I have ideas about an arc, but really, the important thing is just to start... you have to start with one...and I would say that that more relates to the way that I see a Batman story, is a kind of ambition for a series of stories". I gotta say, the things he's been saying have me pumped. I can't wait to know what villain he'll use.


http://screenrant.com/the-batman-matt-reeves-director-trilogy-arc/

[The Dark Knight]

I gotta say, the things he's been saying have me pumped.

The feeling is mutual. A trilogy would be a dream come true, and honestly, I think it will probably happen.

Let's look at Reeves' schedule for the Apes films:

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Dawn on the Planet of the Apes (2014)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Those films are spaced out rather well to accommodate the actors and the audience.

I wouldn't be as excited about this is Affleck vacated the role though. But I don't think he will. I wish I could meet the guy in person to say how much the fans like myself love him in this role. I think JL will be received rather well by audiences, and the solo Batman film will double down on that goodwill. Give the first solo film your all and build from there.

[GoNerdYourself]

Reeves actually didn't direct Rise of the Planet of the Apes. That was Rupert Wyatt.

[The Laughing Fish]

Matt Reeves has confirmed he's rewriting the script from scratch.

Source: http://variety.com/2017/film/news/matt-reeves-throws-out-script-the-batman-1202494888/

[Travesty]

New rumor, and right before the JL panel at Comic Con.

Ben Affleck's Batman Future in Doubt as Warner Bros. Plots Franchise

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ben-afflecks-batman-future-doubt-as-warner-bros-plots-franchise-future-1023296

[The Laughing Fish]

Of course they would start this rumour right before the Comic-Con appearance. Got to keep up with any negative clickbait attention about DC to earn extra cash, eh?

Hollywood Reporter has now joined the heap of clickbait-infested corpses I leave behind rotting.