"The Batman" - NO SPOILERS

[Catwoman]

So, Ben's solo movie has a title. What do you peeps think?

[Travesty]

I think most people expected the title. I like it.

[thecolorsblend]

I like it as well. It's familiar, yet different enough to grab attention. It's got to be tough thinking of titles for new Batman movies so maybe we should just be happy this isn't called "Another One with the Guy Who Has Pointy Ear-Thingies on His Mask; Hey, Sue Us, We're Still in the Red After that Green Lantern Debacle".

[The Dark Knight]

The title is fine. It's been bandied about for a long time now. And what colors said above is right, too. Affleck has given us THE Batman, so it fits.

[The Laughing Fish]

It works for me.

[Catwoman]

I used to hate the term "the Batman" because it made him seem like a thing instead of a person. Then I realized that was cool as hell lol. So now I love it, so I'm all good with this title.

[Azrael]

I like this throwback to a simpler title, where the movie's title is just the main character's name. I'd love it if they return to a BATMAN (SOMETHING) format for the sequels. The shorter the title, the better.

[The Joker]

Works for me.

On the cover of Detective Comics #27 1939, the character is actually introduced as The Batman. So incorporating that for a Batman movie title is a beautiful thing. In addition to already having been referred to as The Batman in previous films, so it's not an entirely foreign concept. The most memorable, for me, was spoken by Michelle Pfeiffer in "Batman Returns".

Wow... the Batman! Or is it just "Batman?" Uh, your choice, of course!

– Selina Kyle, Batman Returns

[The Dark Knight]

Batfleck, aka the king, has spoken again:

"[Deathstroke] just seems like a great counterpart to Batman. They're similar in terms of skillsets, they're similar in terms of tone, and he's never been utilized in a movie before which is really, really exciting."

[thecolorsblend]

I used to hate the term "the Batman" because it made him seem like a thing instead of a person. Then I realized that was cool as hell lol. So now I love it, so I'm all good with this title.

That's what I like about it, m'self. It calls to mind things like "the wolfman" and whatnot. It sets Batman up a horror character, a monster... for criminals.