The Batman
Matt Reeves’The Batmanhas make a caboodle of attention for casting more than one villain , and the late reveal of some scenes taking place in Arkham Asylum explain why it needs so many villains . DC ’s movie universe ( unofficially titled DC Extended Universe ) is going through some major changes after its first wafture of movies did n’t perform as ask , and these change include recasting some heroes . Such is the instance of Batman , who will no longer be play by Ben Affleck .
Thenew Batman will be portrayed by Robert Pattinsonin a motion picture written and organise by Matt Reeves that will be an original , noir - drive story and not an beginning one ( no more Thomas and Martha Wayne dying , hopefully ) . The motion-picture show , simply titledThe Batman , wo n’t tie in to previousDCEUworks and is expected to be the first in a trilogy of plastic film centered around the Caped Crusader . It ’s a fresh beginning for the fiber within the current DC moving-picture show universe , and he ’s bringing some well - be intimate villains with him .
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Details onThe Batman ’s plot are a mystery , and all there is right now is supposition based on the characters that have been cast so far . The moving-picture show already has two villains confirmed and another one stuffy to encounter an player , but the amount of baddie is no longer a surprise now that it has been revealed thatThe Batmanwill have shot in Arkham Asylum . The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane , well known simply as Arkham Asylum , is a psychiatric hospital / prison in Gotham City , where those considered to be lawfully insane are incarcerated while the rest are sent to Blackgate Penitentiary .
The Asylum has house many of Batman ’s most memorable ( and dangerous ) opposition , such as the Joker , Scarecrow , the Riddler , Poison Ivy , the Penguin , and more . Arkham Asylum has boast conspicuously in the many continuity of the DC Universe , including films likeBatman Beginsand most recentlyJoker . Because of this , some of its yard bird vary depending on the version you look on / read , and some of these let in Catwoman – one of thecharacters sustain to appear inThe Batman .
Zöe Kravitz will be the new Selina Kyle aka Catwoman inThe Batman , and will be unite byPaul Dano as The Riddler . One fiber that has been rumored for calendar month is The Penguin , withColin Farrell in talks to take on the theatrical role , though it has n’t been confirmed yet . Fans have job thatThe Batmancould take inspiration from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale ’s limited comic book seriesThe Long Halloween , in which rabble boss Carmine Falcone and his house are hunted by a serial killer known as Holiday , propel him to raise various Batman villains to work for him . The Batmanhas already set up its Carmine Falcone in John Turturro , and it ’s worth mentioning that in one of the many Batman / Arkham rendering there are ( that is , Christopher Nolan’sBatman Begins ) , Falcone end up in Arkham after being driven to insanity by Scarecrow and his concern toxin , so the character has some interesting connection to the Asylum .
Whateverthe plot line forThe Batmanis , the addition of Arkham Asylum , even if just for “ a handful of scene ” , certainly sheds some lighting on why Warner is interested in casting various villains . Now it ’s just a thing of waiting to see who else will join the cast and if their characters have connections to the Asylum .
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