The Batman Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 7, 2022

The Batman

Release Date: Friday, March 4, 2022 Nationwide

Colin Farrell, Andy Serkis, Robert Pattinson, Barry Keoghan, Walter Hamada, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Reeves, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Michael E. Uslan, Jayme Lawson, Con O'Neill, Paul Dano, Dylan Clark, Simon Emanuel, Max Carver, Alex Ferns, Chantal Nong Vo, Charlie Carver

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 55 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

From Warner Bros. Pictures comes The Batman, with director Matt Reeves (the “Planet of the Apes” films) at the helm and with Robert Pattinson (“Tenet,” “The Lighthouse,” “Good Time”) starring as Gotham City’s vigilante detective, Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Batman.

Robert Pattinson
... Bruce Wayne / Batman

Mickey 17, The Batman Part II
Jeffrey Wright
... Commissioner Gordon

The Batman Part II, No Time to Die
Zoe Kravitz
... Selina Kyle / Catwoman

After Earth, The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Colin Farrell
... Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin

The Penguin (series), A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
P
Paul Dano
... Edward Nashton / Riddler

Prisoners, Spaceman
J
Jayme Lawson
Till, The Woman King
Andy Serkis
... Alfred Pennyworth

The Batman Part II, Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum
J
John Turturro
... Carmine Falcone

The Room Next Door, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Peter Sarsgaard
... Gotham D.A. Gil Colson

The Bride!, The Lost Daughter
B
Barry Keoghan
... Stanley Merkel

Gladiator II, Saltburn
A
Alex Ferns
... Commissioner Pete Savage

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Knuckledust
C
Charlie Carver
The Boys in the Band

Crew Behind the Film

The The Batman behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Matt Reeves last directed War for the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The film's writer Matt Reeves last wrote War for the Planet of the Apes and Let Me In.

Director: Matt Reeves
Screenwriters: Matt Reeves
Producers: Dylan Clark
Matt Reeves

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: DC Studios

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.
Runtime: 2 hrs, 55 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The Batman movie trailers and clips.

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The Batman Clip: Funeral Scene

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The Batman Official Trailer #2

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The Batman Official Trailer

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The Batman Teaser Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Batman movie production.

Key Facts

Warner Bros. has made a decision to halt production on “The Batman” for two weeks due to the coronavirus (3/14/2020).
Robert Pattinson stars as Gotham City’s vigilante detective, Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne (3/14/2020).
Matt Reeves turned in a new script said to focus on a young caped crusader (Hollywood Reporter, 8/13/18).
When asked if he would be working with Ben Affleck's script, director Matt Reeves said, "No, it’s a new story. It’s just starting again. I’m excited about it. I think it’s going to be really cool (Happy Sad Confused podcast, 7/13/17).”

Production Updates

Jan 2022

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Mar 2021

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Mar 2020

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography has begun in London.

Sep 2019

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Filming likely to start in late 2019 or early 2020. Robert Pattinson to play batman and Jonah Hill in talks to play the villain.

May 2019

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Expected to start this summer with filming in late 2019 or early 2020.

Aug 2018

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Matt Reeves said, "We are working on getting our draft in the next couple of weeks and things are progressing (8/2/18)." The hope is to shoot sometime next spring or early summer.

Jul 2017

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Newly hired director Matt Reeves has decided to scrapped the earlier script that Ben Affleck, Chris Terrio and DC's Geoff Johns had worked on (7/13/17).

Oct 2016

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Joe Manganiello told Entertainment Tonight (10/18/16) that production on the the film is expected to begin Spring 2017.

Apr 2016

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Warner Bros. head Kevin Tsujihara confirmed his studio is moving ahead with Ben Affleck's stand-alone Batman movie, which the actor will star in and direct.

Jul 2015

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Ben Affleck is in talks to star in, co-write and possibly direct a standalone Batman movie.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Batman was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, March 4, 2022. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Fresh, Lucy and Desi and The Changed.

Movie Theaters

2022-03-04 Nationwide

United States

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