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The Batman Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 7, 2022

The Batman

Release Date: Friday, March 4, 2022 Theaters

Director: Matt Reeves

Starring: Robert Pattinson Jeffrey Wright Zoe Kravitz Colin Farrell Paul Dano

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 55 m

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Plot

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Plot
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.

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
Screenwriter
Producers
Dylan Clark
Matt Reeves
Production Company
DC Studios

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 for The Batman

Completed

Changed The Batman movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography has begun in London.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to 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.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to start this summer with filming in late 2019 or early 2020.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to 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.

Development

Changed the movie production status to 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).

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Joe Manganiello told Entertainment Tonight (10/18/16) that production on the the film is expected to begin Spring 2017.

Development

Changed the movie production status to 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.

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Ben Affleck is in talks to star in, co-write and possibly direct a standalone Batman movie.

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Additional Information

Parent 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
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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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, Nightride and The Changed.

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