The Batman Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

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

4.43 / 5.0

86% WILL SEE 14% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

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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Who stars in The Batman – Cast List

Robert Pattinson
... Bruce Wayne / Batman

The Odyssey, The Drama
Jeffrey Wright
... Commissioner Gordon

Highest 2 Lowest, The Batman Part II
Zoe Kravitz
... Selina Kyle / Catwoman

Caught Stealing, How To Rob A Bank
Colin Farrell
... Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Gentlemen
P
Paul Dano
... Edward Nashton / Riddler

The Guilty, Prisoners
J
Jayme Lawson
The Running Man, Sinners
Andy Serkis
... Alfred Pennyworth

Animal Farm, Young Washington
J
John Turturro
... Carmine Falcone

The Room Next Door, The Cut
Peter Sarsgaard
... Gotham D.A. Gil Colson

The Bride!, The Guilty
B
Barry Keoghan
... Stanley Merkel

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Crime 101
A
Alex Ferns
... Commissioner Pete Savage

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

Who is making The Batman – Crew List

A look at The Batman behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Matt Reeves last helmed War for the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The film's writer Matt Reeves last penned War for the Planet of the Apes and Let Me In.

Director: Matt Reeves
Screenwriter: Matt Reeves
Producers: Dylan Clark
Matt Reeves

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: DC Studios

Production – What we know about the The Batman

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).”

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2022

Completed

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

Mar 2021

Post-Production

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

Mar 2020

Production

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

Sep 2019

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.

May 2019

Pre-Production

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

Aug 2018

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.

Jul 2017

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).

Oct 2016

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.

Apr 2016

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.

Jul 2015

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: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Batman Trailers and Clips

Clip: Funeral Scene

Official Trailer #2

Official Trailer

Teaser Trailer

The Batman Release Date: When was the film released?

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