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6. Reeves Wants To Get Inside Batman's Head
Although there are obstacles for The Batman to overcome before the cameras can roll, Matt Reeves has already opened up about his approach to the Caped Crusader.
The Apes helmer has outlined how his vision differs from that of The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, touting his project as an in-depth character study of Bruce Wayne that puts the audience inside his head.
In other words, the movie will squarely focus on Batman. There won't be any villains stealing the spotlight like Heath Ledger's Joker did during the Nolanverse sequel.
Reeves told The Hollywood Reporter's Kim Masters on her podcast The Business...
"The Dark Knight, which I think is an incredible movie, the thing that really resonates about that is The Joker… his story and that performance, and everything about the filmmaking that relates to that character – it’s his (Heath Ledger’s) movie. And I think Christian Bale is great, but I think that that movie movie really resonated with everyone because of that character (The Joker), its portrayal, and the way that the movie presented his unsettling perspective and the way that crashed up against Batman. I think I am interested in being even more inside of Batman.”
Add this to the director's earlier comments about The Batman having a noir, old-school detective movie tone and Reeves sounds like he's taking the correct approach to the Gotham's famous bat vigilante.