Matt Reeves Explains Why He Treated The Batman As A Standalone Film
Matt Reeves has explained his approach to tackling The Batman as a standalone film and not taking potentially inevitable sequels and spin-offs for granted. Matt Reeves' new take on the Caped Crusader has been a box office and critical success, proving to be worth the wait after several delays following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans have hailed the new interpretations of characters like Batman (Robert Pattinson), Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Penguin (Colin Farrell), and Riddler (Paul Dano) as being as close as possible to their definitive cinematic versions in comparison to previous adaptations.
With this level of success, there has already been plenty for fans to speculate on in regard to follow-ups for The Batman. A spin-off series focusing on The Penguin has already been greenlit for HBO Max, with Farrell reprising his role as Oswald Cobblepot, and an Arkham series also in active development. While nothing official has been announced, it seems somewhat inevitable that a full-fledged sequel to The Batman is also on the horizon, with Reeves seemingly having plenty of ideas for The Batman 2.
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In an interview with the LA Times, Reeves elaborated on how he treated The Batman as a standalone feature and didn't pay much attention to potential follow-ups. After reflecting on how much creative control Reeves was granted in this new version, the director was asked about what further ideas he had in expanding the world that he had put on screen. Reeves answered by saying that he didn't approach the film with the assumption that there would be more to come and focused on telling a contained story that ensured the new Dark Knight was a worthy addition to the canon in its own
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