Matt Reeves Says The Batman Is Exactly The Movie He Wanted It To Be

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The Batman director Matt Reeves says that the final film turned out to be exactly what he wanted it to be. Reeves both wrote and directed the Caped Crusader's latest big-screen iteration once he was finished overseeing the acclaimed last two films in the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy. Reeve's other prior directorial efforts include the monster movie Cloverfield and the horror remake Let Me In.

Robert Pattinson plays the titular character in The Batman with stars Zoe Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, and Andy Serkis rounding out the cast. He obviously joins a long list of previous Bruce Waynes. The last actor to play Batman in live-action was Ben Affleck, who will make an appearance as the character in this year'sThe Flash, which is set in a different universe than Reeves' The Batman. Prior to Pattinson and Affleck, the character was portrayed by Christian Bale for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.

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For Reeves, the prospect of having Batman in an interconnected DCEU was too much for what he wanted to do with his movie, which was to tell a true detective noir story for the character. Talking to Collider, the director emphasized that Warner Bros. supported his vision completely and never second-guessed it, embracing the director's idea. Reeves recognized that there is a long line of great Batman films, so he wanted to make something «distinctive and different and definitive.» Ultimately, Reeves' goal was realized, with him saying:

[WB] really leaned into everything, and I've had the support to do exact… I mean, I have to say, this movie is exactly the movie I wanted it to be, and they have supported me all the