Matt Reeves Shot Fake The Batman Scenes To Conceal The Surprise Cameo
This article contains spoilers for The Batman. Matt Reeves has stunned audiences with his star-studded adaptation of the iconic DC character. The Batman shows a new side of the Caped Crusader and several other DC characters. In a recent interview, Reeves revealed that he went to drastic measures to surprise viewers with one character's surprise cameo.
The Batman's impressive list of characters includes Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson), Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz), The Riddler (Paul Dano), James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright), Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), Gil Coulson (Peter Sarsgaard), and Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis). The film's early casting announcement also revealed that Barry Keoghan would appear in the film as Stanley Merkel.
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In an interview with IGN, Reeves revealed that he and Warner Bros. intentionally wanted to throw fans off about Keoghan's role in The Batman. When asked about the level of detail he and Warner Bros. put into tricking fans, Reeves said that in making a movie like The Batman, people want to have a special experience. For Reeves, part of that is some sort of surprise. «I think one of the things I was worried about was speculation while we were making the movie, that we would be exploring the character that we ended up exploring,» Reeves said. «So we started thinking of what we could do to throw people off that scent.» The way Reeves and the crew did that was by shooting fake scenes.
In 2020, Keoghan was announced to play Stanley Merkel, a member of the Gotham City Police Department. Leaked set photos of Keoghan dressed as a member of the force appeared to confirm the casting announcement. Keoghan even
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