Robert Pattinson Compares The Batman Movie To Mask of the Phantasm
The Batman star Robert Pattinson has compared a key element of the new film to the 1993 fan-favorite animated film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Fans are eagerly awaiting an entirely new interpretation of the caped crusader from Pattinson and director Matt Reeves. This new take on the mythos will see Pattinson play Bruce Wayne just two years into his career as the Batman as he faces the emergence of a masked serial killer known as the Riddler. The debut of a new Batman has inevitably led fans down memory lane, reflecting on prior incarnations of the character, wondering how Pattinson’s Dark Knight will compare and what influences the actor may take.
One beloved version of the Caped Crusader comes from the 90’s cartoon Batman: The Animated Series, created by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm and featuring Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman. Airing from 1992 to 1995, this series brought the Dark Knight’s adventures to the small screen with mature and thoughtful writing underscored with a pulpy, noir tone. The series spawned “The DC Animated Universe” and has been recognized by fans as one of the best, if not the definitive, takes on Batman and his cast of supporting characters. The series received a theatrical film in 1993 with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, a murder mystery that saw Batman throw down with the Joker (Mark Hamill), as well as an all-new antagonist, the Phantasm. The film underperformed at the box office due to a lack of marketing but was well-received critically, with some fans even calling it a superior feature to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
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In an interview with Premiere France (via @TheBatmanFilm_), actor Robert Pattinson compared the
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