Robert Pattinson Reveals Unusual Comics That Inspired His Batman
The Batman's Robert Pattinson reveals the unusual comics that inspired his new iteration of the Dark Knight. What was once a solo movie for Ben Affleck's Caped Crusader set in the DCEU has now morphed into a standalone entry that is slowly starting its own Bat-verse, evidenced by the Penguin spinoff series coming to HBO Max and the early talks of a sequel. Other than Pattinson as the Dark Knight, the film will introduce Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Lieutenant Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and Colin Farrell as the Penguin.
As with every major superhero film, there has been much discussion about which specific comics inspired The Batman. For the movie's grounded and gritty tone, writer/director Matt Reeves drew from Batman: Year One. For the serial killer side of the story which involves the Riddler targeting Gotham's elite, Reeves was inspired by both The Long Halloween and its sequelDark Victory, while also taking inspiration from the real-life Zodiac Killer. Reeves and Pattinson also looked to Batman: Ego to get a sense of the effect these killings have on Bruce Wayne psychologically.
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Now, in an interview with EW, Pattinson revealed some additional comics that inspired his take on the character. Beyond the more obvious fare, he looked to more unusual stories like Batman: Shaman, and, to a lesser extent, The Man Who Falls, the former responsible for inspiring how Pattinson moved in his suit and helped the actor get a sense of why the GCPD willfully permits a masked vigilante to examine active crimes scenes. Read what Pattinson had to say about Batman: Shaman below:
It's almost a dream
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