The Batman Cast & DC Comics Character Guide
The Batman cast and DC comics character guide. It’s been 10 years since The Dark Knight Rises, the last solo movie starring the Caped Crusader. While the DC superhero has been a part of a larger narrative within the DC Extended Universe — via Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and the upcoming The Flash movie — Matt Reeves’ The Batman paves a new path forward for the titular hero.
Set in the second year of Bruce Wayne’s time as the Dark Knight, The Batman challenges the title superhero as he goes up against The Riddler, a serial killer who is going after Gotham’s richest citizens. Batman, angry and disillusioned, struggles to catch him in this crime mystery that sees the Caped Crusader reflecting on whether or not he is not so different from the villain. The film hinges on Batman being a bit of an outsider who isn’t exactly welcomed by Gotham’s residents.
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The Batman features plenty of familiar villains from the Caped Crusader's Rogues' gallery, including the Penguin, who hasn't had a live-action presence in a superhero movie since 1992's Batman Returns. Here is your guide to every character in The Batman, which actors portray them, and how they compare to their comic book counterparts.
Unlike most other Batman movies (save for perhaps Batman Begins), The Batman depicts Bruce Wayne in his early days of crime-fighting. He’s still learning how to reel in his rage and trying to establish himself as a vigilante. Batman is perhaps more broody and, even as Bruce, less willing to mingle charismatically with the elite of Gotham. The character is portrayed by Robert Pattinson, who is best known for playing the vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight
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