The Batman Early Test Screenings Showed A 4-Hour Cut Of The Movie
A new report reveals that early The Batman test screenings showed a four-hour cut of the movie that was later trimmed down to just shy of three hours. The latest film centered on the Dark Knight serves as a reboot of the characters' movie franchise, with Matt Reeves co-writing and directing the project with Peter Craig and taking primary inspiration from Year One, The Long Halloween, Ego and Zero Year. Reeves' The Batman centers on Bruce Wayne in his second year of fighting crime as the titular vigilante as he grapples with a tangled web of corruption in Gotham City with ties to his family and a serial killer known as The Riddler targeting Wayne and other members of Gotham's elite.
Robert Pattinson is donning the cape and cowl for The Batman with the rest of the ensemble cast including Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Gotham City Police Lieutenant Jim Gordon, John Turturro as crime lord Carmine Falcone, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth and Coin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot before he's known as The Penguin. Though originally developed as a solo film for the DC Extended Universe, Ben Affleck's retirement from the role saw Reeves re-work the film as completely disconnected from the DCEU. Reeves is also reportedly developing a trilogy for The Batman with two spin-off TV projects centered on the GCPD and Farrell's Penguin also in development for HBO Max.
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In the latest edition of THR's Heat Vision newsletter, it was revealed that early test screenings of The Batman were showed a four-hour cut of the movie. The report didn't indicate how those in attendance of these showings responded to the early cut of Reeves' film. The
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