Yesterday DC celebrated Batman Day in honour of the Dark Knight with lots of little events. As fans shared their love for Batman, The Batman director Matt Reeves shared a new image from the film while composer Michael Giacchino teased more of his theme in the upcoming film.
With The Batman set for a theatrical release next March, Reeves has been hard at work completing his cut of the film in the post-production phase. He shared am image of him in the edit suite with a new image of Robert Pattinson’s Batman on the monitor.
Wow, I have been away so long…! Just popping my head out of the editing room for a moment to say #HappyBatmanDay ! Can’t wait to share a lot more with you all four weeks from today at #DCFanDome ! (Sorry about the messy desk #LongHours) #TheBatman @TheBatman pic.twitter.com/ye0u1xQo65
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) September 18, 2021
Giacchino also shared a brief video of him and his orchestra working on the new Batman theme, which has previously been teased in the Batsuit reveal and last year’s DC Fandome trailer. Both Reeves and Giacchino said fans can expect to see and hear much more at this year’s DC Fandome event, which begins October 16.
Happy #BatmanDay everyone!! We have been hard at work and can’t wait to share what we’ve been up to!! @mattreevesLA #DCFanDome #TheBatman @TheBatman pic.twitter.com/BGyiOSxdaa
— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) September 18, 2021
The Batman sees Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse) donning the cape and cowl as Bruce Wayne/Batman alongside Zoe Kravitz (Big Little Lies) as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Paul Dano (Escape at Dannemora) as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) as Jim Gordon, Andy Serkis (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Alfred Pennyworth, John Turturro (The Big Lebowski) as Carmine Falcone, Alex Ferns (Chernobyl) as Commissioner Pete Savage, Con O’Neill (Ordinary Lies) as Chief Mackenzie Bock, Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing) as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson (Farewell Amor) as Bella Real.
The Batman is set for release on March 4th, 2022.
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