Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz and director Matt Reeves dive into the deep story of ‘The Batman’

In the summer of 2019, when word spread that Robert Pattinson was cast as Bruce Wayne AK Batman in a new film directed by Matt Reeves, there were waves of mixed reactions. Predictably, those opposing the casting had typecast the now 35-year-old actor for his work. dusk movies. But those in favor pointed out that Pattinson had proved his mettle in the movies. remember me (2010) and cosmopolis (2012); In both projects, he plays a dysfunctional man of considerable wealth battling some inner demons. Known?

Following Batman’s announcement, Pattinson was under a new microscope put on by DC Comics superfans, but the actor—who often laughs at people’s opinion that he only plays “Total Devil”—reveals that Batman is “one of these characters.” Taj Hai” – Let Your Work Speaks For Itself: A24’s Electricity house (2019), Christopher Nolan’s Principle (2020), the devil all the time (2020) and King (2020).

So as the world approaches the spring 2022 release date BatmanThere was more apprehension than apprehension in seeing Pattinson and Reeves’ attitudes toward Bruce Wayne’s early years. The odds were more in Pattinson’s favor when, in February 2020, Warner Bros. Pictures released the first-ever image of the actor in Batman’s cowl.

The film also stars Paul Dano as The Riddler, Colin Farrell as Penguin, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth and Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon.

Batman’s Weaknesses

During a press interaction, Reeves, Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz are all smiles – a far cry from the latter two on-screen personalities, the latter playing Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. Pattinson had long been vocal about giving “an immediate yes” to the role of Bruce Wayne, combining the story of the billionaire with tragedy.

Inspired by the 1987s batman: year one By Frank Miller and artist David Mazuchelli, as well as Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” Reeves has wanted to captivate audiences from the start and has weaved a bit of a psychological game. Batmanopening shot of, explaining “It’s something I saw when I thought of The Riddler (Paul Dano). When I go to the movies, I love the idea of ​​putting the audience in an empathetic relationship with the characters.” I wanted to start the movie with the huge title ‘The Batman’ and start with this breath where you’re looking at something from someone’s point of view, so the audience wonders ‘Is this Batman?’ But you know it’s The Riddler.”

Director – Known for New planet of the Apes movies and cloverfield Movies – The frantic undercurrent for a film of this scale becomes clear: “The blank page is like being on your hands and knees in a dark room and you’re reaching for something familiar. I knew I was one I want to take this iteration of young Batman who was early in his arc with room for development.

Speaking on this specific timeline of Batman’s journey, Pattinson explains, “It allows him to have an opening to play and be much more interesting,” usually we see Batman moving away, training and coming back. Has been, is completely confident in his abilities to make a difference – that is Veer Ras. In this, though, I love all his weaknesses. The scene in which he uses the cape for the first time when he jumps off a ledge shows that; Batman is fallible and just one man in an armored suit but this movie embraces him. ,

Unlike Pattinson, Kravitz’s on-boarding as Catwoman was met with enthusiasm.

Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Batman”, Warner Bros. Pictures release. , photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Kravitz – who has previously played Leta Lestrange Fantastic Beasts Movies, Stars With a Mystery as a Troubled Parent big little lieAnd is set to star as an anti-people technologist in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film km – Prepared as much as you could. The 33-year-old sees Selina as “a survivor, and in order to survive, she has to adapt to her environment, whether alone, at work, or with Batman. Her secret is certainly to Batman.” That’s part of the attraction.”

Bat and Cat

Pattinson and Kravitz’s chemistry is being discussed on social media, with it being written that a rift broke out. Pattinson says the writers did it right by tapping into graphic novels that detail Selina and Bruce’s complicated relationship.

Secretly admiring Pattinson, Kravitz laughed. “It was easy! We were friends for a long time; I think a lot [the chemistry] There was also on the page, whatever Matt wrote, where the emotional state of these characters is so clear and what connection they find in each other and why it was so obvious. They both felt alone throughout their lives and meeting someone who has a similar mindset is the heart of the story; It’s a big deal for these characters to feel that way. If you’re emotionally attached to your character, it’s easier to play them.”

Robert Pattinson and director Matt Reeves and on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Batman”, Warner Bros. , photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Agreeing with this, Pattinson explains, “On large-scale productions like this, it’s easy to feel quite detached from the story because there are so many moving parts.”

He continues, “So to be another artist [indicates to Kravitz] What you can see as you put everything into it is a contemplative experience that makes you want to work harder. Sometimes, you meet actors who don’t put that level of effort, but I always saw Zoe, who trained consistently, even during rehearsals. To formulate her body language as female fatale Selina, Kravitz studied videos of cats and lions fighting, taking into account Caporia-martial arts movements.

a classic noir color

The two actors are bonded not only by respect for each other but also for writer-director Matt Reeves, who understood the weight of bringing in a neo-noir shade. Batman, A lot of this lies in the sound design – which he entrusted to a core team he worked with cloverfield (2008) – and score.

“They’re important in keeping you in Batman’s point of view,” Reeves remarks, “we mixed up the sound in Dolby Atmos and when we saw the movie in the theater, it really rocked our hair. We wanted the movie to be one. Feel subjective with the visceral quality of a classic noir film. If Batman gets kicked out, you go out with him — and the sound helps with that.”

Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Batman”, Warner Bros. Pictures release. , photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

While the film is chock full of sound design subtleties, Reeves proudly recounts a game-changing scene where the sound works; Batman lies on the ground but nearby police officers – stopped by Gordon – want to expose him. Reeves wanted the sound design to mark the beginning of Gordon and Batman’s symbiotic yet iconic partnership, which was born out of desperation and utility. Reeves describes, “You can hear people in the distance with less trembling and you go ‘Oh, he’s in trouble, he better do something!’ And you finally see Batman bounce back into reality and the voice comes back.”

Michael Giacchino’s score adds another layer of storytelling Batman, “It’s about the emotional landscape of this film, more in Batman’s obsessive drive with the ‘muscular’ theme, to which Michael said ‘Maybe it’s repetitive, but it speaks to Batman’s relentlessness.’ Then there’s the subject of Bruce which has a lot of sadness and beauty. And the score is very noir for Selena with a lot of yearning. And the Riddler (Paul Dano) theme has a little bit of ‘Ave Maria’ twist.”

Pattinson and his co-stars watched the film after five years of pre-production, filming and post (all during a pandemic); He concluded, praising Reeves and the producers, “This is the first time I’ve seen a film of two different iterations before the final, I got to see this wave of craftsmanship becoming even more impressive.”

Batman will hit theaters across India from March 4.