Interestingly, The Batman will not be another standard origin story, in the sense that we won’t be seeing the character evolve from Bruce Wayne into Gotham’s Dark Knight. In other words, this will not tread a similar path as Nolan’s Batman Begins. Instead, it appears as though Reeves will re-introduce us to the character rather similarly to the way we got introduced to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU. In an interview with Nerdist, Reeves said: Reeves also mentioned that he was initially worried that his pitch would be rejected by Warner Bros, as he wanted to prioritize humanism instead of action and spectacle.
Reeves also talked about the psychological aspect of the film and how the film will be an exploration of corruption in Gotham. This is exactly what one would hope to get from a Matt Reeves film. While his Planet of the Apes films had action in them, they were mostly character-driven and highly psychological character dramas. Even Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, which I borderline worship, were action-spectacles in their own right. I’m excited to see Reeves’ unique take.
