Robert Pattinson puts on the black knight’s cape in “The Batman”, released in the cinema on March 2, 2022. And several emblematic bad guys from Gotham appear in the film … The Joker included?
It is always difficult to imagine a Batman film without its emblematic enemy, the Joker. It is therefore logically that fans wondered if the psychopath clown who terrorizes Gotham was going to make an appearance in The Batman. However, Matt Reeves’ film released in March 2022 launched Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) On the track of other bad guys from comics: the mystery man (Paul Dano), the penguin (Colin Farrell), Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) or Carmine Falcone (John Turturro).
But the Joker makes a (short) appearance in The Batman. Attention, spoilers. You have to wait for the very end of the film to discover it, even if its name is never pronounced and its face is largely hidden. But it is impossible not to recognize this memorable villain when one of Arkham’s prisoners laughs after having pronounced the word “clown”. In the credits, the Joker is not revealed either, but we discover that Barry Keoghan (Saltburn, Les Eternal, Les Banshees d’Inisherin) embodies this mysterious prisoner of Arkham, after having been announced for a long time in the cast under the (false) name of “the officer Stanley”.
It could also be that this short appearance is not the last of the Joker in the adaptation of the adventures of the Black Knight by Matt Reeves. It is indeed not impossible that Barry Keoghan is one of the actors credited to the casting of The Batman: Part IIfollowing the film featuring Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright and Andy Serkis. But for the time being, the intrigue and the cast of this suite are still kept secret. No wonder, since the film must release on October 2, 2026 in the cinemas.
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Synopsis – Bruce Wayne has been putting on Batman’s costume for two years and fighting against the crime that rages in Gotham. When a killer attacks the city’s elite, disseminating clues to the attention of the masked vigilante, Batman discovers what is really going to Gotham. To unmask the culprit of these sadistic crimes, he will ally himself with Selina Kyle (Catwoman).
The Batman is much darker, radical and violent that the previous films featuring the masked vigilante. In the United States, the film is classified as “PG-13”, that is to say it is recommended to have parental support and that certain films may not suit the under 13. In France, there is no ban, the film having been broken “all audiences with warning”. But, due to certain violent scenes and a intrigue linked to a serial killer, it is probably recommended not to take young people under 13 to see The Batman without being accompanied.
The Marvel team’s superhero films have accustomed spectators to wait until the very end of the credits to discover the famous post-generic scenes. Spectators of The Batman will not have to give this pain, since there is no post-generic scene which concludes the film by Matt Reeves. However, there is an Easter Egg (or wink) in reference to a scene from the film which gives a web address: that of rataladaprimordial for the intrigue of the film and which Warner has recreated to ensure the promotion of his feature film.
The Batman will have a continuation of the cinema, this was announced by Warner Bros. Pictures through his CEO Toby Emby Emby during the Cinemacon congress in Las Vegas on April 26, 2022. Without giving the slightest detail about what this suite will speak, Warner has still specified that Matt Reeves is back to realization while May Robert Pattinson use the role of Bruce Wayne alias Batman. The Batman: Part II is currently announced for an outing on September 30, 2026.
Before the release of Matt Reeves’ film on March 2, 2022, the first press reviews had enough to reassure the most skeptical spectators. The Batman Harvesting 87% positive reviews on the criticism of criticism Rotten Tomatoes. On Allociné, the feature film collects a note of 3.8/5 stars. THE specialized magazine Cinema is one of the conquered, judging that “Matt Reeves seizes the Batman icon in A radical and imposing gesture “,” anchored in a solid plot but firmly led by the emotions of his characters “.
Le Figaro Salves “a dark and sticky version of Batman”, while The Parisian judge this “return to the dark sources, voluntarily tinkered visually, is very successful”. Robert Pattinson’s actor performance is praised by Closer, who believes that the British actor “delivers a stunning performance”. More mixed, First believes that this thriller is “a success of undeniable incarnation and aesthetics”, however deploring “a scenario which struggles to rise to the same level”. The JDD Salt for its part “violence, brutality and cruelty worthy of the thriller of the 1970s, despite an ultimately quite static action which does not avoid lengths”.
Robert Pattinson Play Batman and his alter Ego Bruce Wayne in the film directed by Matt Reeves. He is surrounded by a casting of big names: Colin Farrell (Good kisses from Bruges, Alexandre) plays the role of penguin while Zoë Kravitz (Mad Max Fury Road, Divergente) embodies Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright (Hunger Games, Westworld) will be Commissioner Gordon. Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, King Kong) will be the butler Alfred Pennyworth, Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, Swiss Army Man) The man-myster and John Turturro (The Big Lebowski, O’Brother) will lend its features to the Mafieux Carmine Falcone. Peter Sarsgaard (Jarhead, Boys don Cry) is also playing the film.
Should we see other films before discovering The Batman?
Robert Pattinson puts on the cape of the bald mouse man and becomes the new incarnation of Batman on the big screen. But should you have seen other films in the DC universe or other films featuring the superhero before discovering the production of Matt Reeves? Fortunately not, since The Batman is a new solo film by the vigilante. Who says new incarnation, says intrigue totally independent of Tim Burton’s films, Joel Schumacher or Christopher Nolan. Robert Pattinson’s Batman is not part of the DC films with Ben Affleck: if you have not seen the previous incarnations of the character, you can discover this new film without worry.