Although the Batman reboot with Robert Pattinson in the lead role was initially viewed with great skepticism, the film was met with great enthusiasm by the majority of critics and audiences when it was released. With The Batman, director Matt Reeves has created a gripping DC blockbuster created, which lives above all from its atmosphere.
The Batman stood up against the visual lack of imagination of many competing projects with unforgettable images. One scene in particular is particularly striking: the red-orange glowing Sunset over the rooftops of Gothamas we see the silhouette of the Dark Knight looking over the city. An unforgettable image.
Without Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, the Gotham skyline in The Batman might look very different
As it turns out, this striking moment was captured by one of the worst movies any times The Room by Tommy Wiseau, known for anything but its outstanding cinematic qualities, was the inspiration for the blurry, flickering Gotham in the background of the sunset scene.
VFX expert Miguel Santana da Silva, who worked as a digital artist on The Batman for the effects studio ILM, recently revealed this on Twitter. In The Room, there is a scene that takes place on a roof, while in the background, slightly hazy, the San Francisco skyline This scene served as a model for The Batman.
Santana da Silva explains:
Good opportunity to mention that when putting together the look of Gotham in the sunset scene, I took some inspiration from the roof matte painting in The Room, which actually comes across much better than it has any right to.
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Matte paintings are painted parts of a film set. In the past, these applied to glassbut nowadays they are mostly created digitally. If you look at the screenshots from The Room and The Batman in direct comparison, you can definitely see a certain similarity in the design.
And even if no one would probably defend The Room on the basis of Wiseau’s filmmaking, Miguel Santana da Silva is right with his observation. The matte painting of San Francisco definitely brings a certain mood Maybe we should actually give The Room another chance.
When will The Batman 2 with Robert Pattinson be released in cinemas?
It will be some time before we find out what exciting influences from film history are in The Batman Part II. According to current information, the DC sequel will not start until October 1, 2026 in the cinema. Before that, we can look forward to the spin-off series The Penguin, which will be released on September 19, 2024.