THE BATMAN Director Matt Reeves Teases His Take on Batman and Discusses His Love For BATMAN RETURNS and THE DARK KNIGHT

A lot of fans are curious and excited to see what director Matt Reeves is planning for The Batman. I like what I’ve seen so far in terms of the costume and Batmobile, but there’s still so much that has yet to be revealed!

In a recent interview with Nerdist, Reeves discussed his take on the character and teased that he wanted his version of Batman to stand out from the previous big-screen versions. He explained:

"I thought, 'Well, there’s been some terrific Batman movies,' and I don’t want to be part of a long line of Batman movies where this is just another one. I feel like they’ve been really distinctive. The best ones have been incredible. What Nolan did was incredible. What Tim Burton did was really singular."

Reeves then went on to share his love of both Batman Returns and The Dark Knight:

"I love Batman Returns. Michelle Pfeiffer was incredible. I love it, I love it so much. It’s so incredible and she’s so incredible in it. I just think it’s such a beautiful movie. I love the Penguin stuff when he’s going down the sewers as the baby. It’s just like, wow. This is the beautiful thing about Tim Burton at his best in that way that he’s got that connection into the fantastical that feels very, very personal.

"The Dark Knight is so incredible and I think that Heath Ledger’s performance and their conception of the Joker in that movie is indelible. And the battle that he engaged with, you know, with Batman/Bruce is incredible. But the thing you take away from it more than anything is that conception, specifically, I think of the Joker. That movie is so much about how it’s a horrifying thing to stare into the abyss, that idea of that level of nihilism. The whole idea that there was nothing you could do because even in the destruction of him, you were fulfilling his aims. It was just a terrifying notion that speaks to an aspect of human nature and that was really profound."

Those films helped Reeves find and craft his own vision for Batman, which is probably why he is including The Penguin and Catwoman. He goes on to talk about his version of the hero, saying:

"I just felt like well, what I’d love to do is to get a version of this Batman character where he’s not yet fully formed. Where there’s something to do in this context with who that guy would be in this world today, and to ground him in all of these broken ways. Because at the end of the day, this guy is doing all of this to deal with trauma in his past."

That’s a great explanation of what we can expect to see from the character and I like what I’m hearing. It will be cool to see how he actually brings his vision of Batman to life. I think Reeves is going to end up giving us something special, though.

What are your thoughts on what Reeves had to say about his vision for The Batman?