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January 28, 2020 (Burbank, CA) – Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros.
Pictures’ “The Batman.” Director Matt Reeves (the “Planet of the Apes”
films) is at the helm, with Robert Pattinson (upcoming “Tenet,” “The
Lighthouse,” “Good Time”) starring as Gotham City’s vigilante detective,
Batman, and billionaire Bruce Wayne.
Starring alongside Pattinson as Gotham’s famous and infamous cast of
characters are Zoë Kravitz (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of
Grindelwald,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”) as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano (“Love
& Mercy,” “12 Years a Slave”) as Edward Nashton; Jeffrey Wright (the
“Hunger Games” films) as the GCPD’s James Gordon; John Turturro (the
“Transformers” films) as Carmine Falcone; Peter Sarsgaard (“The
Magnificent Seven,” “Black Mass”) as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson; Jayme
Lawson (“Farewell Amor”) as mayoral candidate Bella Reál; with Andy
Serkis (the “Planet of the Apes” films, “Black Panther”) as Alfred; and
Colin Farrell (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Dumbo”) as
Oswald Cobblepot.
Reeves and Dylan Clark (the “Planet of the Apes” films) are producing
the film, with Simon Emanuel, Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada and
Chantal Nong Vo serving as executive producers. Reeves’
behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of
photography Greig Fraser (“Lion,” upcoming “Dune”); his “Planet of the
Apes” production designer, James Chinlund; editors William Hoy (the
“Planet of the Apes” films) and Tyler Nelson (“Rememory”); Oscar-winning
VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon (“The Jungle Book”); Oscar-nominated SFX
supervisor Dominic Tuohy (“1917,” “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of
Skywalker”); Oscar-nominated sound mixer Stuart Wilson (“1917,” the
“Star Wars” franchise); Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran
(“1917,” “Little Women,” “Anna Karenina”) and costume designers Glyn
Dillon (the “Star Wars” franchise) and David Crossman (“1917,” the “Star
Wars” franchise); hair designer Zoe Tahir (upcoming “No Time to Die,”
“Spectre”); and Oscar-nominated makeup designer Naomi Donne (“1917”).
Batman was created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. Based on characters
from DC, “The Batman” is set to open in theaters June 25, 2021 and will
be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
