So alongside the announcement that Man Of Steel 2 is finding writers and other DC film
news that came from the Hollywood Reporter last night, there was also a big update on
the future of Matt Reeves The Batman universe with new films
set around the caped crusaders infamous rogues gallery.
I have already done a video on the other DC news, so if you want to know updates and
my thoughts on that you can check it out on my channel, but in this video, I'm going to
be discussing the news on the new Matt Reeves The Batman projects and going more into my
thoughts on the new approach from Warner Bros Discovery
with everything at DC.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the new updates surrounding The Batman.
So with the release of Black Adam this Friday, and DC Films current head Walter Hamada ending
his role in the coming days, DC is about to go in a whole new direction.
But within that new approach they are retaining the things that
people liked about the old and recent projects that people have responded well too.
And one of those endeavors was Matt Reeves The Batman film
from earlier in the year, which went on to gross a successful $770 million at the worldwide
box office and set in line a list of new films and shows that would be coming in the future.
I talked about all the other DC news surrounding Man Of Steel 2 and the future of DC based
on that huge article by The Hollywood Reporter, but I wanted to discuss the new things
being talked about for Matt Reeves The Batman world.
According to the report, Reeves is expanding on the world alongside his announced sequel
that has now been greenlit.
He's already developing two other Batman TV shows for HBO
Max, one being a spinoff for Colin Farrell’s Penguin with Lauren LeFranc and Craig Zobel
attached, and the other is a series focusing on
Arkham Asylum.
Both shows are being executive produced by Reeves through his 6th and Idaho banner and
it's the beginning of the first look deal he signed with Warner Bros.
And with this expansion comes the new update that the filmmaker
is meeting with writers and directors to build out more movies, not just TV series, and that
they will be focused on Batman rogue’s gallery.
It's said in the article that these films will be both established and more obscure,
with characters ranging from Scarecrow to Clayface to Professor Pyg.
These are of course just examples that are currently being thrown
around by Reeves and co, but if that is the case, we may be getting some exciting villain
stories that remind us of the work that Matt Reeves
did and in some essence with what Tood Phillips did on Joker back in 2019, creating a more
seperated villain story.
Of course, Matt Reeves introduced his gritty take on Gotham City with
The Batman earlier in the year, and while it was another grounded take on Batman, Reeves’
universe was notably darker and more comic-inspired than say Christopher Nolan’s realistic take.
Both are brillaint in my opinion, but Reeves movie focused on villains such as the Riddler
and the Penguin, with Barry Keoghan's Joker also making an appearance in the film.
But Reeves has talked in the past about different villains
he wanted to introduce, with Mr. Freeze being one of those examples.
And with this news it sounds like Reeves will be able to explore all
of his different villain ideas and give writers and directors the opportunities to make different
kinds of films within his established world.
All the bigger details are currently still under wraps, but it's mentioned in the article
that insiders say discussions for his multiple Batman villain spinoff films are still in
their early stages.
It does further confirm that The Batman 2 is moving ahead with pre-production,
and this follows the greenlight that was given to the project a few months ago, so at least
we can now rest easy knowing that Matt Reeves main set of films are indeed on the
way.
When it comes to the idea of having multiple films for the villains within Matt Reeves
Batman world, we know that this a very likely opportunity to establish a successful set
of films just with the title character and his
villains.
The Batman 2022 introduced audiences to Reeves' new vision of Gotham, and it was seprate from
the DCEU films, following a younger, less-experienced Batman during the first few
years.
And the plot that involved a conspiracy with Gotham's criminal underworld and his own family's
legacy, makes Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne, alongside Zoe Kravitz catwoman, Paul
Dano's Riddler and Colin Farrel's Penguin, have much more time to evolve in the years
to come.
The film's version of Gotham City has already established itself as a world that is prime
for exploration in spinoff projects and this news only cements that direction in the years
ahead.
With them looking at villains like Scarecrow, Clayface and Professor Pyg, there's room to
do some really unique films and stories within this established world.
Imagine if they also did a spinoff focused on Keoghan's Joker,
exploring how he fell into villainy, faced the Dark Knight, and eventually ended up in
jail, like we saw in the first film.
I'm guessing if we saw that it would be a small part of another
spinoff or even included in the arkham asylum show for instance, but regardless, Reeves
has created the different cornerstones and characters of his world, that can be developed
and build upon going forward.
Overall, I think this is finatastic news and I particularly like that Reeves is giving
the opportunity for other filmmakers to lead the efforts on a lot of these spinoffs.
Not just that the creative people they seem to be looking
at are really established in writing and directing.
Look at how Craig Zobel is now directing a big chunk of the Penguin show, having done
great work on the Mare Of Easttown.
What we've got here is the opportunity to build out a universe seperate of the DCEU
and have films and shows that are a bit more adult driven and creativily
more interesting than traditional superhero fare.
It could be the alternate comic book universe to the ones were used to seeing and it could
feel more filmic then say a lot of the MCU and
DCEU.
And this is what really excites me about the big DC announcements that came out last night.
Warner Bros Discovery are not just making known and less known villains into movies
with Matt Reeves world, it sounds like they are
putting equal focus into both the seperated comic book films and the more conventional
universe films too.
This could result in the perfect balance between the DCEU fair and seperated
films like The Batman and Todd Philips Joker.
We've complained for the last few years that comic book movies are becoming too much of
the same shade when it comes to everyone trying to
mimic what Marvel has done, instead of just focussing on each film at a time, and creativily
putting something to screen that can last a lot
longer individually.
I'm speaking of the filmmaking, the writing and the unique storytelling that could infuse
this genre with so much more.
Now I'm not saying that these announcements prove that DC are doing this, but it is a
big step in the right direction to suggest that the new ownership are going for different
types of worldbuilding and different types of films
going forward.
Having a more artsy comic book film like Joker, having a more gritty noir in The Batman and
then having a DCEU with established and great creatives involved, can present
the brand with something that Marvel hasn't really done.
In my opinion, Marvel's formulaic approach to storytelling and filmmaking has made it
quite exhausting to get through much of their phase 4 projects since the last Avengers
film.
DC now on a 4 or 5 film streak, have the opportunity to make all different types of films that
don't fall under the bracket of more of the same.
I'm hoping that this is the case so that they can really establish a new era of DC in the
perfect way.
And all of the potential films and series in The Batman world are
things that I have complete faith in after what Matt Reeves did with that first film.
But that was my video discussing the potential new Batman projects in Matt Reeves world and
my thoughts on the new direction of DC under Warner Bros Discovery.
I'm interested to see how this develops and what other announcements
are made over the coming years, alongside everything we get from Matt Reeves Batman
world.
I will be keeping you updated on any news that comes
out so make sure to stay tuned for more DC and Batman news and don't forget to check
out my coverage of Black Adam when it releases later this week.
But let me know down below in the comments section what your thoughts are towards
this news on The Batman and DC, and what else would you like to see with future projects
and villain movies from Matt Reeves.
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