Criminals Of Gotham, Beware: ‘The Batman’ Has Begun Filming
It’s been nearly three years since Zack Snyder’sJustice Leaguegave us the most recent live-action version of Batman on the big screen. (Young Bruce Wayne inJokerdoesn’t count). But today, the countdown to seeing a new version of The Dark Knight officially begins:Matt Reeves’The Batmanhas begun filming in London.
Woke up jet lagged at 10pm thinking I was late. 4:45am now. Off to Gotham.🦇
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright)July 26, 2025
Jeffrey Wright, who is playing Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon in the new movie, tweeted the preceding message this past Saturday, indicating that theRobert Pattinson-led superhero film is up and rolling. Reeves quickly retweeted Wright’s message, andComingSoonalso points outa tweetfrom a local who has snapped some photos of a Gotham Action News vehicle, a Gotham Police car, and a Gotham Water & Power truck posted up on the streets of London. The photos themselves aren’t too exciting, but with this many talented folks assembling for this movie, their mere existence is enough to perk us up on an early January day.
Reeves has gathered a hell of a cast for this interpretation of the Caped Crusader’s cinematic adventures, starting with the downright fascinating choice to put Pattinson under the cowl.Zoe Kravitzis playing Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman),Paul Danois playing Edward Nashton (aka The Riddler),Colin Farrellis playing Oswald Cobblepot (aka The Penguin),John Turturrois playing mob boss Carmine Falcone,Jayme LawsonandPeter Sarsgaardare playing undisclosed roles, and Reeves’Planet of the ApesstarAndy Serkisis playing Batman’s trusty butler and confidant Alfred Pennyworth. Reeves' frequent collaboratorMichael Giacchinowill compose the score, andRogue OneandZero Dark ThirtyveteranGreig Fraserwill serve as the film’s cinematographer.
Very little has been officially revealed about the movie’s plot, but early word suggests that it will take place early in The Dark Knight’s career – but not early enough to be considered an origin story. Reeves isn’t interested in remakingBatman Begins: he wants to return this tried-and-true character to his comic book roots as the World’s Greatest Detective in a noir story that involves multiple villains and sounds as if it may be heavily inspired byThe Long Halloween, a 13-issue limited comic series in which Batman tries to learn the identity of Holiday, a mysterious killer who murders victims on one holiday each month during the calendar year.
The Batmanis currently scheduled to swoop into theaters onJune 25, 2021.
