The Batman: the new DC movie reveals its plot

Expected for March 2, The Batman has started its promotional campaign, with several new images and some clues on its synopsis.

Batman will make a triumphant return to our screens. A few years after Todd Phillips’s awe-inspiring Joker, this new feature film from Matt Reeves promises to give the Dark Knight the return he deserves, at a time when DC struggles to outdo blockbuster giant Marvel on the big screen.

Expected in theaters on March 2, 2022, The Batman had so far remained very mysterious about its history. Only the presence of Robert Pattinson in the title role seemed to really take place, but things are slowly starting to take shape. The film had already started its promotional campaign by unveiling its very first images, without saying too much. It was finally through its official website that the British branch of Warner lifted the veil on its synopsis.

Dark Knight

“The Batman is a nervous, action-packed thriller that depicts an early-stage Batman struggling to strike a balance between rage and righteousness as he investigates a disturbing mystery that terrorizes Gotham,” Warner warns in a ticket. official blog. In the main role, Robert Pattinson should also offer us a great show. Relieved of his still tenacious role of a scintillating vampire, the actor should thus give the spectators “a raw and intense portrait of Batman, a disillusioned and desperate vigilante who realizes that the anger which consumes him does not make him better than the ruthless killer in series that he hunts ”.

As in Joker, The Batman should therefore establish itself as a feature film at the antipodes of the MCU, favoring a dark, mature, and psychological reinterpretation of the adventures of the Dark Knight. One can already expect a more stripped-down staging than the old superhero films, with a focus on the tortured psyche of young Bruce Wayne rather than his Batcave teeming with gadgets.

Small budget, the recipe for success?

Another important piece of information reported this week by the American site Deadline, we learn that the total budget of the film would barely reach $ 100 million. A substantial envelope, but well below the Dark Knight Rises of Christopher Nolan in 2012 which peaked at $ 250 million. Todd Phillips’ Joker, meanwhile, had not exceeded $ 75 million. Proof that money does not bode well for a film’s success, since the feature film released in 2019 won no less than 11 Oscars.