The Batman

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Cast: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson, Gil Perez-Abraham, Peter McDonald, Alex Ferns, Rupert Penry-Jones Jump to Sections: Batman is on UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a standalone 4K release and as part of the Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary Studio Collection from 16th October 2023. In all, the content adds up to nearly two hours worth of material and it’s all refreshing, not quite in-depth yet still interesting because each piece is focused—getting right to the heart of the film’s concepts. There are featurettes on the fight choreography and its in-universe thematic origins, as well as the casting of the lead actors (and the hiring of Giacchino). Each member of the Rogues Gallery and their unique motivations is explored in dedicated segments. Batman’s new ride and its insane/bespoke engineering is examined, as are a couple of the key action set pieces, and each character’s iconic costume and equipment. The best of the lot is Vengeance in the Making, which is a thoughtful 53-minute “making of” documentary that examines the actual production effort. It starts with the first day of filming, including camera tests of the actors in their costumes, then takes us behind the scenes. We learn about the origins of the film and Reeves’ involvement, the various sources of inspiration he drew upon, the way the director and his team have justified their choices and reenvisioned the characters, and the effort though which they’ve tried to present a new cinematic take on the material. Everyone you’d wish to hear from gets a chance to speak and share their insights. And we see the filmmakers struggling with COVID production shutdowns too, which made an already difficult task almost Herculean. The disc also includes a pair of good deleted scenes, one featuring Barry Keoghan as Joker and the other an extra bit of character-building with Penguin in the nightclub. What’s great here is that there’s no fluff, no filler, no marketing pablum. It would be nice to have galleries of concept artwork, but you do get to see lots of that art in the featurettes. Trailers and an audio commentary would have elevated these extras to the next level (Reeves does comment on the deleted scenes), but make no mistake—this is very good special feature content. And of course, you also get a Digital Copy code on a paper insert. [Editor’s Note: There IS a director’s commentary available, though irritatingly it’s only on the iTunes Digital version.] focusing on story construction and development while also touching on casting, visual design, and other fundamentals, while lots of candid on-set Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman had a lot to prove. With the decline of the Superman franchise as well as the perception of campy 60’s Batman still prevalent, it took a darker turn in the comics as well as a director and studio willing to follow that same path to bring about a monumental shift in the cinematic landscape; a shift that still resonates to this day. There's a slight twist to the origin story but because of some heavyweight acting talent, serious new designs, shadow bathed cinematography and an iconic score, Batman became a dark and brooding character, violent and relentless and set the path for superhero movies for decades.

All and all, “The Batman” (2022) was unlike any of the other Batman films over the years since 1966 or 1989. It is something that goes beyond the level of realism that Christopher Nolan brought to the franchise and expands on that. Matt Reeves gives us a very unique detective story in a film noir sense that takes cutting-edge technology like LED stages and other things to the next level. The performances here are excellent and without that, none of what Reeves had put together would have culminated as it does.

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Anatomy of the Wing Suit Jump” (6 minutes, 29 seconds – HD) involves a stunt in the film and gives you a glimpse at how it went from idea to reality via the use of drone photography and the ILM Stagecraft LED Volume system. I’ll allude to some of the visual similarities below, but there’s also a bit of that movie at play here. A psychopath, The Riddler (Paul Dano), is killing off high-ranking Gotham officials and in the process, exposing their corruption. His first victim is the mayor which spurs Lt. Jim Gordan (Jeffrey Wright) to call in Batman (Robert Pattinson). They put together the clues left by The Riddler which seems to lead them to the mob boss, Carmine Falcone (John Turturro). Things get more complicated when Selina Kyle (Zoe Kravitz) gets involved. Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman – A 40 minute documentary that looks at the differing incarnations of Batman and how he has developed. shadow, which reflects both a broad despair around a city under the thumb of violent crime and Bruce Wayne's grieving soul. That is countered by

art. Fortunately better looking SteelBooks are on the way, though nothing compares to the simple original A Transformation: The Penguin“ (7 minutes, 59 seconds – HD) is self-explanatory. You’ll get to see how they used an extensive amount of makeup to make Colin Farrell unrecognizable. In fact, some of his co-stars never knew they were even acting with him until told later — it’s rumored. Actor Colin Farrell also discusses his personal feelings about preparing for and playing such an iconic villain from the franchise. And, you get to hear Mike Marino (prosthetics design – The Penguin & Unseen Arkham Prisoner) discuss working on this very challenging bit of makeup as well as Mike Fontaine (prosthetics makeup artist). These two guys helped make what writer/director/producer Matt Reeves had envisioned become a reality.This three-disc release (one 4K movie disc, one Blu-ray movie disc, and one Blu-ray bonus feature disc) ships in a hinged keepcase with Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Looking for Vengeance (4:57) - Fight choreographer Rob Alonzo, Matt Reeves, and Robert Pattinson break down the fierce combatant, or even just a silent observer. (His Bruce Wayne runs a slightly distant second, but then again doesn't factor into the story as