Jeffrey Wright, who will be starring as Commissioner Gordon in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman, has offered more insight on how the film will portray the evolution of the classic DC superhero and the Gotham City that surrounds him.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, during an interview with SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show Wright hinted at how the film was approaching their take on the Batman mythos.
“My take is — the way I explain what we’re doing is, like with any film, we’re working together to create a mood, to create an idea, a setting, a tone,” Wright said. “This is the next evolution since 1939 when these stories began.”
Wright added that the best example of this evolution could be seen in the new version of the Batmobile. The car was still tied to Batman as a character but was “grounded in Gotham” and fit in the world they were creating.
“This is the next evolution of Gotham,” Wright said. “We are trying to create something together that is our own, but is also Batman.”
Production of The Batman is currently on pause because of COVID-19, but is expected to release in October 2021.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, YouTube
