After making over $700 million worldwide in theaters this year, The Batman is next headed to HBO Max, with WarnerMedia announcing an April 18th HBO Max date today.
The Batman will also air on HBO on Saturday, April 23 at 8:00PM ET. Of course, on HBO Max you’ll be able to watch The Batman at your leisure – and as many times as you like!
Meagan wrote in her review for BD, “The horror-noir tone and crime thriller journey make for a very different version of the character than we’ve seen. Considering how many character iterations we’ve received in the last decade alone, that’s saying a lot. Reeves and Pattinson leave us eager to see more from this gloomy, Gothic Gotham and its deeply flawed denizens.”
Here’s the full official plot synopsis for The Batman…
“Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies — Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis), Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) — amongst the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens.
“When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano). As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.”
Matt Reeves (“The Planet of the Apes” franchise) directed from a screenplay by Reeves & Peter Craig, based on characters from DC. Batman was created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Simon Emanuel served as executive producers.
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