The Batman Inspired By Alfred Hitchcock Says Matt Reeves

The Batman Inspired By Alfred Hitchcock Says Matt Reeves

Following War for the Planet of the Apes, Matt Reeves will be directing the upcoming solo Batman movie.

While promoting Apes, Matt Reeves has also been discussing Batman and tells Cnet the movie may have a touch of Alfred Hitchcok.

ā€œFor me, point of view is always really important. I want to make sure you are experiencing something from the perspective of the main character in the story. I’m a huge Hitchcock fan. I like the idea of being immersed in that perspective. Movies for me are about empathy. The idea is to make you, as an audience, feel what the character, who you are not, feels. And I really hope that will continue in Batman. That will be my goal. But we are just starting, so… who knows. ā€œ

Matt Reeves also recently discussed similar sentiments in that he wants a personal take on Batman,

ā€œLook, I’m just startingĀ BatmanĀ because literally, [War for the Planet of the Apes], as I just said, we finished about a we ago and now we’re publicizing it. So, we haven’t even begun onĀ Batman. For me, what’s always important is to try and find a personal way in. In that way, I do feel like I relate to actors. It’s about understanding emotionally, the way something is. I see this parallel between Caesar and Batman, really, which is this idea of these characters who are grappling with their own struggle and trying to do the right thing in an imperfect world and, so, I do really relate it to that kind of idea.ā€

The Batman movie currently has no release date and stars Ben Affleck.

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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