Matt Reeves is directing The Batman and co-wrote the script with Mattson Tomlin.
Set during the second year of Bruce Wayne’s crimefighting career, The Batman will follow the eponymous character, played by Robert Pattinson, exploring corruption in Gotham City and clashing with a serial killer known as The Riddler, played by Paul Dano.
Two sequels are already being planned, as is an HBO Max series centered on the Gotham City Police Department during Batman’s first year of existence.
The main cast also includes Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Colin Farrell as Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone.