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Production

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Main article: Production of The Batman (film)
Picture of the film's original star and director Ben Affleck at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
Picture of the film's writer and director Matt Reeves at the 2014 WonderCon, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
Ben Affleck was initially set to star in and develop The Batman before exiting due to several factors. Matt Reeves took over as writer and director, and focused on a younger version of Batman.

After Ben Affleck was cast as Bruce Wayne / Batman for the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) franchise in 2013,[1] he began developing a standalone Batman film for him to star in, which Warner Bros. announced in October 2014.[2][3][4] Affleck was also attached to direct and co-write the script with Geoff Johns by July 2015,[3][4][5] and they finished the first draft in March 2016.[6] In October, Affleck revealed the film was titled The Batman.[7] A planned sequel to the DCEU team-up film Justice League (2017) was later delayed to accommodate The Batman,[8] but the reception to the earlier DCEU film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), co-starring Affleck, prompted Warner Bros. to re-evaluate its approach to the DCEU, which led to Affleck's The Batman being "sidelined".[9] Affleck began to have reservations about directing the film,[10] and announced his departure as director in January 2017, but he still planned to star and produce.[11] He cited script issues and felt he would not enjoy directing it.[12][10] Chris Terrio turned in a rewrite of the script at that time.[13]

Matt Reeves, a longtime Batman fan, was hired to replace Affleck as director in February 2017.[14][15] Reeves reworked the film to focus on Batman earlier in his vigilante career,[16][17] emphasized the character's detective side further than prior Batman films,[18]: 1  and separated it from the DCEU.[19] Reeves wanted The Batman to be a noir film from Batman's perspective,[20] and he wrote a new script with Mattson Tomlin and Peter Craig,[21][22][23] drawing particular inspiration from the comic books Batman: The Long Halloween (1996–97) and its sequel Dark Victory (1999–2000) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale,[24][25] "Year One" (1987) by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, Ego (2000) by Darwyn Cooke, and "Zero Year" (2013–14) by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo,[26][27] as well as Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Neal Adams' runs on the character.[24][28] Reeves was also inspired by films from the New Hollywood era, including The French Connection (1971), Klute (1971), Chinatown (1974), All the President's Men (1976), and Taxi Driver (1976), as well as the works of Alfred Hitchcock.[29][30][18]: 1 

In January 2019, Affleck confirmed that he was no longer starring,[31] due to various personal issues.[10] Robert Pattinson was subsequently cast as Batman in May,[32] followed by additional castings later that year, particularly for members of Batman's rogues gallery.[33] Reeves was a meticulous director during production of The Batman,[18]: 1  spending more time on fewer angles, a process he developed while directing the television series Felicity (1998–2002).[34] James Chinlund was set as the production designer,[35] while Greig Fraser served as cinematographer, reteaming with Reeves after working on his film Let Me In (2010).[36] The production used the StageCraft virtual production technology that Fraser helped develop for Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) on the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian (2019–2023),[37] particularly for consistent golden hour lighting inspired by the lighting from In the Mood for Love (2000).[38]

Principal photography began in January 2020 in London,[39] under the working title Vengeance,[40] and wrapped in March 2021.[41] Production was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning two months after filming started,[18]: 3  and resumed in September after facing several setbacks.[42] Filming also took place in Scotland,[43] Liverpool,[44] and Chicago,[45][46] as well as at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.[47] Dan Lemmon served as the visual effects supervisor, after previously collaborating with Reeves on his Planet of the Apes films.[48] Over 1,500 visual effects shots were created between Wētā FX, ILM, Scanline VFX, and Crafty Apes.[49][50] William Hoy and Tyler Nelson co-edited The Batman,[51] which is the longest Batman film and the third-longest superhero film after Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).[52] The film was produced on a budget of $185–200 million,[53][54] with Pattinson earning a salary of $3 million.[55]

Music

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Main article: The Batman (soundtrack)

Reeves announced that his frequent collaborator Michael Giacchino would compose the score in October 2019,[56] when he had already written the main theme.[57] Giacchino completed the score in October 2021,[58] and his main theme was released as a single on January 21, 2022.[59] The full soundtrack album was released on February 25.[60] "Something in the Way" by Nirvana appears twice in the film,[61] and it coincidentally has a similar bassline to Giacchino's score.[62] "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert is also featured and was performed by the Tiffin Boys' Choir and Dano.[63]

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