Reeves chose Pattinson, as confirmed by Variety on May 31. The Wrap followed up with a report that the role was still up in the air and that Nicholas Hoult was in the running. was considering Pattinson as the new Batman to take over from Ben Affleck, who played an older version of the character modeled after Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. pushed the date back one more time to accommodate their schedules, settling on a final release of March 4, 2022.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news on April 20, 2020. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was initially been pushed back to Oct. The Batman was originally scheduled to release on June 21, 2021. When will The Batman release in theaters? What version of Bruce Wayne will we see in The Batman? Will it connect to previous films like Man of Steel, Wonder Woman, and Justice League or stand apart like The Joker? Here's everything we know so far about the 2022 DC superhero film, The Batman.

We still have as many questions as we have answers about The Batman, and while the cast is well-known and director Matt Reeves has already revealed both the Batsuit and the Batmobile, the movie's plot and how it might connect to the broader DC Extended Universe remains a mystery. Matt Reeves The Batman is slated for release in 2022, introducing us to a new version of the Caped Crusader played by Robert Pattinson. Watch out Gotham villains, Batman is back.

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