New The Batman footage revealed as Pattinson teases "radically different" Bruce Wayne

Robert Pattinson as The Batman
(Image credit: Warner Bros)

As part of Warner Bros. CinemaCon presentation, the studio revealed a new featurette on 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Batman, showcasing new footage before running 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:the teaser from last year's 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:DC Fandome.

Diving behind the scenes on the eagerly-awaited pic, originally earmarked as a vehicle for Batfleck, it opens on Bruce Wayne walking around a Gotham in ruins. According to 's description, Pattinson then discusses the importance of the character: "For some reason, Batman has always stood as one of the major characters ą½§of the 20th century," and says this is a "radically different" take on the character than we've seen in other adaptations.

Director Matt Reeves cuts in then to discuss the movie's tone, promising fans an "emotional Batman movie", adding that while it's not an origin story for the Dark Knight it's "grounded the way Year One is". Fans of the caped crusader may ršŸŒ„ecognize that title – Frank Miller's revešŸ’red comic series also served as inspiration for Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.

The featurette then sees "Batman beating up Gotham city goons awash in a red light, as well as other action with explosions, police officers, and chaos," before showcasing extra footage of the Batman and Catwoman fight shown in the first teaser from August 2020. The clip then showcases a first look at Andy Serkis' AlfrešŸ’d Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's esteemed right-hand man. 

It's intriguing to hear Pattinson refer to his take on Bruce Wayne as "radically different" – might that be a similar stance to the one Joaquin Phoenix took in 2019's Joker? His approach, for better or worse, shook things up and delivļ·ŗered a performance which landed him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Might Pattinson stand a chance at a similar win?

We'll find out when The Batman arrives in theaters on March 4, 2022. Joining Pattinson is Westworld’s Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Riddler, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham District Attorney Gil Colson, with Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis as The Penguin and Alfred Pennyworth respectively

For more on what DC and Marvel has in store next year, check out our guide to 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:new superhero movies.

Gem Seddon is GamesRadar+'s west coast Entertainment News Reporter, working to keep all of you updatedꦑ on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.