We’re going again to Gotham Metropolis quickly — and it seems like we’ll keep there for some time! HBO Max announced on Friday that it’s teaming up with The Batman director and co-writer Matt Reeves for a brand new drama collection which can be set on the earth of his upcoming Darkish Knight movie, which is able to function Robert Pattinson sporting the cape and cowl.
HBO Max describes the collection as constructing upon The Batman‘s “examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham Metropolis, finally launching a brand new Batman universe throughout a number of platforms. The collection supplies an unprecedented alternative to increase the world established within the film and additional discover the myriad of compelling and sophisticated characters of Gotham.” The brand new collection can be written and govt produced by Terence Winter (The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) and produced by Dylan Clark.
In a press release, Reeves stated, “That is a tremendous alternative, not solely to increase the imaginative and prescient of the world I’m creating within the movie, however to discover it within the sort of depth and element that solely a longform format can afford — and attending to work with the extremely proficient Terence Winter, who has written so insightfully and powerfully about worlds of crime and corruption, is an absolute dream.”
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The Hollywood Reporter adds that the series is tentatively being referred to as Gotham Central, and actor Jeffrey Wright anticipated to proceed his The Batman position as Commissioner James Gordon.
Along with Pattinson and Wright, The Batman additionally stars Colin Farrell, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, and John Turturro. The film is at present scheduled to hit theaters on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2021.
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