Former The Batman cinematographer Robert Richardson has revealed new details about Ben Affleck’s version of the movie.
Three-time Oscar winner Robert Richardson was attached to shoot The Batman back when Ben Affleck was still on board to write and direct the project. That changed after Ben Affleck stepped down and was replaced by Matt Reeves, the filmmaker behind Cloverfield and War for the Planet of the Apes.
While doing the press rounds for his latest project, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Richardson spoke with Josh Horowitz for an episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast and talked about Ben Affleck’s script for The Batman. According to Richardson, Ben Affleck’s version of The Batman would have seen the Caped Crusader pay a visit to Arkham:
“Well, he was going more into the insanity aspects. So I think you would’ve seen something a little darker than what we’ve seen in the past and more into the individual, who was inside Batman. What element may be sane and what element may actually not be sane. So he was entering into a little more of the Arkham, as you know, he’s going into where you keep everyone who was bad, everyone that shifted and Batman. And so that whole aspect was sort of… it was very fascinating to go to the darker side of Batman.”
When Horowitz mentioned that Arkham hasn’t been used to its fullest potential on the big screen, Richardson added that this was one of the reasons he was interested in Ben Affleck’s take on the project:
“No, and that’s where we were going. I was very interested in that one.”
Plot details for The Batman are being kept under wraps. Previous rumors once pointed to an earlier version of the script featuring Ben Affleck bookending the movie as his current Batman while it introduced a younger version of the iconic character, played by Robert Pattinson. But with Ben Affleck retired from the role, Robert Pattinson has officially replaced the Batman v Superman and Justice League star as the DC Extended Universe’s Batman.
While details are slim, The Batman helmer Matt Reeves has confirmed that his movie is not based on Frank Miller’s Year One comic and will emphasize the hero as the world’s greatest detective more than previous films have in the past. It is expected to be the first chapter in a new Batman trilogy starring Robert Pattinson.
Earlier this month, Greig Fraser joined The Batman as its new cinematographer. His previous work includes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Lion and Zero Dark Thirty. He also shot the 2010 remake of Let Me In, which was written and directed by Matt Reeves.
The Batman arrives in theaters on June 25, 2021. Stay tuned for the latest news on Ben Affleck and the future of the DC Extended Universe.
Source: Happy Sad Confused