The Batman star Robert Pattinson said he hopes the upcoming DC film kicks off a trilogy centered on his version of the Caped Crusader.
In an interview with Fandango, Pattinson revealed he's willing to play the titular superhero "as many times as people want to see it," adding that he's already spoken with director/co-writer Matt Reeves about making two sequels to The Batman: "I've talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy and that would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process and it's such a fun character to play. And yeah, that'd be lovely."
Paul Dano, who plays The Riddler in the upcoming film, added during the same interview, "There's so much room for this Batman to grow, too," while co-star Zoë Kravitz, who portrays Catwoman, noted that The Batman serves as "the setup" for the ongoing saga of the title character. Colin Farrell, who plays The Penguin, agreed with his co-stars by saying, "I want to see the evolution of Bruce Wayne."
Pattinson's comments about a potential trilogy come shortly after the actor admitted he's already thinking ahead to two sequels. "I've made a kind of map for where Bruce's psychology would grow over two more movies," he recently said. "I would love to do it." In that same interview, The Batman producer Dylan Clark also addressed the possibility of starting a new franchise. "As the first standalone Batman in 10 years, the hope is we can lay a foundation that you can build stories upon," he said.
Although Reeves has been adamant about The Batman being a standalone film that exists outside of the DC Extended Universe, Pattinson recently confirmed that the ending of the movie sets up a sequel. The superhero epic, which has a reported runtime of nearly three hours, is set during Bruce Wayne's second year as a crimefighting vigilante.
The new reboot isn't quite an origin story, but Pattinson's Dark Knight isn't as adept as past iterations of the iconic character. Reeves recently explained that the coarse appearance of Bruce Wayne's Batsuit and Batmobile was a deliberate choice. "In the suit, you can see the seaming in the cowl," he noted. "You can see that he's doing this all himself. You can see that he's building this car in his garage. You can see the crudeness of it. There had to be a certain unfinished, not polished quality to it."
Whether or not a trilogy comes to fruition, Warner Bros. already has plans to expand the world of The Batman. Farrell is set to reprise his role as The Penguin in an HBO Max spinoff series, while a separate HBO Max series centered on the Gotham City Police Department is also in development.
The Batman hits theaters on March 4.
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