The Batman doesn’t come out until next year, and there hasn’t been a trailer yet, but we’ve already seen Robert Pattinson in the Batsuit (which might include a secret) and, as of Wednesday, the new Batmobile. Director Matt Reeves shared three images of Batman’s ride on Twitter, adding the bat and race-car emojis for some much-needed levity, because based on the visual evidence so far, The Batman is going to be dark.
🦇🏎 #TheBatman pic.twitter.com/qJFNprk1ut
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) March 4, 2020
Unlike previous Batmobiles, especially the Tumbler from Christoper Nolan’s trilogy, this one resembles a DIY project, with Batman messing around in the garage to add some Dark Knight tweaks to a sports car that he, a billionaire, happened to have lying around; it also looks like it belongs in a Fast and Furious movie. Is it too late to cast Vin Diesel as Amygdala? You can also see Pattinson in the background, scowling in character.
The reaction on social media has been positive so far:
The Batmobile looks like a hybrid of a standard muscle car and a traditional Batmobile. Similar to how Telltale designed theirs although it was a Sports Car. pic.twitter.com/z3g2Oqa3Ad
— Beware the Batman (@Batman_Beware) March 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/DRMovieNews1/status/1235262939424321536
Gotta say, a Batmobile that looks less like a military vehicle and more like a badass muscle car is pretty great. https://t.co/lNXUPfD2H9
— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) March 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/JesabelRaay/status/1235264397930422272
This has to be a Dodge Challenger, remixed to look like a suped up and gothic Batmobile, and it absolutely works. Modern looking, Batman feeling. https://t.co/hFn4j7TPVw
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) March 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/AdamofGotham/status/1235263052574060545
My dreams have come true, the batmobile is everything I wanted it to be pic.twitter.com/a330Tp5l6F
— márti (@378905w) March 4, 2020
The Batman, which stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoe Kravtiz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as Riddler, Colin Farrell as the Penguin, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham City DA Gil Colson, opens on June 25, 2021.