Robert De Niro’s Taxi Driver and a Serial Killer Were the Real Inspirations Behind Matt Reeves’ The Batman
Christopher Nolan’s take on DC’s superhero flick The Dark Knight undoubtedly changed pop culture’s understanding of Batman to such an extent that no other Batman movie could match his level. But it seems that Matt Reeves finally broke Nolan’s record with his darker and more serious Caped Crusader film The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson.
Matt Reeves at 2010 Comic-Con | image: Wikimedia Commons
As critics offered their rave reviews to Matt Reeves’ 2022 iteration, the director purposefully opened up about what inspired his film’s visual style and tone. During different interviews, director and co-writer Reeves shed some light on how he followed Robert De Niro’s psychological thriller Taxi Driver alongside the story of a popular serial killer for his DC movie.
Matt Reeves was Inspired by Robert De Niro’s Movie
Matt Reeves effectively set apart The Batman from its previous iterations with his unprecedented dark take...
Matt Reeves at 2010 Comic-Con | image: Wikimedia Commons
As critics offered their rave reviews to Matt Reeves’ 2022 iteration, the director purposefully opened up about what inspired his film’s visual style and tone. During different interviews, director and co-writer Reeves shed some light on how he followed Robert De Niro’s psychological thriller Taxi Driver alongside the story of a popular serial killer for his DC movie.
Matt Reeves was Inspired by Robert De Niro’s Movie
Matt Reeves effectively set apart The Batman from its previous iterations with his unprecedented dark take...
- 3/30/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
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