The Batman Co-Writer On How The Film Will Explore Bruce Wayne’s Soul

The Batman co-writer Mattson Tomlin recently spoke with Den of Geek about the film’s take on Bruce Wayne, saying that the film will explore Wayne’s soul, noting that we will see a younger version of the character than we have seen in recent Batman films.

On how The Batman will feature a younger version of Bruce Wayne: “It’s the early days. I think that, first of all, it’s a younger version than the most recent versions that we’ve seen.”

On how the movie will explore what’s in Bruce Wayne’s soul: “I think that Matt Reeves as a filmmaker, if you look at any of his work, whether or not it’s Let Me In or Cloverfield or the Planet of the Apes movies, he’s always coming from a point of emotion, it’s never the big action thing. It’s always, what is this character’s soul?”

On the movie’s approach to presenting Bruce Wayne & Batman: “I think that really looking at Batman as somebody who has gone through this trauma, and then everything that he’s doing is then a reaction to that, rather than shy away from that, I think this film leans into that in some very fun and surprising ways. I think that’s all I can say without getting yelled at.”

The movie is currently set to open on October 1st, 2021.