Matt reeves was preparing for his whole life for the role of "Commissioner Gordon " but studio cast him as director...LOL

It's an Arkham Origins type of world. Many villains are active, but not fully realised.

I'm actually glad they cut the scene, because if they showed him in the middle of the movie, people would just think about Joker and ignore Paul Dano's excelent Riddler performance. I'm glad they included scene at the end of the movie, since Riddler is already captured, and it gives us small teaser for future movies.

You can tell Matt Reeves deeply thought about The Joker and how he wants to take him into a different direction. Bravo, Reeves!

Matt reeves delivered what he promised

The film is a absolute masterpiece, the craftsmanship behind it is insane.

The film is a masterpiece. Everyone was incredible in their role.

He puts so much thought into every single scene.. honestly it’s incredible seeing how passionate he is about this character and the universe

Lifetime Batman fan.Matt Reeves did the best job ever at capturing the essence & the duality of The Batman character.

The movie was a masterpiece, can't wait to see it again.

This was incredibly insightful and shows how thoughtful Reeves was in deliberating in what to and not to include. However, this makes me wonder if the facepainted street gang, seen in the film, are meant to be the Joker's gang, since he's apparently already been active, according to Reeves' statements here.

Matt Reeves nailed it. Don’t end this universe….unpack it.

If Matt Reeves can go THAT dark with Riddler imagine how terrifying The Joker will be!!! We could go full Death Of The Family and have Joker purposely getting his face cut off and reattached with hooks and leather straps.

Barry Keoghan is such an underrated actor. His performance in The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is one of the greatest from a young man I've ever seen. Along with Dunkirk, he is one of the most exciting actors at work today...

The Batman is a true work of art!

That Batmobile "jet engine like" ignition and that incredible muscle car revving is still in my head.🤯🤯🤯 EPIC!!

In Reeves we trust. Hope we get to see this scene sometime. Until then, the film we got is absolutely amazing. Loved every scene and the 3hrs flew by.

It's the most accurate portrayal of how Gotham is supposed to be. The corrupt officials in places you can't think of and how they've eluded the judiciary or have em in their pockets. A different vision that'll get the hit in the next part. 1st part just felt like a setup & Bats character ark becoming more mature.

The fact that Matt got inspired by the Man who laughs to create this joker look makes me more excited.

The deleted scene with the joker that reeves talked about here just released, and it makes all the sense in the world. what a hell of a scene!!!!!!

Matt Reeves did a sterling job with his iteration of "The Batman". Robert Pattinson's portrait of a younger, emotionally conflicted Batman who is finding his feet as the world's greatest detective is definitely intriguing to watch on screen. "The Batman does a great job of giving the audience something that we've never seen before. Obviously there will be a lot of people 'hating on' this movie in the coming weeks, but such is the nature of audience opinions these days. To me, watching it as a long standing comic book fan, the movie felt true to the source material and gave the impression that the director, producer and cast were fully invested into creating a unique and attention grabbing portrait of Gotham city, it's villains and the Dark Knight himself. Kudos to the creative team behind this film - in my mind, the movie sits at a deserved place in the top three and best Batman films of all time, second only to Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" - Obviously Heath Ledger was iconic in his role as the Joker and even "The Batman" 's (2022) Riddler villain can never touch that.

Love how the ending of The Batman does exactly what Batman Begins did in setting up the sequel and teasing The Joker

Absolutely loved this movie. A near masterpiece...

Even in that scene, there was a sense of foreboding. Barry Keoghan is really amazing

Honestly. The length is debatable. Where most have issue with the pacing and length. This movie did justice for batman. The acting. The references. The story. The brutality of it all made all, 9/10. Nothing is ever a 10/10. Yes. A grounded batman. But to be able to have bruce narrate along with us as the viewer jumping into year 2. Beautifully done. Keaton was early comic book version batman. Pattinson is grounded but the portrayal of grit, brute, determination, and self defining. This is the batman. Grinned from the start, all the way to the end.

Just hearing him talk about the lore of these characters makes me excited for what's next! What an incredible director he is!

Robert Pattinson IS the definitive young Batman, period!

I’d actually like the Joker to be held back for a while. I’d love to see a film tackle some villains we haven’t seen or haven’t seen much of so far. Hush, Court of Owls/Talon, Talia Al Ghul, Firefly, Clock King, Ventriloquist and Scarface, Black Mask, Calendar Man…

Matt Reeves looks so much like Jim Gordon lol

the way Matt Revees explains this version of Joker it makes think about Joaquin Phoenix's Joker

Pattinson is by far my favourite batman. He was incredible. Just the perfect portrayal for the grit of this movie. Can’t wait for what’s next

Matt may as well play Com. Gordon with that look 🔥 but Jeffrey Wright knocked it out of the park in this one

Joker should be the “Thanos” of this Batman universe. Be in the background and have his presence felt but build up to him. In the meantime breath some life into the other awesome villains that won’t get compared to Heath Ledger. Pyg, Hugo Strange, Hush, Court of Owls, Zsasz, Puppet Master, Deathstroke, Scarecrow, MadHatter, Freeze, etc. Give audiences something new and give your actors a chance to leave their stamp on a character like Dano and Farrel just did. You rock Matt!

Incredible INCREDIBLE response. Matt's understanding of the world and directing knowlege along with the storytelling of the meaning of scenes on top of one another is absolutely awe inspiring. The way he wanted to keep the scene so joker was not just some movie cameo but an impactful representation of what Selina said at the end? GORGEOUS WORK

Where Nolan's TDK was arguably the best "film", The Batman was the best "Batman" film. It included all the best elements from all the classics such as the Arkham game series, TBAS, and many comics.

Matt Reeves looks like Jim Gordon more than JIm Gordon himself

You my, man, have my respect. You surpassed my expectations which was pretty high to begin with. Poetic cinema in its true sense.

Christ. That joker scene that he talked about that’s going to release gave me goosebumps. That description was deep.

The ultimate comic book movie . An absolute masterpiece.

Riddler was a perfect villain to show the detective and intellectual skills of batman and Penguin was perfect for showing his brutality and fighting skills. But on man for joker batman needs all he has that's the best part of joker and still he can't get over joker. Joker is must need in 2nd or 3rd movie.

Before he was The Dark Knight, before he was The Caped Crusader, he was The World's Greatest Detective (first appearance in Detective Comics.) THIS movie is the first to really show that.

Truly wasn't expecting to love this film this much. I've never cheered so much. This is one for the ages. 🤘

Matt Reeves is a genius

This director is the hero we needed.

After watching that scene, he heavily reminded me of Cameron Monaghan's Joker from the Gotham TV series

Love the passion Matt has for all the characters and not only Batman.

This is just the starting of something extraordinary... the movie hit all the notes possible for a year two Batman ... perfectly executed... everyone played their part so well and Pattinson blew it out of the park .. going to watch again next weekend at the movies ..

Really wish Keoghan's brother didn't spoil this. I'm kind of sick of the Joker, but his introduction in the film was great. Amazing film.

This man is going to create the greatest batman universe we will ever see

Got to see a 4pm showing yesterday. Loved it!

When he said, “this scene will release at some point…” Bro that got me so hyped “The Batman”- 10/10

This is amazing. The film was amazing. Can’t wait for part 2 and 3. So much growth and character development is about be jam packed into this great cast.

It's always amazing to see a director who's so passionate about the source material. This, this is what DC have been missing for almost a decade. They've got it right a few times with Shazam, Wonder Woman, Joker and Suicide Squad 2, but it's everything else has mostly been a miss. Hopefully, WB will continue to hire more directors who respect the comics and more importantly, competent at their job.

The people complaining about this Batman not being perfect in terms of play boy persona and efficiency, are the same people who complained that Tom hollands Spider-Man wasn’t perfect in homecoming and no way home to only realise the trilogy as a whole was his origin. Give it time and enjoy the process

The scene that made me tear up was Batman turning the flare on and the kid reaching out for his hand and everyone following after that

Matt is a genius.

Please No more Joker....could we please get the Court of Owls for the next one ?

Hoping to see The Joker at the climax of this series. Nothing like saving the best for last.

That laughter was a giveaway none other than the Joker

Everybody was awesome specially Zoey Kravitz and Robert Pattinson. You can't hate a single character in the movie they were on point.

Damn. Love reeves' passion for this film

That scene would’ve been sick; like mindhunter/ silence of the lambs.

Genuinely feel that, while not my favorite, this is the best Batman movie ever made

Amazing direction, wow now that's what the batman of DC comics 🦇🦇❤️🔥🔥🔥

Whos here after the deleted scene. So disturbing!!

Love how upfront and transparent he’s about everything

This film was crazy, tense, really gets the blood pumping

Riddler is a twitch streamer and has his tier 3 subs doing his bidding was hilarious.

Matt Reeves would be a perfect Jim Gordon

Thanks for not putting spoilers in the title or thumbnail. I'm going to see it right now

love this take, cant wait

I'm excited for Barry and hope we can soon see him as Joker

Matt Reeves totally understands the characters, he did a great job

He seems very passionate, which is encouraging.

The Batman was a masterpiece 🙌 Really enjoyed the Joker’s cameo appearance, felt perfect to tease the sequel 🃏

That actually sounds awesome

The movie , the cast everything was perfect

Mr.Reeves, you had my curiosity but now you have my attention.

Thankyou Matt Reeves for giving me the best experience in a cinema in years

save joker for the 3rd movie

The batman is a masterpiece

Can’t wait to see what they’ll do

That power being the “mafias” control being taken by the influx of new super powered villains like joker, two face, riddler, freeze and lots more. Seriously hoping for a Batman series.

man's a genius, really love his vision

Personally wasn't a fan of him leaving that scene in at the end. Its something that goes better unsaid, because we've come to know the Gotham underground world and the power struggle for it. Catwoman's warning was enough for me but overall loved this interpretation.

Brilliant movie and a very cool starting off point for much more of the rogues gallery to appear in future flicks.

That laugh was even less creepier than Leto's 😐

Barry Keoghan a MENACE. Born for this role 😂😂😂

He's got a great vision and given the freedom to do it.

This man knows his stuff! Thank you Matt Reeves! 9.9/10 movie

Fantastic film, watched it last night and will probably watch it again with the next week

Can't wait to see Barry Keoghan play the Joker

Almost thought it was hush or two face

This was perfect

They should build on this universe with this dark grimy type feel. Hopefully adding on with different villains and maybe and hopefully bringing Deathstroke into the mix since we never saw him in action

cant wait for directors cut

I'm hoping that they bring in other different characters that we never got to see or redo the characters from the old Batman movie mr. Freeze and poison ivy

We need director like him 💯

Oh wow!! Thanks so much IGN! The spoiler is in the title, but I'm glad you put that spoiler alert there, thanks!

Listening to Reeves talk is so fascinating, he has a true grasp of filmmaking and how to tell stories and his Batman is the latest proof of that.