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Matt Reeves spoke about the upcomingBatman: Caped Crusader, an animated series that will premiere in two weeks. According to him, fans would not wait long for the second season.
Batman: Caped Crusaderwas announced in May 2021 and ordered to series at HBO Max. However, in August 2022, the subscription streaming service canceled the project. The production continued, and the project found a new home on Amazon Prime. While it is yet to stream, Reeves, who serves as the executive producer for the anticipated series, has great news for fans.
Reeves executive producedBatman: Caped Crusaderwith Bruce Timm and J.J. Abrams. According to him, the second season, which has already been announced, will air next year. “I’m not exactly sure what the trajectory [is], when it is. I would think it would be sooner. I think it would be 2025, not 2026,” Reeves toldCollider. He also teased that they would know whether a third season would be greenlighted “in the next few weeks.” At the time, Reeves shared their progress, noting that the script was ready and they were already working on animatics. “We’re underway in terms of starting to realize the [new season]. You begin with animatics and then it kind of flushes out in the whole [world]. So, it’s exciting. I mean, it’s where we’re deep into it,” he explained.
Reeves, who directed Robert Pattinson’sThe Batmanand its upcoming sequelThe Batman II,admitted that working on the animated series was new to him. However, he was very proud of the show and everyone involved in it. Timm, who executive produced the show, co-createdBatman: The Animated Seriesbefore they worked onCaped Crusader.The upcoming series will feature a female Penguin. The gender-swapping of the villain was Timm and James Tucker’s idea. They want to have more female antagonists as they reflect on the “lack of good villains” in the franchise. “You’ve got Catwoman, you’ve got Poison Ivy, you’ve got Harley Quinn. But it would be really good to have more female villains. And off the top of my head, I said… ‘What if we gender-flip The Penguin?'” Timm shared in an interview with the Emmys, perGames Radar. Tucker added that he had a flood of ideas when he heard Timm’s suggestion to make Penguin female in the animated series.
The first season ofBatman: Caped Crusaderwill feature a different side of the superhero because it will focus on the gritty, dark and more psychological aspects of Bruce Wayne as he evolves into the Dark Knight. His psyche, vulnerability, and strategic thinking will be highlighted as viewers witness him as a street-level vigilante relying on his wits and detective skills instead of his resources, such as theBatmobile, which is seen in modern movies. It will also portray the dark cityscape of Gotham, where corrupt individuals and criminals outnumber law-abiding citizens, leaving the latter to live in constant fear. The series will have a dark and more mature tone. There are high expectations from fans, especially with the alterations Timm made to some of the characters.
