With roughly four months to go until The Batman debuts in theaters, fans are starting to get a better sense of director Matt Reeves' take on the iconic DC hero. Now, Warner Bros. has released a new official synopsis for The Batman that offers fans insight into how Robert Pattinson's performance as the Caped Crusader will differ from his predecessors.

Warner Bros. and DC's The Batman is the latest reboot of the DC hero's film franchise, launching a mere five years after Ben Affleck first played the Dark Knight in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Of course, Affleck has since stepped down from the role and Reeves is aiming to offer a fresh Batman story that is unconnected to the ongoing DC Extended Universe.

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While fans have known that The Batman will pit Pattinson's Caped Crusader against Paul Dano's Riddler, there's has still been some mystery surrounding the personal journey the titular hero will go through over the course of the film. Now, Warner Bros.' latest synopsis makes it clear that Pattinson's Batman will struggle with more than just the villains plaguing Gotham City. "THE BATMAN is an edgy, action-packed thriller that depicts Batman in his early years, struggling to balance rage with righteousness as he investigates a disturbing mystery that has terrorized Gotham," the synopsis reads. "Robert Pattinson delivers a raw, intense portrayal of Batman as a disillusioned, desperate vigilante awakened by the realization that the anger consuming him makes him no better than the ruthless serial killer he’s hunting."

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As seen in The Batman trailers, Pattinson's Dark Knight will also cross paths with the Penguin and Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman. While it remains to be seen if Catwoman, played by Zoe Kravitz, will be more friend than foe, Colin Farrell's Penguin is clearly a key figure in Gotham City's criminal underworld. In fact, Warner Bros. and Matt Reeves are currently developing an HBO Max series centered on the Penguin that would chronicle his rise to power. The project is just one of two The Batman spinoffs in the works, with the first being a crime drama focusing on a corrupt Gotham City police offer during the Caped Crusader's first year of crime-fighting.

While Batman has been dark and serious as well as campy and fun in the comics, film adaptations of the DC hero's adventures seem to get progressively gritter over the years. With the exception of Joel Schumacher's two Batman films and some of the animated shows, filmmakers like Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan have tried to ground the Dark Knight to varying degrees.

While Reeves is clearly going for an even more realistic and angry version of Batman, some fans may be growing tired of these grim interpretations of the character. After all, Batman: The Animated Series arguably proved that serious stories can be told while embracing the sillier aspects of the Caped Crusader's mythos at the same time.

The Batman is scheduled to be released in theaters on March 4, 2022.

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Source: Warner Bros.