There was a ton of new information aboutThe Batmanrevealed during DC FanDome on Saturday courtesy of the movie’s director,Matt Reeves. Among the many exciting tidbits shared by Reeves was a brief discussion on the development of the new Batsuit worn byRobert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne. We’ve seen so many Batsuits in the past (#NeverForgetTheBatNipples), so what could possibly makeThe BatmanBatsuit so unique?
Well, the way Reeves tells it, there’s a lot going on with Pattinson’s Batsuit. The director spoke about the Batsuit design and development process with FanDome moderatorAisha Tylerduring the virtual event. According to Reeves, this new Batsuit is going to be more rudimentary than the Batsuit Bruce will eventually wear in his later years and it’s going to more readily show the scars of all his nighttime vigilante work. Here’s Reeves' full explanation:
“We have, of course, an incredible costume designer, Jacqueline Durran, and the Batsuit was designed by Glyn Dillon, and they’re geniuses. It was great to work with them. One of the things that’s really important is being able to work with the actors. Rob [Pattinson] had a very important part in designing the suit in that he had to be able to wear it, he had to be able to fight in it. One of the things about this Batsuit is that it is very practical. The whole idea is that he’s made it himself. And so, we needed to be able to see how it would fit on him and all the ways he could move but also make it look like something that was still evolving. Even the idea of the story, he’s in year two so he’s been wearing it and so every night, he goes out looking for trouble. You look at his cowl and actually see there are gashes in it. All of that detail was an incredibly exciting dialogue between me and the costume designers and then having Rob involved.”
And there you have it, folks. You can’t go out on a higher note than that. But before you go, you can get a closer look at the new Batsuit from all angles in images pulled right from the trailer down below.
The Batmanwill be released on July 13, 2025. For more, check out all of thenew images from the teaser trailer, our explainer onColin Farrell’s Penguin transformation, and read up on Reeves' comments onwhyThe Batmanis not an origin story.
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Allie Gemmill is the Weekend Contributing Editor for Collider. You can follow them on Twitter@_matineeidle.
