Did Matt Reeves Nearly Miss Out On The Batman? (Photo Credit – Prime Video/X)

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Matt Reeves almost bailed on The Batman. Yes, that’s a true story. The man who gave us the gritty, brooding Gotham with Robert Pattinson under the cowl wasn’t exactly jumping at the chance. When Warner Bros. called him in early 2017, he almost didn’t pick up. The reason? Because he was neck-deep in War for the Planet of the Apes, and turning his head toward Gotham felt like juggling chainsaws blindfolded.

The “Batfan” In Him Convinced Matt Reeves To Take Up Batman

Reeves wasn’t just making a film. He was finishing an epic trilogy. He was living and breathing apes, editing around the clock. “While I was in the process of finishing my directing work on War for the Planet of Apes, Warner Bros. contacted my agent in January of 2017 about the possibility of my directing a Batman film that was currently in development at the studio,” he shared later during The Batman legal declaration on X.

Still, being a lifelong Bat-geek, curiosity got the better of him. “At the time, I was so busy with my other work that I initially resisted the idea of a meeting, but as a lifelong Batman fan. I couldn’t help myself. I took the meeting.” One Bat-chat later, and he was in.

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