The Batman starring Robert Pattinson was released in March and received a warm reception from the audience. The film helmed by Matt Reeves proved to be an intriguing watch. Previously, it was revealed that Reeves aimed a precision for the film unlike any other. A recent update on the film’s design tells that the Batcave is based on a real-life tunnel existing in New York.
The Idea Behind The Batcave
The production designer of The Batman shared the vision he used to design Batcave. “If the Wayne [family] built this tower in the twenties, what would be below this tower that would offer an opportunity for a cave? There’s an underground train station at the Waldorf Astoria in New York,” he said in the new book The Art Of The Batman.
Moreover, he continued, “The myth is that there’s a train parked there all the time, and the idea is that whenever the president is in town if there’s ever an emergency and he has to get out of town, they could take him through this secret tunnel at the Waldorf and get him out of town discreetly.”
He added, “I always loved that idea and thought it was so romantic, so I thought about the idea that if you were the Waynes and you had created this city, you would probably have your own secret train terminal under the tower.”
Pattinson’s Wayne is a lot different than the other versions of DC’s hero. The Batman has the Batcave as the primary site of Bruce’s planning and solving the riddles. Moreover, given this Wayne is weird in his own right, he spends way more time in the Batcave.
Moreover, Pattinson also explained his character as being a contrast to the previous ones. “He doesn’t have a playboy persona at all. So he’s kind of a weirdo as Bruce and a weirdo as Batman,” Pattinson explained. “Normally, in all the other movies, Bruce goes away, trains, and returns to Gotham. Believing in himself, thinking, I’m gonna change things here. But in this, it’s sort of implied that he’s had a bit of a breakdown.” The Batman is now available to stream on HBO Max.
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