skillzdadirecta Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Seems like a more adult and grittier version of Gotham Quote HBO Max has given a series commitment to an original DC drama set in the Gotham City police department, from The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves, Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, The Batman producer Dylan Clark and Warner Bros Television. Written by Winter, the series is set in the world Reeves is creating for The Batman feature and will build upon the film’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City, launching a new Batman universe across multiple platforms. The series will extend the world established in the movie and further explore the myriad complex characters of Gotham. This marks the first project for Reeves under his recently announced major overall deal with the Warner Bros Television Group. “This is an amazing opportunity, not only to expand the vision of the world I am creating in the film, but to explore it in the kind of depth and detail that only a longform format can afford — and getting to work with the incredibly talented Terence Winter, who has written so insightfully and powerfully about worlds of crime and corruption, is an absolute dream,” Reeves said. It is unclear whether Batman will be among the characters on the show. Similarly set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. does not feature any of the MCU’s famous superheroes. Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, president TNT, TBS, and TruTV, hinted at the streamer’s long-term plans for an integrated Batman universe. “Our collaboration with Warner Bros and DC allows us to elaborate and grow fan connections across these powerful brands for years to come. This is Batman as most audiences have never seen before, and we know fans will want to spend more time in this new world inspired by the film,” Reilly said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 This sounds like it could be what Gotham should have been all along! I'm definitely interested in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Why can't we just get a Batman show as opposed to these shows set in the Batman universe that have vague references to Batman? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Apparently, like Gotham, it's a prequel series set before the events of the movie. Kroll is a writer for Variety so I would think this info is legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Depends on how far back of a prequel it is. A couple years could work for the first season or two, and then following seasons could deal with all the changing fallout of the freaks taking over crime in Gotham. Since it's HBO they would also be able to afford cameos from the big stars. Could even be Jeffrey Wright's next gig after Westworld is over. If it's set decades before the events of the movie, I don't see how it would be interesting without the supervillains that make this mythos interesting, but then it just repeats the show Gotham's mistakes if it brings in those villains too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 19 hours ago, Dre801 said: Why can't we just get a Batman show as opposed to these shows set in the Batman universe that have vague references to Batman? I agree we need a Batman show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 The HBO/MAX Prequel series will take place a year before the movie Quote In between Matt Reeves divulging details about his upcoming 2021 The Batman movie and the trailer drop during DC FanDome tonight, the filmmaker unloaded some intel about the HBO Max series connected to the pic, which he’s executive producing with Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter. We already knew that the series would be an examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City, however, Reeves said the series is a prequel to his Batman Year Two movie, with the show set in Batman Year One when a “masked vigilante…starts to unsettle the city”. The series will zero in on the city’s corruption that “goes back many years,” said Reeves and is told from the POV of a crooked cop. I'm betting Harvey Bullock is the main character in this... or Renee Montoya. Either way I'm as excited for this as I am for the movie if not moreso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 At least it won't be about kid Bruce this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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