We talked to him about bringing the world of Gotham to life on screen including some surprising influences. Chinlund has worked as a production designer on a number of projects including The Avengers, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, War For The Planet Of The Apes, and The Lion King. The Illuminerdi had the opportunity to speak with James Chinlund The Batman’s production designer.
And given the success of The Batman, which has led to a sequel film, The Penguin spin-off series, as well as an Arkham series in development, audiences will be able to experience a lot more Reeves’ version of Gotham. The tone fit more of a crime mystery with a touch of horror and the production design made this feeling come to life in Matt Reeves’ Gotham. The tone of this Gotham is not the same as what has been established in the DCEU so far making it clearly different from the Gotham explored in films like Birds Of Prey. I sat there with the trailers and I had to run to the bathroom before I sat through the three-hour movie.Gotham City in The Batman had a very distinct dark, gritty, and surprisingly grounded look. Now it’s like 9 o’clock and I sat through a three-hour movie. So there’s like a bunch of commercials for shoes and products and really craziness, and then there was, like, I don’t know, 15 minutes of trailers.
“So we got there at 8:30 and the movie started, like, a little after 9. It was a place where you could get a beer, and I got popcorn and he got a beer and we went in, and then we watched a half-hour of commercials,” he recounted. It was a weird thing because I went with my son and it was an 8:30 show. “I saw it in a movie theater, it was a big screen in California at a place on Sunset Boulevard somewhere. DeVito described “The Batman” as a more “edgy, serious, gangster-y” version of the comic-turned-films. So it’s a different situation, but I did watch the movie.”ĭespite his preference for the gothic fantasy spin in “Batman Returns,” the former Penguin actor enjoyed the more realistic, emo “The Batman.” But DeVito did have one complaint about watching the film - 30 minutes of commercials beforehand.
“I like the whimsical, the operatic, the disaffected Pee-wee Herman throws me off a bridge (laughs). “My feeling of comparing the two movies, I’m like a Tim Burton fan,” DeVito explained. I did it with the Penguin and loved it.”įarrell previously revealed that he spent four hours in the makeup chair every day to transform into the deformed creepy character - but that apparently wasn’t enough to sway DeVito about his “edgy” version. You take your hat off to anybody who sits in the makeup chair that long. “But I feel like, in terms of the performances, I thought Colin – who is a good buddy of mine – I think he did a great job in that. Of course, there’s three Italians who are bad guys in it, the Falcones (laughs).” I think it was a more edgy, serious, gangster-y Batman. “I thought Colin did a great job,” DeVito told The Wrap. DeVito enjoyed watching the recent “The Batman” movie but prefers Tim Burton’s gothic fantasy version. While DeVito approves of his friend’s adaption of the character, he still prefers his own take on the classy but cruel criminal mastermind. announcement of a Penguin-centered spin-off series coming to HBO Max. Farrell’s performance has received rave reviews, which have been backed up by the Warner Bros. With so many iterations of “Batman” movies over the years, it is only natural to compare and contrast different takes on the stories and characters.īut the rankings may be a little skewed when coming from a former “Batman” star himself.ĭanny DeVito played the Penguin in Tim Burton’s 1992 version of the superhero’s story “Batman Returns” and recently gave his opinion on the most recent take on the notorious villain.Ĭolin Farrell looks unrecognizable as the Penguin in the newly released box-office hit “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravtiz. My dear penguins, it is time to choose your fighter. ‘Batgirl’ is dead: Secret ‘funeral screenings’ on Warner Bros.
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