Discover details of the new version of the Batmobile, which will roll through the streets of Gotham in the plot of The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson
With the premiere of The Batman, one of the gadgets that accompany the Dark Knight is the Batmobile, an essential vehicle in the Dark Knight movies, and its 2022 model has details that may interest you.
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In the month of March 2020, Matt Reeves presented the first official images of the new Batmobile in society, a fact that monopolized the trends of all social networks.
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Throughout history, the Batmobile has changed its appearance, as well as being adapted to the needs of the Dark Knight to navigate the streets of complicated Gotham City.
The Batmobile is also a combat vehicle that any army in the world would want, as it has sophisticated and heavy-caliber weapons, with the highest armor, capable of withstanding the attacks of a war tank.
A brief review of the history of the Batmobile
In the comics, the Batmobile appeared for the first time in the pages of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), although its appearance is different from how we have known other models of the legendary car.
In 1941 the Batmobile received a ‘tuned’ to be stylized with the dark color and the details that look like bat wings, something that became a constant in the vehicle of Batman and Robin.
In addition to its war technology, the Batmobile is also considered an extension of the Batcave, as it is connected to the central Batcomputer.
From its early years it is also a communication center since the Dark Knight can contact Wayne Manor and the Gotham City Police Department, this happened even before cell phones existed.
The inspiration of the vignettes
The appearance of this model of the Batmobile bears similarities, and a great inspiration, with the one presented in the pages of Batman #408 (July, 1987), an example that introduced us to Jason Todd, who would eventually become the second Robin.
This was the second time that the Batmobile had the look of a normal vehicle and not a war vehicle, or a stylized car with the details of the Bat.
In addition to its war technology, the Batmobile is also considered an extension of the Batcave, as it is connected to the central Batcomputer, coupled with constant communication with the Dark Knight’s headquarters, Wayne Manor and the Gotham Police Department. City (even before cell phones existed)
The vehicle of justice or revenge?
The model for The Batman’s Batmobile is a 1987 Mustang, which Batman used in the comics between 1987 and 1992. For the Matt Reeves film, the production team built the Batmobile based on the body of the Mustang.
This Mustang model is Third Generation, has a power of 225 Horsepower, and reaches a speed of 280 kilometers per hour, thanks to its V8 engine, and is known among experts as a muscle car.
“I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if this guy is a loner and a gear freak and designs these things himself, taking parts from other cars and car kits?’ So this time it is recognizable as a car. But it’s like a muscle car. One that he himself has made” declared Matt Reeves to Empire magazine.
The Batmobile is ready to roll
Two years of roaming the streets as Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has brought Bruce Wayne into the shadows of Gotham.
With only a handful of allies, Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon, among the city’s corrupt network of officials, the reclusive vigilante has established himself as the embodiment of revenge among his fellow citizens.
When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic events, a trail of clues sends the world’s greatest detective on an investigation through the criminal underworld.
The Batman will star Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton / The Riddler, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin, and John Turturro as crime boss Carmine Falcone.
Jeffrey Wright will also star as Police Commissioner James Gordon, while Andy Serkis will play Alfred Pennyworth.
The Batman is already available in movie theaters throughout the Mexican Republic.
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Source: Empire / DC Comics