Just moments ago, during a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, composer Michael Giacchino was joined onstage by director Matt Reeves, who subsequently asked the Academy Award-winner whether he would score his next film The Batman, an offer which Giacchino enthusiastically accepted.
Giacchino and Reeves are friends and frequent collaborators, having worked together on each of Reeves' past four directorial ventures: Cloverfield, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and War for the Planet of the Apes.
The Batman, which has Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse) set to play the title role, is currently in the midst of casting and recently added Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) as Commissioner James Gordon, Zoë Kravitz (Big Little Lies) as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Paul Dano (Escape at Dannemora) as Edward Nashton/The Riddler.
Giacchino has scored a wide range of blockbuster titles, including, but not limited to, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Incredibles, Sky High, Ratatouille, Up, Cars 2, John Carter, Tomorrowland, Inside Out, Zootopia, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Coco, Incredibles 2, Alias, Star Trek, Lost, Super 8, 50/50, Fringe, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond.
He can be heard next in Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit and also has Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on the docket for 2021.
The Batman hits theaters on June 25, 2021.