THE BATMAN Unexpectedly Secures Release In China; Action-Packed New TV Spot Is All About The Batmobile

THE BATMAN Unexpectedly Secures Release In China; Action-Packed New TV Spot Is All About The Batmobile

Despite most recent Hollywood blockbusters, including Spider-Man: No Way Home, failing to secure a release in China, it's now been confirmed that The Batman is heading to the Middle Kingdom.

By JoshWilding - Feb 16, 2022 05:02 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

In an effort to drive subscribers to its HBO Max streaming service, Warner Bros. sacrificed box office revenue in 2021 and ended up with a string of flops (with The Suicide Squad and The Matrix Resurrections among them). While their movies will now only play in theaters for 45 days before arriving on Digital, the studio is back to embracing the big screen this year starting with The Batman.

Opening weekend estimates in North America are already pretty good (possibly north of $100 million), but things are looking similarly positive overseas with the news that The Batman will be released in China.

This is a surprise given some of the DC Comics adaptation's themes, not to mention the Middle Kingdom recently refusing to release the vast majority of Hollywood blockbusters, including Spider-Man: No Way Home and Marvel Studios' entire Phase 4 slate thus far.

Deadline reports that a video has been posted to Warner Bros.' Weibo account with Robert Pattinson telling fans in China, "Today, I have good news for you," before co-star Zoë Kravitz adds, "our new movie, The Batman, will be released in China." There's currently no news on a specific release date.

In related news, a Korean TV spot for The Batman has been released that features an intense sequence with the Caped Crusader chasing down The Penguin in the Batmobile. The vehicle may be a little more grounded than its comic book counterpart, but it's still an absolute beast of a Batmobile. 

The Batman is set to be released in theaters on March 4.
 

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solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 2/16/2022, 5:20 AM
great.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 2/16/2022, 5:52 AM
Was that the Bat-Voice?

I'm liking the car the more is see of it though, wasn't sold initially.

Oh and was it just me or has the site not been working for other the last couple days?
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/16/2022, 7:10 AM
@UniqNo - slow news month lmao yes it reminds me of 1999
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 2/16/2022, 6:15 AM
Probably the best TV Spot yet.

The action in this film looks incredible and I can't wait for the car chase sequence!
Blergh
Blergh - 2/16/2022, 6:19 AM
Considering how the top 3 of 2021 movie box-office charts were composed of two chinese films (The Battle at Lake Changjin, Hi, Mom) that only were shown in China that's good news for the studio and their bottom line.
Hope there won't be any CCP pandering though
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 2/16/2022, 7:07 AM
That's...odd.
Batman and China dont have the best of relationships, The Dark Knight got banned there, and they might have a problem with Gordon and Selina...
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 2/16/2022, 7:10 AM
Of course, WB love sucking off their CCP friends.
tylerzero
tylerzero - 2/16/2022, 8:42 AM
@Whaley87 - Eff China's government.
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