We might push to the edge of the fantastical but we would never go into full fantastical.
Its meant to feel quite grounded.
It doesnt mean that you wont see characters that people love.
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Thats exactly what we want to do.
The seeds of where this goes are all in the first movie.
It expands in a way that will show you aspects of the character you never got to see.
According to Reeves, Batmans enemies cant be exorcised, which would seem to leave out the Gentleman Ghost.
Batman is constantly battling these forces, he says.
But those forces cant be entirely exorcised.
So the next movie delves deeper into that.
While we wait for Batmans return,The Penguindebuts September 19 on HBO and Max.
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