While Bat-fans know that Robert Pattinson’s incarnation of the caped crusader is facing off against Riddler and Penguin in his next adventure, Pattinson has some hopes for who he faces off in a potential sequel: The Court of Owls.
“I’d love to do something like Court of Owls,” the actor told Den of Geek in a recent interview, referencing the cult-like shadow organization that’s been pulling most of the strings behind Gotham since the 1600s.
The Court of Owls was introduced in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s New 52 Batman comic line in 2011, in effect challenging the notion that the Wayne family built Gotham.
The Court of Owls also utilizes assassins known as Talons, first introduced in Batman #2 (2011). In the initial Court of Owls arc, Batman is nearly defeated and brutalized within an inch of his life before managing to escape, sparking off a larger conflict.
Pattinson told Den of Geek that he thinks Matt Reeves’ The Batman’s gothic style would fit well with the sinister tone of Court of Owls.
“There are elements of The Batman which are kind of horror and I think it really feels quite new for Batman,” Pattinson said.
Pattinson also revealed that he’d like for his version of Batman to fight off Calendar Man, the date-obsessed villain who assists Batman in capturing a serial killer in The Long Halloween.
In some ways, Paul Dano’s Riddler will occupy a similar threat as the Court of Owls, making Bruce Wayne question just how well he knows his city.
“[Bruce] thinks it’s his city in a weird sort of way. He thinks he’s kind of built it,” Pattinson says. “[He has] the money and the castle,” he’ll learn the hard way that he has “absolutely no control or power over anything in the city.”
The Batman is out in theaters on March 4, and in the meantime, you can read about how Robert Pattinson made electronic dance music while wearing his bat suit, or how Colin Farrell’s Penguin was inspired by a Godfather character.
Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/elite assassin for IGN.
