I think some people are being way too dismissive of these THE BATMAN: PART II scouting images.
No, they’re not official stills. No, they aren’t shot on the final lenses or camera package. And yes, some of these locations may never appear in the movie exactly as photographed.
But from a filmmaking standpoint, scouting images absolutely matter.
This is where directors, cinematographers, and production designers start shaping the emotional and visual DNA of a film. It’s where they chase atmosphere, architecture, symbolism, texture, geography, and spaces that feel aligned with the story they’re trying to tell.
So while these photos aren’t a 1:1 roadmap of the plot, they are a real glimpse into the kind of world Matt Reeves is building for Part II.
And to me, these images suggest something gothic, paranoid, and deeply atmospheric in the best possible way.
the fact that nobody is willing to admit there is a serious teal digital color grading epidemic infecting nearly every film released by Hollywood now and people get ultra-defensive or personally offended if you point out on here that there is a problem is a bleak omen for cinema
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First trailer for ‘PRIMETIME’, starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen.
The film follows Chris Hansen as he runs ‘How To Catch A Predator’ where he confronts adult men who think they are meeting minors to have sex.
In theaters later this year.
I once watched a YouTube video or something where this guy said, something along the lines of:
“If I’m going to be staring at someone’s ass for 20+ hours, I’d sure as hell prefer it were a woman’s”
Can’t remember who it was but that always stayed with me… 😅