WEBVTT - Jean interviews cast of The Batman!

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is jean Denker and I had the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to be the only one in Singapore to chat with

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<v Speaker 1>the cast of the batman? This is a Singapore exclusive.

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<v Speaker 1>I spoke to robert Pattinson who plays the batman Zoe Kravitz,

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<v Speaker 1>who plays Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman Colin Farrell, who's the penguin,

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<v Speaker 1>paul dano, who's the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright, who plays Jim,

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon batman's ally in the police department, john botero who

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<v Speaker 1>plays the bad guy, carmine falcone and director Matt Reeves

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<v Speaker 1>now will kick off with the chat with matt, the

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<v Speaker 1>best mix of music class 95 now, the batman is

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<v Speaker 1>almost here for the world to see. Do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>your vision for the batman has materialized in this movie?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, you know, it's a movie that I

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<v Speaker 1>started in 2017, I never thought it would take five

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<v Speaker 1>years to to finally reached the big screen, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>an exciting moment because look, you know, I made this

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<v Speaker 1>movie and we all made this movie to be a

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<v Speaker 1>very immersive experience and to be a different experience, to

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<v Speaker 1>be something that was both iconic lee and mythically batman

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<v Speaker 1>and these characters that, you know, but something totally fresh

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<v Speaker 1>and it's meant to be a big screen experience and

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<v Speaker 1>what's exciting for me is that it's finally going out

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<v Speaker 1>there on the big screen, you're going to have this

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<v Speaker 1>experience and and so yeah, I feel that vision is

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<v Speaker 1>there and I hope people enjoy it. I know you're

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of robert's work and you're both big batman fans.

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<v Speaker 1>But was this something you saw in him that made

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<v Speaker 1>you so sure that he just had to play this part? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's it's literally that when I was writing,

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<v Speaker 1>I watched a bunch of his films um and I

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<v Speaker 1>always thought he was an amazing actor, he's really a chameleon,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was a friend of mine's movie called Lost

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<v Speaker 1>City of Z, and remember he comes in, he has

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<v Speaker 1>this crazy beard, and I knew he was in the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>but when I saw the movie, I was like, who

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<v Speaker 1>is that? And I was like, oh my God, he

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<v Speaker 1>had such charisma, but he's always different in everything. And

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<v Speaker 1>I watched a movie while I was writing

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<v Speaker 1>called Good Time by the Safdie brothers, and in it,

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<v Speaker 1>he has this incredible intensity and he's very driven, which

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<v Speaker 1>batman needs to be, but he also had this real

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<v Speaker 1>vulnerability in his eyes, he had this dangerous mix of,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of vulnerability, a sense of almost violence that could happen.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought, well that's this batman. And so I

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<v Speaker 1>started writing the movie at that point for him not

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<v Speaker 1>knowing if he would ever want to play it, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very fortunate that he did want to play it.

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<v Speaker 1>The gamble paid off man. Yes, it did now without

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<v Speaker 1>spoiling anything, which moment in the movie are you most

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<v Speaker 1>proud of? Oh my gosh, that is a super hard question,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, I don't know, I mean, look, I just,

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<v Speaker 1>there's so much that I'm anxious for

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<v Speaker 1>the audience to have the experience to go through, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with these characters. I mean, I think to see this

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<v Speaker 1>version what rob does, what Zoe does, what everybody does,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is so exciting because I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>actors are incredible in the film and I'm excited for

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<v Speaker 1>you to see that performance. I'm excited for you to

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<v Speaker 1>to go through that Batmobile chase to, to enjoy this

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<v Speaker 1>version of what Colin Farrell is as this penguin.

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<v Speaker 1>Um and to go through, I think what is, I

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<v Speaker 1>think a pretty scary movie, right? It's a scary, intense experience,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's a very emotional experience and it's a very

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<v Speaker 1>thrilling experience and I hope that all of those sort

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<v Speaker 1>of things um will add up to a batman that

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<v Speaker 1>people feel like they've never seen before? I know that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not giving you the exact scene, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's because I think to give away my true favorite

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<v Speaker 1>scene would be a spoiler and I don't want to Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we wouldn't want to do that either. The best mix

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<v Speaker 1>of music Class 95 big fan of you since twilight

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<v Speaker 1>was always and still is Team Edward and now you're

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<v Speaker 1>the batman mind blown. This is crazy. Did you find

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<v Speaker 1>this version of batman who's more of a detective hot

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<v Speaker 1>to portray because it's rather different from the previous batman

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<v Speaker 1>movies Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I embarrassingly, even though DC sounds with detective comics,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually never really realized that I never saw the

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<v Speaker 1>subtitle of batman saying he's the world's greatest detective. I've

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<v Speaker 1>actually never heard that before because I was really more

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with the movie's definitely feels really different to do

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<v Speaker 1>a batman movie where he's an investigator. Now, Zoe you

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<v Speaker 1>lit up the screen every time you came on and

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<v Speaker 1>I hear you train,

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<v Speaker 1>you're welcome. I hear you trained really hard and also,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, watch tons of big cat videos just to

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<v Speaker 1>incorporate their movements. Can you tell us a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more about that? I did. I um Catwoman obviously wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to find ways to incorporate, you know, feline like movements

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<v Speaker 1>and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, especially knowing that me and rob are going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to have a fight together. I really wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to try and figure out a way where it felt

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<v Speaker 1>um realistic that I could actually hold my own with

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<v Speaker 1>someone his size and with his strength. And I found

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of the cat videos, feline videos, you

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<v Speaker 1>really couldn't tell what they were about to do next.

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<v Speaker 1>Like the strikes would really come out of nowhere

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<v Speaker 1>and that came from being very, very still and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of very neutral in your eyes and then all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden they were just like bam and it was

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<v Speaker 1>so it's so surprising and so I found that to

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<v Speaker 1>be something that I felt was realistic in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being able to

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<v Speaker 1>kicked batman's as a little bit, yeah, you did now

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<v Speaker 1>a little something for the both of you rob, would

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<v Speaker 1>you rather be a bat sized man or a man

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<v Speaker 1>sized bat and for you Zoe would you rather be

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<v Speaker 1>a cat sized woman or a woman sized cat? That's

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<v Speaker 1>so unfair because your one sounds cool, I mean either

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<v Speaker 1>one of mine is kind of lame or sized cat,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd actually quite like to be baptized man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really funny, I think like I would like to

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<v Speaker 1>just be carried around in the pocket, I think a

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<v Speaker 1>woman sized cat would be cool, people wouldn't like what

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<v Speaker 1>you'd be like,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a lion, a lion, that's a lion

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<v Speaker 1>95, Jeffrey, you have a long and celebrated career, but

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<v Speaker 1>this is your superhero, blockbuster debut and you played Jim Gordon,

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<v Speaker 1>skilled marksman, ally of Batman, how did you enjoy this role?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh fantastic. I was a huge batman fan as a kid,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, the opportunity to, to, you know, trace

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<v Speaker 2>back some of those footsteps back to my childhood was

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<v Speaker 2>was really wonderful and I also was super impressed with

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<v Speaker 2>the script when matt, you know, reached out and and

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<v Speaker 2>invited me to come chat with him about his vision

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<v Speaker 2>and then gave me the script to read, I really

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<v Speaker 2>got it and I really understood his rationale for wanting

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of repurpose at least from a film perspective,

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<v Speaker 2>repurposed these characters and

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<v Speaker 2>the franchise and kind of bring it back into its origin,

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<v Speaker 2>into the

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<v Speaker 2>plot driven, mystery driven detective series that it really is

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<v Speaker 2>and that gave a lot of opportunity for Gordon to

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<v Speaker 2>be involved and engaged and in the middle of things

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<v Speaker 2>and so I was fully on board from that first

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<v Speaker 2>meeting with him and I'm glad I came along

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<v Speaker 1>paul, I've been a fan of yours since Little Miss

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<v Speaker 1>Sunshine and here you are as the Riddler. I hear

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<v Speaker 1>that matt Reeves had you in mind when he created

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<v Speaker 1>this version of

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<v Speaker 1>the Riddler when you heard about this, did you like

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<v Speaker 1>immediately go, yes, I'm gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah. Before I had read this, I mean this

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<v Speaker 1>is probably one of the few things, we're just just

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<v Speaker 1>getting the phone call for the prospect of it alone

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<v Speaker 1>was exciting and thrilling and I spoke to matt, he

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<v Speaker 1>is so thoughtful and thorough

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<v Speaker 1>and meticulous and he had such a fully conceived vision.

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<v Speaker 1>I really felt a kinship with him immediately and I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he was bringing the most important thing, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a really singular point of view and this character and

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<v Speaker 1>this world has inspired so many great artists to take

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<v Speaker 1>it on, not just in film, but in the comic books,

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<v Speaker 1>in animated tv shows and here is yet another new

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<v Speaker 1>layer to be uncovered and I felt really lucky to

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<v Speaker 1>get to be one of the artists that gets to

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<v Speaker 1>to take that dive Yeah, paul can I just say

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<v Speaker 1>you're just so perfect with these intense in your face

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<v Speaker 1>moments on screen. Is it easy for you to get

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<v Speaker 1>into that headspace or do you have to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>work yourself up to? It? Acting is a very strange thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I really think it's a strange job and, and each

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<v Speaker 1>time there is this sort of parachute like feeling of

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<v Speaker 1>like what's going to come out and is it going

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<v Speaker 1>to and for me, uh preparation breeds confidence to to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and do it. So yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a lot of work that goes into filling

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<v Speaker 1>up so that you can then release the best mix

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<v Speaker 1>of music class 95 john you play carmine, crime boss,

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<v Speaker 1>enemy of batman. How much do you love playing a villain?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you seem to really dig it? They don't see

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<v Speaker 1>themselves as a villain. I thought of a more sort

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<v Speaker 1>of the man behind the scene, you know, like the

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<v Speaker 1>man behind the curtain and

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<v Speaker 1>I took a lot of clues from the frank miller

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<v Speaker 1>Year one comic. So I was, it was fun because

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of like nuance, you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>his relationships with everyone being the old, like the generous

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<v Speaker 1>altruistic person that he presents and those kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>people can be really unnerving, you know, to be around

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<v Speaker 1>but I really liked working with everybody, you know, on

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<v Speaker 1>the set, lovely. I did not recognize you calling at

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<v Speaker 1>all when he first came on screen, I'm like, wait

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<v Speaker 1>a second, is that Colin Farrell, you looked amazing. What

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<v Speaker 1>did you feel like when he had the full prosthetics

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<v Speaker 1>and makeup on? What was it like for you? So exciting,

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<v Speaker 1>It really was so exciting and so burden less. I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like so much the work was done for me

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest, you know, by Mike Marino who designed

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<v Speaker 1>the makeup and, and the, the wardrobe as well and

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<v Speaker 1>the bodysuit and the whole thing, I just felt like

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<v Speaker 1>so much of the work that I didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>do too much, but didn't didn't of course, stop me

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<v Speaker 1>from overacting. Yeah, it was exciting, it was a journey

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<v Speaker 1>of exploration and it was very much akin to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being a child again and, and make believe,

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<v Speaker 1>I just felt absolute kind of a reckless abandon and

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<v Speaker 1>and a freedom to commit to this character that had

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<v Speaker 1>been envisioned by matt in the design of it, in

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<v Speaker 1>the writing of it and bye bye Mike Marino who

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<v Speaker 1>designed the makeup and it was fun but my kid

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<v Speaker 1>came out, my youngest boy Henry came out when we

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<v Speaker 1>were doing the makeup test and Warner Brothers in Burbank

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<v Speaker 1>and he was freaked, I have the video actually of

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<v Speaker 1>him on the iphone, it's gorgeous of him seeing me

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<v Speaker 1>the first time ago, dad, what the oh my God, yeah, lovely,

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<v Speaker 1>it was so much fun and that's just concerning for

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<v Speaker 1>a kid that it was, you know what john it was. And,

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<v Speaker 1>and for 30 seconds

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<v Speaker 1>with eight people in the makeup room, I did the

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<v Speaker 1>accent form and then I could see the moment where

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<v Speaker 1>I was a little bit uncomfortable and I have the

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<v Speaker 1>video and you see me going, oh jeez, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, come on. And we'll go out. And me

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<v Speaker 1>and him went off to a corner on our own

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<v Speaker 1>and I let him have a good look at it

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<v Speaker 1>and a good feel around. Yeah, sure. Yeah, it was powerful.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that kind of work, that kind of artistry that,

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<v Speaker 1>that they created was was very powerful. I didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>to do much, you know, 95