Overview

• In a new Collider interview, Wright called opposition to his casting “so f---ing racist and stupid” and “absent all logic.”
• He argued adaptations evolve with society, describing Matt Reeves’s Gotham as a 1970s-noir, multicultural city modeled on New York.
• Wright said he “owns these stories” as much as any fan, citing Batman’s creators as having imagined characters open to reinterpretation.
• The Batman Part II script was finished in June, some cast have read it, production is expected to start next spring, and the film is slated for Oct. 1, 2027.
• He will reprise Jim Gordon, a role that made him the first Black actor to portray the character on the big screen.