THE Warner Bros. released this Thursday (24) a deleted scene from “The Batman” showing more of the greatest enemy of the dark Knight, The joker. The scene is from the latest movie based on the superhero, which hit theaters earlier this month.
The five-minute iteration sees the Prince of Crime, played by Barry Keoghan, locked away in Arkham Asylum, while Batman, played by Robert Pattinson, seeks his help in solving the latest murder spree in Gotham City.
It might feel strange to cut such a long scene between Batman and arguably the greatest villain in comic book history from the movie. But it’s a clever way of building a franchise – one that Disney’s Marvel Studios has successfully employed in dozens of films over the years.
Much like Marvel’s famous post-credits scenes and bonus footage released online, the deleted scene from “The Batman” sets up the next movie while the original movie is still making money at the box office.
#TheBatman Deleted Scene – Watch Barry Keoghan’s Joker meet Robert Pattinson’s Batman in Arkham Asylum. pic.twitter.com/E6vnNDokMq
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) March 24, 2022
The strategy worked: Joker became a trending topic on social media and the video was watched millions of times. Keoghan’s Joker appears briefly, but the deleted scene is whetting fans’ appetites for the yet-to-be-announced sequel to the new “The Batman” franchise.
It’s a perfect waste isn’t it? No need to use film marketing. Also, at 2 hours and 56 minutes, was there really room for another scene with the Joker?
The scene, which gives off serious “Silence of the Lambs” vibes, can be found if fans answer a series of riddles on “rataalada.com” – a website used in the film. One of these riddles asks, “namely: a wildcard in the truest sense.”
“The Batman” was a big hit for Warner Bros. this year, grossing over $600 million at the global box office.
The Batman franchise has grossed billions of dollars since 1989’s “Batman,” while the 2019 movie “Joker” starring Joaquin Phoenix broke box office records before making over $1 billion worldwide.
Source: CNN Brasil
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