New Batman movie to be filmed in Glasgow as streets transformed into Gotham City
Cast and crew from The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, should arrive in Glasgow around late February.
Glasgow will once again take a starring role in the latest Hollywood blockbuster.
And this time our streets will be transformed into Gotham City, which can only mean one thing... Batman is coming to town.
Scotland's biggest city will be used to shoot scenes for the latest movie in the iconic franchise, The Batman, which will star Twilight actor Robert Pattinson.
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Crews from the big-budget production will roll into the area from next month, according to the Sunday Mail, and locations across our streets will be used to part film the Caped Crusader epic.
And residents will not only get the chance to do a bit of celebrity spotting, they might also catch a glimpse of the much-anticipated new design of the Batmobile, which will be zipping round the city soon.
A source told the Sunday Mail: "Glasgow will be turned into Gotham City and, with the city's architecture, it's expected to look great in the new film.
"It will also be the first time for DC fans to see the new Batmobile so there will be lots of them prepared to stand in the rain hoping they can spot it.
"Anyone who sees the Batmobile around town will probably look twice."
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Filming has already been taking place in London and is expected to begin up here in Glasgow by late February.
Matt Reeves, best known for his work on the most recent Planet of the Apes sequels, has written and is directing the spectacular.
Irishman Colin Farrell has joined the cast as The Penguin, Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman, Paul Dano has been signed as The Riddler and Andy Serkis will play butler Alfred Pennyworth.
The Warner Bros film is expected to arrive in cinemas in June 2021.
Other recent big-budget productions shot in the city include war epic 1917 and the latest Fast and Furious spin-off, while High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens has been here all week to film new Netflix movie, The Princess Switch: Switched Again.