The Batman Trailer: Robert Pattinson Dark Knight is facing the three-headed threat of Riddler, Penguin, and Catwoman

Even when compared to Christopher Nolan's gritty "Dark Knight" trilogy, the first full trailer for Robert Pattinson's "The Batman" — which debuted on Saturday during the DC Fandome virtual fan event — reveals a film that is unmistakably the darkest and most violent cinematic outing yet for the Caped Crusader. Pattinson's Batman, only a year into his reign as a masked vigilante, strikes his adversaries with a visceral, unrestrained savagery that previous live-action Batman films never quite accomplished. (In comparison to Christian Bale and Ben Affleck's growls in the part, Pattinson's voice as Batman is surprisingly low-key in the complete trailer.)

The teaser begins with the arrest of the Riddler, but despite the fact that we know Paul Dano plays the role, director Matt Reeves keeps the character's face disguised throughout the film, implying a startling reveal. This trailer, like the teaser that debuted at last year's DC Fandome, barely teases at the underlying tale of "The Batman," but Dano's Riddler is unmistakably the main antagonist, as a serial murderer who leaves cryptic clues with his victims and has a specific obsession with Batman.

Instead, the trailer gives us a closer look at two of the film's main protagonists. The first is Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, who, according to comic-book style, likes to hide in plain sight in a succession of wigs and is intrigued by the guy beneath Batman's signature cowl. Michelle Pfeiffer portrayed the role in 1992's "Batman Returns" and Anne Hathaway in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises," respectively. However, "The Batman" is the first film in the broader Batman franchise to begin with Catwoman's entrance, mirroring the character's status as one of the most important individuals in Batman's life in the comic books.

“I don’t want her to be an idea, you know, I want her to be a real human being in a real situation in a real city trying to survive and reacting to her own pain,” I want her to be a genuine human being in a real scenario in a real city trying to live and reacting to her own anguish."

Meanwhile, the last time the Penguin appeared in a Batman film was in "Batman Returns," where he was depicted by Danny DeVito as a disfigured guy who still looked like the actor. Hold my beer, say the filmmakers of "The Batman," because Colin Farrell as Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot, nicknamed the Penguin, is absolutely unrecognisable here. Farrell has indicated that he barely appears in "five or six" scenes in the movie, yet he's all over this teaser, displaying a change that nearly erases his appearance.

Aside from that, we get our first look at Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's devoted butler, who, like so many Alfreds before him, sings a familiar tune when it comes to his charge.

“If this continues, it won’t be long until you’ve nothing left,” Alfred tells Bruce — whose reply underlines the streak of nihilism that seems to run through this film: “I don’t care what happens to me.”

Below is a link to the complete trailer.