Riddle me this. How is it that there's a film where the Batman shows up to not one, but two clubs,

the iceberg lounge and the secret club within the iceberg lounge, 44 below? And even though

there are people dancing and there's music, not once does Batman perform the Batusi.

Join me now for the next 90 minutes as we hyper focus on this and nothing else.

Howdy, I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A.

My agenda is simple.

Each week I plan to bring you in-depth insights into the creative process of storytelling.

And yes, I am still mad there was no Batusi in the film The Batman.

But guess what?

I'm pretty glad that we have co-writer, director Matt Reeves, with us today to chat about making the Batman.

And you know what?

It's okay that there's no Batusi.

I forgive Matt.

I know he is a fan of the original Batman series where the Batusi was properly performed.

And, you know, this is an earlier Batman in his career.

So maybe that's why the Batusi was not ready to be performed in the film The Batman.

But, you know, this was a fun interview.

And it was timed with the Blu-ray release of the Batman.

And we get into really deep, cool stuff about delving into the

subconscious to write and what the character of Batman means to Matt Reeves, along with

some interesting spoiler moments in our spoiler section. Don't worry, the first part is spoiler-free,

so even if you somehow haven't seen the film, you could enjoy this podcast.

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