People will relate to the new Batman film because of the pandemic, director says

Dylan Clark, Andy Serkis, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright and Matt Reeve attending the special screening of The Batman at BFI IMAX Waterloo, central London (Ian West/PA)

The director of the highly-anticipated superhero film has said people will relate to Batman in crisis because of the pandemic.

Film director Matt Reeves attended the premiere alongside other stars of The Batman, including Robert Pattinson, 35, who plays Batman and Paul Dano, 37, who stars as The Riddler.