A new R-rated Batman movie trilogy begins this year

Batman is one of the most ubiquitous superheroes in cinema, but from Tim Burton’s Batmanin 1989 to Matt Reeves’ The Batman in 2022, his films are almost always PG-13. Batman doesn’t kill, and when his villains do, the gore has been minimized to keep stories of the Dark Knight from getting too dark. But a new trilogy coming soon is changing that, earning an R rating with some really messy deaths.