

I really wanted that, despite the fact that Wayne tower is falling apart, Alfred is holding on by having firm, sharp attire.” “The cane was written, Matt wanted to suggest that he had been retired from the military, and I suggested the facial scars,” Serkis says. Courtesy Everett CollectionĪs for Alfred’s physical appearance and impeccable dress, Serkis says he had a decent amount of input that was implemented. And we settled on it the way you see in the movie.”Īndy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth and Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in ‘The Batman.’ Jonathan Olley / © Warner Bros.
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“We tried charting it through various different ways, and we played different versions of it with Alfred being more vulnerable. “It was a difficult scene, actually,” Serkis tells THR of that emotional moment. The two men reconcile in the hospital as Bruce admits he feared losing his only friend and confidant, while he also attempts to learn if his late father was, in fact, deeply imperfect. That is, until Alfred is nearly killed by a bomb from the Riddler ( Paul Dano) meant for Bruce. In The Batman, Bruce and Alfred’s bond is fairly tattered both men push against each other over their values. It’s a relationship built on shifting sands.”Ĭaine’s Alfred in the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight trilogy did at times butt heads with Christian Bale’s Bruce, but the relationship was still far more loving and light-hearted. I wanted him to have that military solidity in the way he dressed and carried himself, which is ruffled with Bruce’s nihilism and refusal to listen to him anymore. “Being a military man, he is used to rules and regulations, structure and precision. “Alfred is very much out of sorts,” Serkis explains.
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