The new Batcave is located in an abandoned Wayne rail station. Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York did serve as inspiration for overhead shots near the movie's end where you start to see Gotham underwater.

Late in the film, Gothamites converge in a building called Gotham Square Garden that highly resembles Madison Square Garden down to its signage.Īccording to the film's production notes, most of Gotham was actually shot in London after Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and New York were scouted for the film. The film features its own Times Square-inspired center with massive billboards. 'I wanted it to be much of our world.'ĭespite Gotham not officially taking place in New York City, there are two areas of Gotham that may feel very familiar to those in the Big Apple.

'But it feels absolutely like an iconic American city, a really corrupt, messed up place,' Reeves added. 'It was very important to me that while Gotham not be New York, not be Chicago, not be any particular city, I wanted you to feel like, 'Wow, this is a place we've never been before,'' Reeves explained during a Q&A for the film Insider attended in February. 'The Batman's' Gotham may not officially take place in New York City, but its Gotham Square Garden feels like a replica of Madison Square Garden. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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