Robert Pattinson’s Batman is inspired by Kurt Cobain because of “his addiction to this drive for revenge”, says director

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The Batman was inspired by Kurt Cobain, directly pointing to the late Nirvana frontman’s struggles with drug addiction.In a new interview with Esquire, Reeves – who wrote, directed and produced the forthcoming superhero film – explained that he was first drawn to Nirvana in the early stages of the film’s development, citing ‘Nevermind’ cut ‘Something In The Way’ (which appears in the first trailer for The Batman) as a particular source of inspiration.He said the track’s thematic basis was “part of the voice of [Batman’s] character”, musing: “When I considered, ‘How do you do Bruce Wayne in a way that hasn’t been seen before?’ I started thinking, ‘What if some tragedy happened [ie: Wayne sees his parents murdered] and this guy becomes so reclusive, we don’t know what he’s doing?

Is this guy some kind of wayward, reckless, drug addict?’“And the truth is that he is a kind of drug addict. His drug is his addiction to this drive for revenge.

He’s like a Batman Kurt Cobain.”Reeves also mentioned the 2005 film Last Days – a fictional retelling of the period leading up to Cobain’s suicide in 1994 – noting that The Batman will feature a homage to the Gus Van Sant-helmed drama (a shot of amps stacked up in a storage room, per Esquire).Nodding to the way Cobain and his home were portrayed in Last Days, Reeves said The Batman would show Wayne Manor in a rough state. “[Bruce Wayne] doesn’t care about any of the trappings of being a [millionaire] Wayne at this point,” he said.The Batman is due for release in cinemas on March 4.