On the 27th, director David Aye posted a screenshot of the movie on Twitter, which caused a strong response from Batman fans. Because the screenshot that appears with the DC villain Black Mask not only hints that in the next comic book movie that David Aye will direct, The Phantom of Gotham, Black Mask is likely to be the villain, but this screenshot may have more profound intentions.
This screenshot is from the DC animation Batman: Red Shadow Trail, which may have been chosen purely at random, but after some deep consideration, you will find that this is likely to imply that Gotham Phantom will be an adaptation of Batman: Red Shadow Trail.
The Black Mask in Batman: Red Shadow Trail
In Last year's release of "Task Force X," it was revealed that Harley Quinn was one of the accomplices who led to Jason Thoth's death, and Jason Thoth's death remains elusive and has not been elaborated. So it was widely believed that the new version of the Batman movie starring Ben Affleck would be based on the story of the "Red Hood", but now it seems impossible, because the official has confirmed that Batman's opponent is the death knell.
If Gotham Phantom were going to tell the story of the Red Hood, the plot might look like this: Harley Quinn and other female anti-heroes try to take away the black mask's criminal empire, and they all want to unmask Batman, while the red hood seems to be dealing with the black mask, just like in the comics.
In the comics, the Red Hood vs. the Black Mask
DC has announced the preparations for the Nightwing movie, and it is not yet certain whether Batman in "Gotham Phantom" will be taken over by Nightwing Dick Grayson like a comic, but in any case, in the climax of the film, it will be clear or implied that the red hood is actually Jason Tot, who on the one hand takes revenge on Harley Quinn (so the Joker is also likely to appear), and on the other hand, he uses the black mask to open the knife, proving to Batman that the punishment of evil should take a more extreme approach.
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Anyway, it's time for someone to bring Black Mask to the big screen, and as one of the fans' favorite supervillains, he never got a chance to appear in the movie. At the same time, as a mask-obsessed crime syndicate leader, he has completely different characteristics from other screen villains.
However, it should be noted that the personal background of the bankruptcy of the Black Mask family cosmetics company is quite similar to the downfall of the villain played by Sharon Stone in "Catwoman", and this should be cleverly avoided when adapting.