TheBatman proves Daredevil doesn't need an R (or TV-MA) rating to find success.
✖ Matt Reeves' The Batman continues its major box office run, having pocketed some $258 million around the globe in its first weekend in theaters. Fans and critics alike seem to be loving the movie, which serves as just the latest reimaging of Gotham and its beloved vigilante, the Caped Crusader.
This likely isn't something longtime fans of the Netflix series want to hear, but nothing about the history of the Man Without Fear insists he must be R-rated. The Netflix show took certain liberties given the freedom Marvel Television had at the time to gear the show towards adults. And now that we've all had a chance to watch Reeves' three-hour Batman flick, it's increasingly obvious that plenty of dark content can be squished into a PG-13 superhero movie.
The Batman was the perfect package setting the expectations for fans of Ol' Hornhead hoping to see the character return to the MCU at length. Between the characters within, the grim content in the movie, and its dark cinematography, the film is another thing Marvel Studios can point to when trying to decide whether to make Daredevil reboot a mass-market affair, or keep it R-rated for adults only.