For the second time in a decade, the rain-slicked, atmospheric streets of Liverpool (England), have been transformed into the brooding, fictional landscape of Gotham City, with Hollywood production crews setting up across the region for the filming of The Batman Part II. Local landmarks are once again stepping into the global cinematic spotlight. The imposing, neoclassical grandeur of St George’s Hall and the towering, majestic silhouette of the Royal Liver Building provide the precise architectural grit required to ground the world’s greatest detective in a tangible reality.
To the casual observer, this transformation is a triumph of local location scouting by the Liverpool Film Office, but as we will be discussing over the next few weeks on this blog, there is more to the crossover than meets the eye. As many will point out, the 1960's was an era of 'the three Bs'....Bond, Beatles and of course, Batman. Filming begins next month.