After several shifts around the release calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “The Batman” finally rolled out the red carpet for its world premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday evening. Though Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz and other stars in attendance, the evening was missing one key contributor. Matt Reeves, the director behind the new DC adaptation, could not attend the event after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
After the cast was introduced on stage, Reeves explained his absence through a live video call ahead of the screening of the film.
“We were taking the film around and doing the press tour. Despite being double-vaccinated and boostered, I got COVID,” Reeves said, sending a wave of disappointment through the crowd. “The good news is that I’m healthy, I’m good. But I’m not with you. It’s a great heartbreak for me because this movie means…
