Typically a loner (particularly in his more recent cinematic excursions), Batman is breaking that habit for DC's upcoming Justice League and gathering together a group of Earth's most powerful metahumans (and hey, maybe a Kryptonian). But with a global threat on the horizon, how will the League be getting around?
We first heard of Batman's Flying Fox when we visited the set of JL last year. And now, thanks to EW, we have more info on the vehicle.
Production designer Patrick Tatopoulos has spilled the beans about the enormous Flying Fox, a three-story behemoth that can apparently fit three Batmobiles in its lower section alone. He boasts that it features the "maneuverability of a jet - but it can carry things."
Featuring the aforementioned Batmobile-dwarfing cargo bay, a "cultural center" featuring computer terminals, and a top section devoted entirely to the cockpit, the Fox is designed so that each story is visible from the others - a stark contrast to Bats' usual haunt of a dark, enclosed underground cave. Perhaps the Fox serves two purposes: logistically getting the League from A to B but also showcasing Batman's new team mentality in the wake of Superman's sacrifice in last year's Batman v Superman.
While the Flying Fox doesn't appear to be based on a preexisting Bat-vehicle, it does hearken back to the 1994 Elseworlds story Batman: Leatherwing, which reimagines the Dark Knight as a pirate whose ship is called - you guessed it - the Flying Fox. Alternatively, it could be a reference to Batman stalwart Lucius Fox, played by Morgan Freeman in Christoper Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
Or it could just be based on the fact that the adorable but poorly-named flying fox is actually a member of the bat family. Will we ever know?
For more on Justice League, check out the latest details on the film's reshoots and how they involved changing the tone of Cyborg's character.
Matt Davidson is a freelance writer for IGN who spent longer than strictly necessary Googling flying foxes for this article. Follow him on Twitter.
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