The Batman’s Paul Dano & Jeffrey Wright on Way Cinematographer Greig Fraser Is a Painter With Light

With director Matt Reeves’ The Batman opening in movie theaters on March 4, I recently had the chance to speak with Paul Dano (Riddler) and Jeffrey Wright (James Gordon) about making the hugely anticipated DC movie. Since they have been doing a lot of press, I made sure to ask about something they hadn’t talked about which was Greig Fraser’s cinematography and the filmmaking. If you’ve seen the trailers and clips, I’m sure you’ve noticed that the film looks incredible. And the main reason for that is Fraser. As the cinematographer on projects like Zero Dark Thirty, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Vice, Foxcatcher, Killing Them Softly, Lion, the first season of The Mandalorian, and others, he’s shown again and again why he’s one of the best directors of photography working in Hollywood. His resume and incredible work also explains why Denis Villeneuve called on him to helm his dream project: Dune. During the interview, Dano and Wright talked about what it was like working with Fraser, how Wright th