{"id":712174,"date":"2026-07-26T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/712174\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:30:10","slug":"runcorn-bridge-transformed-into-snowy-gotham-city-as-batman-filming-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/712174\/","title":{"rendered":"Runcorn bridge transformed into snowy Gotham City as Batman filming returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snowy scenes arrived in Runcorn as the Silver Jubilee Bridge was transformed into Gotham City for the Batman sequelSuspected Batman filming in Runcorn <\/p>\n

There were snowy scenes over Runcorn Bridge on Saturday evening (July 25) as it was transformed into Gotham City for the continued filming of The Batman Part II.<\/p>\n

The hotly anticipated Batman sequel has been shooting in Merseyside this week. After months of speculation and test shoots<\/a>, crews have been using locations within the Liverpool City Region to capture the second outing of Matt Reeves\u2019 vision for the Caped Crusader.<\/p>\n

The old entrance to the Birkenhead tunnel<\/a> on Rendel Street was covered by large fencing earlier this month as teams were seen on site.<\/p>\n

The ECHO <\/a>has confirmed official photography took place around the tunnel on Tuesday (July 21), with additional shots being taken throughout this week.<\/p>\n

\"Snowy<\/p>\n

Snowy scenes arrived in Runcorn yesterday, Saturday 25, as the Silver Jubilee Bridge was transformed into Gotham City for the highly anticipated Batman sequel(Image: ScouseScene)<\/p>\n

Since then, production crews have been taking over the Silver Jubilee Bridge, which connects Runcorn and Widnes.<\/p>\n

Sections of the road and vehicles were covered in fake snow as filming continued into the night.<\/p>\n

Videos from the scene that were shared with the ECHO show an ambulance with flashing lights travelling across the bridge before being followed by a motorcyclist dressed in dark clothing which appeared to be similar to Bruce Wayne’s \u201cDrifter\u201d disguise.<\/p>\n

It has not been confirmed if crews will return for additional scenes.<\/p>\n

Shot during the height of the covid-19 restrictions, The Batman went on to be a smash hit for DC and Warner Bros.<\/p>\n

Starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and his alter ego caped crusader, it grossed around \u00a3578m worldwide when it was released in 2022.<\/p>\n

\"Videos<\/p>\n

Videos from the scene that were shared with the ECHO show an ambulance with flashing lights travelling across the bridge before being followed by a motorcyclist dressed in dark clothing which appeared to be similar to Bruce Wayne\u2019s \u201cDrifter\u201d disguise(Image: ScouseScene)<\/p>\n

The sequel was officially confirmed to be in cinemas for October 2027 before being pushed back to 2028.<\/p>\n

Joining Robert Pattinson will be Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson as well as returning cast members Zoe Kravitz, Colin Farrell and Paul Dano.<\/p>\n

Trade publications have listed Liverpool as a filming location for the long-awaited DC Comics sequel.<\/p>\n

In May, various vehicles were spotted outside St George\u2019s Hall, including cars mocked up to appear as Gotham Police cruisers and yellow US-style taxis. The Birkenhead tunnel was also used in the dead of night with the police cars, while Robert Pattinson\u2019s stunt double was also spotted on top of a moving car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Snowy scenes arrived in Runcorn as the Silver Jubilee Bridge was transformed into Gotham City for the Batman…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,235899,203899,2839,235898,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-712174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-halton","tag-liverpool-film-office","tag-movies","tag-runcorn-bridge","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}