Glasgow becomes Gotham City as Batman filming begins

Anyone in Glasgow over the next six weeks could catch a glimpse of the famous Batmobile...or even Batman himself!

Production for the next film in the superhero franchise is kicking off in the city - 4 years on from the last instalment starring Robert Pattinson.

Glasgow's been transformed multiple times into the fictional Gotham City - including in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises in 2012 and the scrapped Batgirl film in 2021.

George Howie is a computing lecturer at Glasgow Clyde College - and also created the UK's first official course on the caped crusader.

"The architecture we have in Glasgow, it looks authentically like places like Chicago and New York," he told Clyde 1 news when asked why studios continue to use Scotland's largest city for their productions. "For a lot of studios coming over here it's also a great deal cheaper, when you think about all the moving stuff around; it's a lot cheaper to do it over here."

George added: "It creates a great buzz around the city, Batman fans especially. Everyone's trying to finish work early to see if they can go see some of the filming. Last time when Batman was filmed here, I tried to get out that day to see some of it as well!"

When asked what it is that makes Batman so special, George said: "I think that element of anyone can be Batman. I've got a wee saying, if you can't be yourself, be Batman. We've had 87 years of him, since 1939, so there's so many different stories and mediums people can get into with Batman. It's exciting!"

The film is expected to release in UK cinemas on February 18, 2028.

The Batman filming restrictions

Multiple road closures and parking restrictions are already in place for the production and are expected to last until September.

Filming locations include Bothwell Street, Wellington Street, Glasgow Bridge, Broomielaw, Newton Street (under the Kingston Bridge), North Street, Pitt Street and the National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 75 along the River Clyde.

We've compiled some of the restrictions below:

From 6am on August 7 until 11.59pm on September 29:

• Newton Street car park

From 6am on August 29 until 6am on September 9:

• Newton Street between A814 Expressway and Broomielaw

From 6am until 6am on August 30, and then from 7pm until 6am September 1, 2, 3, 4:

• North Street between Broomielaw and A814 Expressway

From 6am on August 15 until 11pm on August 16, and from 6am on September 12 until 11pm on September 13:

• North Street between Broomielaw and A814 Expressway
• Newton Street between Broomielaw and A814 Expressway

From 6am on August 17 until 6am on August 31, and from 7pm until 6am September 1, 2, 3 and 4:

• North Street between Broomielaw and A814 Expressway
• Newton Street between Broomielaw and A814 Expressway

From 3pm on August 2 until 7pm on August 30:

• Bothwell Street between Blythswood Street and Wellington Street

• St Vincent Street between Douglas Street and Hope Street

• Wellington Street between Cadogan Street and West Regent Street

• West Campbell Street between Waterloo Street and West George Street

• Pitt Street between Bishop Lane and Bothwell Street

• Douglas Street between Waterloo Street and St Vincent Street

From 3pm on August 27 until 7pm on 29 August:

• Broomielaw between Oswald Street and Jamaica Street
• Clyde Place between George V Bridge and Glasgow Bridge
• Glasgow Bridge, west side, one lane for its full length

From 3pm on August 28 until 7pm on September 6:

• Washington Street between Broomielaw and Balaclava Street

From 6am on August 28 until 6am on August 29:

• Glasgow Bridge for its full length, west side only
• NC75 between Glasgow Bridge and York Street

From 6am on August 29 until 6am on September 9:

• Newton Street between A814 Expressway and Broomielaw

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