Matt Reeves obtained candid on whether or not Robert Pattinson’s Batman will transfer into James Gunn’s DCU or not.
DC Studios co-chief James Gunn just lately stirred pleasure amongst comedian e book film lovers by revealing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he has “contemplated” integrating Robert Pattinson’s Batman into the brand new DC Universe.
Pattinson first donned the cape in 2022’s The Batman. Although Gunn’s DC Universe formally launched with the animated collection Creature Commandos, many take into account his upcoming Superman movie the true starting of the revamped DCU.
For now, Pattinson’s portrayal of the Dark Knight exists exterior the DC Universe.
“I’ve contemplated it, yeah,” Gunn admitted when questioned about bringing Pattinson’s Batman into the DCU, however he added, “I ponder the whole lot. I discuss the whole lot.”
Gunn emphasised his dedication to each the DCU and Elseworlds narratives, with Elseworlds referring to standalone tasks like The Batman that exist independently of the DCU.
“I need the liberty to inform Elseworld tales,” he stated.
The Batman director Matt Reeves additionally weighed in on the potential crossover throughout an interview with Happy Sad Confused on the Golden Globes.
“It actually comes down as to if it is sensible,” Reeves stated, expressing his dedication to the story he got down to inform in The Batman.
“The epic crime saga. It’s been essential to me to play that out and James and Peter have been actually nice about that. They are letting us do this. What the longer term brings, I can’t actually let you know. I don’t know. My head is down proper now on getting The Batman Part II taking pictures, which is a very powerful factor.”
When requested about the potential for Pattinson turning into the DCU’s Batman, Reeves responded, “I don’t know. We should see the place that goes.”
The Batman Part II is slated to start out manufacturing this 12 months. Warner Bros. just lately introduced that the movie’s launch date has been pushed again from October 2, 2026, to October 1, 2027.
