DC Studios co-chief James Gunn stirred up buzz amongst comedian guide film followers when he lately stated on the “Pleased Unhappy Confused” podcast that he’s “contemplated” bringing Robert Pattinson‘s Batman into the brand new DC Universe. Pattinson debuted because the Darkish Knight in 2022’s “The Batman.” Gunn’s DC Universe kicked off final month with the animated collection “Creature Commandos,” though many are viewing his “Superman” movie because the official launch pad this July. Pattinson’s Batman exists outdoors the DC Universe. Not less than for now.
“I’ve contemplated it, yeah,” Gunn stated when requested about formally bringing Pattinson’s Batman into the DC Universe, though the director clarified: “I ponder all the things. I speak about all the things.”
Gunn careworn on the time that he’s “dedicated to each telling tales within the DCU and Elseworlds tales,” the latter of which refers to standalone tales reminiscent of “The Batman” that exist outdoors of the DCU. “I would like the liberty to inform Elseworld tales.”
What does “The Batman” director Matt Reeves take into consideration having his star make the soar into Gunn’s DCU? The filmmaker lately spoke to “Pleased Unhappy Confused” in regards to the subject on the Golden Globes.
“It actually comes down as to if it is sensible,” Reeves stated. “There was a narrative I wished to inform. 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’re letting us do this. What the longer term brings, I can’t actually inform you. I don’t know. My head is down proper now on getting ‘The Batman Half II’ taking pictures, which is an important factor.”
“And in the event that they resolve we actually need Rob to be our DCU Batman?” Horowitz requested as a follow-up query.
“I don’t know,” Reeves responded. “We must see the place that goes.”
“The Batman Half II” is predicted to enter manufacturing this 12 months. Warner Bros. introduced final month the film’s launch date was being delayed from Oct. 2, 2026 to Oct. 1, 2027. Gunn then defended the pushback, explaining to followers on Threads that it’s “pretty widespread” for big-budget titles to have prolonged gaps earlier than a sequel is launched.
“To be honest, a 5 12 months hole or extra is pretty widespread in sequels,” Gunn wrote. “7 years between ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens.’ 14 years between ‘Incredibles.’ 7 years between the primary two ‘Terminators.’ 13 years between ‘Avatars.’ 36 years between ‘High Weapons.’ And, in fact, 6 years between ‘Guardians Vol 2’ and ‘Vol 3.’”
Gunn had posted earlier on Threads to clarify that “The Batman Half II” launch date was pushed as a result of a “full script” had but to be accomplished. Gunn has made it a rule at DC Studios that no movie begin manufacturing till the script is absolutely full.
“Matt [Reeves] is dedicated to creating the most effective movie he probably can, and nobody can precisely guess precisely how lengthy a script will take to jot down,” Gunn wrote. “As soon as there’s a completed script, there may be round two years for pre-production, taking pictures and post-production on massive movies.”
Whereas “The Batman Half II” won’t be a part of the DCU, it’s nonetheless being developed below Gunn’s DC Studios banner.