Amid ongoing hypothesis about the way forward for The Batman Half II and its place inside the wider DC Universe, James Gunn has set the document straight.
In a current interview with Rolling Stone, DC Studios co-chair James Gunn provided new perception into the present state of The Batman Half II and addressed persistent rumors about its standing. Whereas discussing the way forward for DC’s cinematic universe, Gunn was requested whether or not he would have thought-about incorporating Robert Pattinson’s Batman into the brand new related DCU if it had been as much as him. “It could be a consideration,” Gunn instructed the outlet. “We’d have to consider it. We’d have to consider it. It’s not like we’ve by no means mentioned it.”
The interviewer famous that Gunn’s reply sounded extra present-tense than anticipated, probably suggesting that such a crossover remains to be on the desk. Nonetheless, Gunn rapidly clarified the place issues stand concerning Batman’s place within the franchise.
“No, I don’t — Batman’s my largest subject in all of DC proper now, personally,” he stated. “And it’s not — I’m not writing Batman, however I’m working with the author of Batman and attempting to get it proper, as a result of he’s extremely vital to DC, as is Surprise Lady. So exterior of the stuff that I’m doing within the tasks which are actively going, our two priorities are ending our Surprise Lady and our Batman scripts.”
Because it stands, the DCU’s model of the Darkish Knight remains to be going by the working title The Courageous and the Daring, and Gunn confirmed that label nonetheless applies: “Proper now, yeah. Proper now.” When pressed straight on whether or not there’s nonetheless a “non-zero probability” that Reeves’ Batman may finally be pulled into the DCU, Gunn paused earlier than giving a fastidiously measured reply.
“[Long pause.] I might by no means say zero, since you simply by no means know. Nevertheless it’s not going. It’s not going in any respect.” That cautious response might go away the door barely open, however it strongly means that there aren’t any lively plans to merge the 2 timelines.
The Batman Half II Is Nonetheless Shifting Ahead, However Slowly
Most significantly, Gunn wished to deal with a selected and recurring rumor head-on: that The Batman Half II has been quietly scrapped. “I’ll additionally say Batman Half II is just not canceled. That’s the opposite factor I hear on a regular basis — that Batman Half II is canceled. It’s not canceled.”
He went on to elucidate the delay in motion on the sequel. “We don’t have a script. Matt’s sluggish. Let him take his time. Let him do what he’s doing. God, individuals are imply. Let him do his factor, man.”
So for followers questioning whether or not Robert Pattinson’s model of the Caped Crusader nonetheless has a future on the large display screen — or whether or not he’ll ever cross paths with the remainder of the DCU — the solutions are cautiously optimistic. Whereas crossover hopes needs to be tempered, The Batman Half II may be very a lot nonetheless in improvement.
Keep tuned for extra information concerning the way forward for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe.
