James Gunn and Peter Safran’s imaginative and prescient as co-CEOs for the DCU is effectively underway, with Superman making its approach to digital retailers after dominating in theaters and Peacemaker Season 2 beginning on August 21. Sadly for many followers, particulars are nonetheless being saved beneath wraps for Batman’s appearances within the DCU, in The Batman Half II and The Courageous and the Daring. The Batman Half II, which might be directed by Matt Reeves, will characteristic Robert Pattinson’s model of Batman, whereas The Courageous and the Daring will introduce a brand new Batman.
Many fan theories about The Batman Half II have speculated that the movie will introduce Robin, probably having him assist Batman combat the Courtroom of Owls. The Courageous and the Daring may even have a model of Batman and Robin particular to the DCU. Nevertheless, this might get complicated for common audiences, which isn’t what James Gunn needs for the DCU. Fortunately, there is a approach to get round this if The Batman Half II introduces Damian Wayne.
The Present Plans for DCU’s Batman
DC’s present plan for Batman would have the character launched in The Courageous and the Daring as DCU’s Batman, whereas Robert Pattinson’s Batman could be separate from the prolonged universe. The Batman got here out earlier than Gunn and Safran took over the DCU, however with the movie’s success, a sequel was nonetheless greenlit. Gunn then introduced his plans for The Courageous and the Daring in an intro video to the DCU, the place he stated:
“The Courageous and the Daring is the story of Batman and his precise son, Damian Wayne. That is primarily based on Grant Morrison’s nice comedian e-book run. Damian Wayne is my favourite Robin. He is slightly murderer who Batman tries to get in line, and so that is the story of the 2 of them, and the start of kind of the Bat-family within the DCU.”
The Courageous and the Daring film could be modeled after 2006’s Batman and Son sequence, which launched Damian Wayne to DC Comics as Robin. The movie nonetheless has a protracted approach to go earlier than hitting theaters. Andy Muschietti, who’s at the moment hooked up to the film because the director, stated the movie has been delayed, which leaves house for followers to get pleasure from Pattinson’s second outing because the superhero. The movie does not even have actors for Batman or Robin but, and audiences may need to attend till subsequent yr or later to seek out out who will play the long-lasting superheroes.
Altering Plans Might Make Sense
The Batman Half II hasn’t even began filming, and followers have already provide you with theories concerning the sequel. Followers consider the Courtroom of Owls would match completely into Matt Reeves’ darkish imaginative and prescient of Gotham. The Courtroom of Owls consists of influential Gotham residents, who perform assassinations by way of “Talons,” who’ve been skilled to observe the Courtroom of Owls’ orders.
The opposite major principle that has emerged about The Batman Half II is that the movie will introduce Robin. The obvious means could be Batman assembly a younger Dick Grayson proper after Grayson’s mother and father are murdered. It may go together with the plot of the comics sequence Darkish Victory, which is the sequel to one among The Batman‘s inspirations, The Lengthy Halloween. This could permit Pattinson’s Batman to have his personal Robin, who’s totally different from the one in The Courageous and the Daring.
Nevertheless, what may make extra sense within the grand scheme of the DCU is that if The Batman Half II introduces Damian Wayne, making Robert Pattinson the DCU’s model of Batman. If Pattinson grew to become the DCU’s Batman, that will additionally open up a path for characters like Tom Rhys Harries’ Clayface, from his upcoming solo film, to seem in The Batman Half II. This could be extra according to his imaginative and prescient for the DCU, which he and Peter Safran wish to be much less complicated. In his introduction video to the DCU, James Gunn clarified:
“DC has been disconnected in movie and tv for a very long time, and it is one among our jobs … to come back in and ensure the DCU is linked in movie, tv, gaming, and animation. That the characters are constant, performed by the identical actors, and it really works inside one story. And, if one thing is exterior of that, like Matt Reeves’ Batman or Todd Phillips’ Joker or Teen Titans Go! that it’s clearly labeled as ‘DC Elseworlds’ exterior of the mainstream DCU continuity.”
The most important drawback with introducing Damian Wayne is that Pattinson’s model of Bruce Wayne does appear slightly too younger to have a teenage son, however it’s not not possible. Regardless that Pattinson seems to be younger, he is already 39, and his movie counterpart is meant to be near the identical age. The Batman came about in 2022, the identical yr it got here out, and with The Batman Half II coming in 2027, there may very well be an enormous time bounce. That is loads of time for Bruce Wayne to seek out out he has a teenage son, particularly if his son was born in secrecy to Talia al Ghul.
Nevertheless, Gunn appears fairly adamant that this is not going to be the case. Within the July 18 episode of the podcast Joyful Unhappy Confused, Gunn advised Josh Horowitz that there would nonetheless be two variations of Batman getting totally different motion pictures, even whereas hinting that the DCU’s Batman may present up prior to The Courageous and the Daring. He additionally stated he is an enormous Alan Ritchson fan earlier than telling Horowitz, “Let’s simply wait to see what occurs.”
What We Do Know About ‘The Batman Half II’
Robin, the Courtroom of Owls, and different theories are all simply hypothesis. James Gunn simply acquired the script previously few months and stated it was “nice,” however the movie continues to be within the very early levels of manufacturing. Filming will not begin till spring 2026, so Matt Reeves and the movie’s producers are seemingly searching for expertise to deliver new characters to the movie. The movie is anticipated to launch on October 1, 2027, which is the right launch date for a spooky Batman story.
Robert Pattinson is, in fact, returning as Bruce Wayne and his alter ego. Andy Serkis will return as Wayne’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth, and Jeffrey Wright will play police commissioner James Gordon once more. Colin Farrell will don his prosthetics once more to play the villainous Oz Cobb, coming off an thrilling season of The Penguin. Sadly for followers, little or no has been confirmed concerning the movie’s forged and plot, leaving them to proceed making theories concerning the thrilling sequel.