Director Matt Reeves confirmed that his upcoming film The Batman: Part II is an “Elseworld” story and not in the newly established DCU shared cinematic world.
Zoë Kravitz and Robert Pattinson star in “The Batman”
Source: Warner Bros., photo Jonathan Olly
The Batman and the DCU
The statements came In an interview with red carpet with Josh Horowitz At the Emmy Awards (to which The Penguin’s Cristin Milioti won a well-deserved prize for Outstanding Lead Actress in a limited or anthology series or film, and received a large number of extra nominations), where Matt Reeves spoke and noted in the end of Horowitz and noted that the reboted Batman-Franchise and Coqueston Jamposen was still jam-lone While the Director’s films are Remores in their own Standalone in their own Standalone and Peter Safran, while the Director’s films are REMAY in their own standalone in their own standalone. Bat-World.
The DCU shared cinematic world started with that of last year [HBO] Max Animated streaming series Creature CommandusBut the live launch on a large scale of this newly beaten DC Cinematic Universe took place this summer with Writer director Gunn’s Own Superman With David Corenwet in the lead role as the new steel man.
The DCU is planting its own completely different, new version of Batman in their shared world of superheroes, with the +project Brave and the daring Still in development and director Andy Muschierti announced. A script is still being rewritten, no casting has started and there is no set start-date or release date. This, while other projects have jumped into production, in particular Clay. From director James Watkins and a scenario by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini.
Rumors have sought that the studio is considering merge Reeves’ Batman in the DCU, and apparently it was discussed at least once between the filmmaker and the studio heads. Fans have debated the merits and probability of such a movement endlessly, with several times of apparent “last word” coming and going without the rumors and debate – or feeling of uncertainty – abolish.
Gunn has repeatedly said De Batman Is an Elseworld film (which means that it takes place in its own alternative world without any connection with the other DC -Superhelden films) and says that the delays are because the script still needed many re -offspring. Reeves has previously confirmed the independent nature of his films and director Muschierti repeated his involvement in Brave and the daring While the delays partially attribute to the plans of the studio to prevent both Batman franchises from overlapping too much in release.
At a certain point, however, the studio and the filmmaker started to speak more homes and suggested that the door was not closed on a potential crossover. Never say never, they said. Now that Studioglannen are changing, it seemed reasonable to think that they wanted to keep their options open. In the meantime, The Batman: Part II confronted with various delays, as did Brave and the daringwho fed the rumors that could take place a merger.
The flash Provided that nothing is 100% certain in terms of Batman’s immediate brand power to put butts on seats, so it was logical that the studio would like to cover their bets and not overcommit it as the situation while it was still liquid and what dust was still established, and while the DCU project still had trouble finding its own foot.
But historically, Batman tends to abolish his cinematic baggage pretty quickly. The failure of 1997 Batman & Robin Did not prevent Christopher Nolan from being restarted The Dark Knight Trilogy Being out of a blockbuster success, and the ultimate failure of the Dceu did not stop De Batman By immediately reminding the public why they love the character and score blockbuster results. And The flash was an exception to the rule, even in the DCEU, with Batman V Superman” Suicide SquadAnd Justice League All performed at Blockbuster Box Office levels, even if the latter was considered a failure because of potential and the context of the production and release of that film.
So in the aftermath of Superman’s $ 615 million Blockbuster Success Topping Topping All Marvel Studios Challengs This year (a kind of continuation is already announced and scripted), DC Studios may have the feeling that they have the momentum and investment of the audience to roll the dice on another new Batman-Films.
This may be the reason why we see Gunn and Reeves circling again for more definitive statements about the nice nature of De Batmanand the continuous development of The brave and the daring. Gunn apparently even has an actor in mind who is interested in the role, although he has suggested that this does not mean that the actor is necessarily the one who would get the job. The script now also seems closer to the completion, and Gunn seems to feel more comfortable to talk about it because it will be a more likely project (the position of DC Studios is not a project that goes further, unless and until it has a completed scenario, Gunn is ready for the big screen).
The payment of protection De Batman Series from all the risks of a merger attempt (because it is already a proven raw material), while it sets up an extra cinematic Batman to stimulate the DCU films with a shared world in addition to a second profit-conducting Batman-Solo series with a wider Scala of the fantastic characters excluded from outdated from De Batman World, would be huge if it is successful.
Bear in mind that in addition to the DCU itself, a shared world is with its own Batman in The brave and the daring” De Batman Can continue forever and ultimately his own versions of Robin and Nightwing, Batgirl, and then even introduce certain other DC heroes that fit into the more grounded approach, such as Green Arrow. With films and mini series Spin -offs on HBO Max, it is possible that DC Studios could end with two different blockbuster universe that can exist well. As long as the audience enjoys the films, they will quickly understand and justify the concept for the ride.
There are factors that can change the final reality of the DCU and Batman location, including the coming probable sale of WBD to the highest bidder. But that is a much larger discussion that I will tackle this week in a separate article. The official position now remains that De Batman Is Elseworld, The brave and the daring Still ahead and everything else depends on what happens the following year.
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