The Flash (2022)

[Travesty]

Yeah, the idea of bringing in Damien so early is odd, plus I'm not the biggest fan of him...so we'll see. But it does sound like we'll be getting a Batman in a more fantastical setting, so I'm down. We'll just have to see what it looks like. I'm just happy that Matt Reeves' universe is separate. Again, we'll just have to wait and see.

[The Dark Knight]

Other extended Bat family members are going to appear, as per Peter Safran. He says they feel these characters have been left out of Batman stories in the cinema for too long. In that case I'd be up for Nightwing, Batgirl and others popping up. I think the intention here is to have a middle career Batman that is fully established without pushing him so close to the end, ala Batfleck. I'm hoping for a portrayal that evokes Adam West's wisdom, even though I'm doubtful we'll get something that light. Stories like The Return of Bruce Wayne would be amazing to see in live action, and I even proposed it for Batfleck. I agree about waiting to see how it all develops though, especially with casting, but I can see the upsides of going this direction. Especially in contrast to what Matt Reeves is doing.

[eledoremassis02]

James Gunn Says There Are "Possibilities" for Michael Keaton's Batman

https://collider.com/michael-keaton-batman-james-gunn-comments/

Not much, but something to think about

[The Laughing Fish]

James Gunn Says There Are "Possibilities" for Michael Keaton's Batman

I don't want Michael Keaton to work with that creep, tbh.

[The Dark Knight]

James Gunn Says There Are "Possibilities" for Michael Keaton's Batman

https://collider.com/michael-keaton-batman-james-gunn-comments/

Not much, but something to think about

At this stage in the game I see that as a token comment. But it does effectively confirm the ending of The Flash, which concludes with Keaton alive. I'm looking forward to the Superbowl trailer. It's well over two minutes long, so fingers crossed there's a decent reveal of Batman in there.

[eledoremassis02]

James Gunn Says There Are "Possibilities" for Michael Keaton's Batman

https://collider.com/michael-keaton-batman-james-gunn-comments/

Not much, but something to think about

At this stage in the game I see that as a token comment. But it does effectively confirm the ending of The Flash, which concludes with Keaton alive. I'm looking forward to the Superbowl trailer. It's well over two minutes long, so fingers crossed there's a decent reveal of Batman in there.

100% agree, just something to chew on. Though to be honest it doesn't fix the too many Batman problem

James Gunn Says There Are "Possibilities" for Michael Keaton's Batman

I don't want Michael Keaton to work with that creep, tbh.

There are a lot of people I don't like seeing other work with (people who continually worked with Bryan Singer for example) but at the end of the day it's up to them and up to us to choose to support it or not.

[The Dark Knight]

James Gunn Says There Are "Possibilities" for Michael Keaton's Batman

https://collider.com/michael-keaton-batman-james-gunn-comments/

Not much, but something to think about

At this stage in the game I see that as a token comment. But it does effectively confirm the ending of The Flash, which concludes with Keaton alive. I'm looking forward to the Superbowl trailer. It's well over two minutes long, so fingers crossed there's a decent reveal of Batman in there.

100% agree, just something to chew on. Though to be honest it doesn't fix the too many Batman problem

If it is a problem, time will fix it. A respectable following has developed with Reeves and that section of the fanbase would not have reacted kindly to either a cancellation or change in course. Two more films isn't that much in the grand scheme of things, and after that the DCU Batman carries on alone. Which makes casting vitally important. Whoever gets that job will likely have the film appearance record, assuming the plan is adhered to. I'd go with someone mature but young enough to play the role long term, which makes you wonder how long Keaton could have committed to the franchise and in what capacity.

[The Laughing Fish]

There are a lot of people I don't like seeing other work with (people who continually worked with Bryan Singer for example) but at the end of the day it's up to them and up to us to choose to support it or not.

I don't watch Bryan Singer's stuff for reasons like this. Fair call about it's up to us to decide whether to support it or not. You know what my stance is by now, so I won't repeat it.

I realize that you're one of the #RestoreTheSnyderverse true believers. But it looks like that ship has sailed and we should all get comfortable with that reality.

I'm revisiting this again, because if you were expecting a fair, hard reboot, then you're not going to like this at all:





This is nearly the same idea as Walter Hamada had. Kicking out certain actors they don't like (Cavill, Fisher, Affleck) while keeping existing characters they want to fuel their egos i.e. Miller, Momoa, and Davis, to create an incoherent, messy timeline. Only difference is instead of having an asshole executive in charge, we get another asshole executive in charge with links to convicted and accused pedophiles.

May this farce of a reboot fall flat on its face.

[thecolorsblend]

I'm revisiting this again, because if you were expecting a fair, hard reboot, then you're not going to like this at all:

To be fair to me, my hope for a hard reboot lasted almost five minutes. Didn't take very long for news to come out that Gunn was going to implement the same basic cafeteria approach that Hamada et. al. attempted as well.

Call me cynical. But I imagine that his results will be similar to his predecessors.

The Authority movie, the Booster Gold show and the Swamp Thing movie are the only announced things that sound like they have some kind of potential to me. I'm willing to give those projects a day in court. Because they do sound interesting to me.

But the Snyderverse is smithereens. There's not much anyone can do about that anymore.

[The Joker]

This is nearly the same idea as Walter Hamada had. Kicking out certain actors they don't like (Cavill, Fisher, Affleck) while keeping existing characters they want to fuel their egos i.e. Miller, Momoa, and Davis, to create an incoherent, messy timeline.

That's pretty much it.

Not that I would imagine a hard reboot would have realistically fixed anything, especially when you still have the rot creatively running the show behind the scenes (along with other factors as well; Warners Bros historically in unto itself with the panic button always ready to be pressed like in a Ren and Stimpy cartoon, the appetite for capestuff noticeably cooling down in recent years, falling into the same trap like Disney's Marvel and pulling from comic material from the past 15 years rather than the decades worth of material prior, Tom King being an exceptional influencer on Supergirl apparently, ect) That's just an automatic fail right from the jump.

What we're left with, after you factor in Gunn's nepotism projects being rolled into the fold, is just another, as TLF says, piecemeal universe that's not at all unlike what Hamada was already previously doing. Only "The Suicide Squad" guy is playing captain for the moment. There's really no other way to interpret what's been said thus far.

Really brilliant stuff.