The disrespect! Not solely was Michael Keaton’s return to the position of Batman squashed when Warner Bros. Discovery canned Batgirl, however now his Batman Past movie, set after the occasions of the like-named animated sequence, is useless as effectively. The function would have seen Keaton again within the black cape and cowl as a possible follow-up to his look in subsequent 12 months’s The Flash. Christina Hodson was hooked up to pen the script, though the mission was by no means formally introduced to the general public.
So as to add insult to damage, THR now studies that the movie could have introduced Michelle Pfeiffer again to the franchise as Catwoman, which might have revived the romance between her and her Batman Returns rival. What a reunion that will have been!
Not all is misplaced, nonetheless. All… or a minimum of some… truths ought to be revealed in early 2023 when Peter Safran and James Gunn lastly unveil their plans for the DCU. Maybe Batman is simply on maintain whereas particulars are sorted, and artistic groups are established. Right here’s hoping!
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