MCU alum and popular Batman fan cast Lee Pace addresses the possibility of playing Batmanin the DCU. With James Gunn's Superman successfully launching the DCU, the franchise is getting ready to welcome its new Wonder Woman and Batman.

For years now a question has been if Matt Reeves’ The Batman’s Batman, played by Robert Pattinson, would be the Batman for that new universe.

James Gunn shares why DCU’s bold Clayface horror film demands an R-rating. Will it push boundaries—and could Batman unexpectedly show up?

With the success of Superman, most fans want more of the James Gunn movie, and there could indeed be a lot more ahead for the franchise, especially in terms of crossovers. In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast,

The DCU Batman has been a topic of discussion for a while, and ever since the release of Superman on July 11, 2025, people have been wondering about this universe's Caped Crusader.

But, there is also another Batman movie in the works – one that will be part of the DCU rather than an Elseworlds project like Reeves'. That movie is titled The Brave and the Bold, and it was unveiled as part of James Gunn and Peter Safran's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters announcement. Since then, though, news on the project has been scarce.

The untitled Deathstroke & Bane movie just received a massive update. The potential DC Universe movie was first reported to be in development back in September 2024. Matthew Orton, whose previous superhero screenwriting credits include Captain America: Brave New World and Moon Knight,

With James Gunn and Peter Safran now in charge, there’s a plan to build something consistent from the ground up. Part of that involves separating which stories belong to the new universe and which ones don’t.