Not so fast on that Bat-Dial! Filmmaker and DC Studios Co-Head James Gunn has taken to Twitter to shut down a report by Variety suggesting plans that would see Matt Reeves’ The Batman film series integrated into a wider big-screen DC Universe that Gunn and Safran are currently mapping out.
On October 24, three days after Black Adam opened in theaters and audiences got to see Henry Cavill put on the Superman cape after a years-long wait, the actor released a video on Instagram announcing his official return as the Last Son of Krypton. Reports had been circulating for a bit back then about Warner Bros. Discovery beginning a search for writers for a sequel to 2013’s Man of Steel, and all things seemed to point in the right direction for him to headline another movie, and play the character for years to come. How young we were…
The hits just keep on coming for DC fans. Despite making a not-so-surprise cameo appearance in Black Adam just 2 months ago and confirming his return as the Man of Steel, Henry Cavill is officially out as Superman to make way for a new DCU overseen by current heads James Gunn and Peter Safran. After announcing the news, Gunn took to Twitter for a multi-part thread hinting at what’s to come for DC’s flagship superhero. He said,
Of all the earth-shattering shakeups that have befallen Warner Bros Discovery in 2022, one of the biggest over this past week was the news surrounding the cancellation of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3.
