Matt Reeves is not ruling out the potential for Robert Pattinson’s Batman becoming a member of the DC Universe.
The studio’s co-chief James Gunn just lately revealed that he has “contemplated” bringing Pattinson’s Caped Crusader into his superhero universe and Reeves is open to the transfer so long as it “is smart.”
Chatting with the Blissful Unhappy Confused podcast on the Golden Globes, the 58-year-old filmmaker mentioned: “It actually comes down as to if it is smart … There was a narrative I needed to inform. The epic crime saga. It has been essential to me to play that out and James and Peter (Safran) have been actually nice about that. They’re letting us do this.”
“What the longer term brings, I can not actually let you know. I don’t know. My head is down proper now on getting The Batman Half II taking pictures, which is a very powerful factor.”
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Pattinson’s model of the hero presently exists outdoors the DC Universe however Gunn admits that he had talked about bringing him in.
The 58-year-old director mentioned: “I’ve contemplated it, yeah. I ponder every thing. I discuss every thing.”
The sequel to Reeves’ 2022 flick The Batman is not scheduled for launch till 2027 however Gunn defended the choice to delay the image final month because it’s “pretty frequent” to have prolonged gaps between big-budget blockbuster titles.
He wrote on the social media platform Threads: “To be honest, a 5 yr hole or extra is pretty frequent in sequels.
“7 years between Alien and Aliens. 14 years between Incredibles. 7 years between the primary two Terminators. 13 years between Avatars. 36 years between Prime Weapons. And, after all, 6 years between Guardians Vol. 2 and Vol. 3.”
Gunn additionally defined that the image had been delayed as a result of a “full script” hadn’t been accomplished. The ‘Superman’ filmmaker has a rule in place the place no venture at DC Studios can begin manufacturing till a script is completed.
He wrote: “Matt is dedicated to creating the very best movie he probably can, and nobody can precisely guess precisely how lengthy a script will take to write down.
“As soon as there’s a completed script, there may be round two years for pre-production, taking pictures and post-production on massive movies.”
Reeves just lately revealed that he had hopes that audiences can be “shocked” by The Batman Half II, though he’s reluctant to share an excessive amount of details about the movie.
He instructed Deadline: “We’re doing one thing the place the story continues from, however I hope that individuals can be shocked.”
Regardless of the flick’s 2027 launch date, Reeves has confirmed that the venture will start taking pictures this yr.
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