Michael Keaton Talks About Batman on Film Return

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Michael Keaton recently was a guest on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE where MK talked a bit a Batman — including whether or not he will reprise his role of Batman in THE FLASH.

“I can’t confirm anything,” Keaton told “Jimble Kimble” (fellow Howard Stern fans will get this) on his show Wednesday night. However, MK did say, “We’re having discussions, as they say. We’re talking about it. We’ll see if it happens.”

 

I heard back in mid-June of this year that Keaton was in talks to return as Batman in THE FLASH

 

…and the trades reported it a week or so later.

To note, Warner Bros. and director Andrés Muschietti kind of confirmed that Keaton was onboard during DC Fandome 2020 and even released this pic…

…during the event as a teaser showing The Flash alongside a very Keaton-ish BATMAN ’89 Dark Knight.

If something has changed — and this is just speculation on my part — perhaps THE FLASH moving its release date (again) to November 4, 2022 threw a monkey wrench into previous plans.  Here’s hoping he’s being coy because outside of THE BATMAN, MK returning has me very excited in terms of Batman on film. – Bill “Jett” Ramey

 

SOURCEJIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
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Bill "Jett" Ramey
Bill “Jett” Ramey isn’t just a Batman fan — he’s one of the founding fathers of the online Batman community. As the creator and Editor-in-Chief of Batman-On-Film.com, the original and longest-running Batman news and commentary site, Jett helped carve the very bedrock of modern fan internet press. If there is a Mount Rushmore of this stuff, his face is already up there — sunglasses on, arms crossed, probably telling someone to calm down. A lifelong Dark Knight disciple, Jett has spent decades championing filmmaker‑driven Batman stories, cutting through fanboy noise with a Texas‑sized dose of honesty, and keeping the conversation smart, civil, and drama‑free. He’s the BOF Godfather — the guy who was here before the hashtags, before the clickbait, before the algorithms… and he’s still here, still talking Batman, still calling it straight. When he steps out of Gotham, Jett is pure Texas. He bleeds Dallas Cowboys blue, blasts Elvis and rock ’n’ roll, and has a deep appreciation for cold beer, dive bars, and Texas Longhorns football. He works out, he cooks, and he can grill like a man who’s earned the right to say “don’t assume” when he tells you he lives in the great state of Texas. He shares that home with his wife — “Announcer Rachel” — and their dogs: Gracelin the Labradoodle and Presley, a rescue pup named after the King himself.