Per a new report on THE FLASH by VARIETY, Warner Bros. has a script for a sequel if the film does well enough to warrant one. Furthermore, both Michael Keaton’s Batman/Bruce Wayne and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl are included in it. Here’s the blurb on the matter from the trade…
Though Warners never announced it, the studio already has a finished sequel script from David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (“Aquaman”) if a Part 2 is in the cards. That script is said to have guest-starred Keaton’s Batman and Calle’s new Supergirl.
Interesting. My take…
This indicates to me that a sequel to THE FLASH will end up falling under DC Studio’s ELSEWORLDS banner and not be part of the new DCU that commences with SUPERMAN: LEGACY in 2025. Why? Well, we know that there’s going to be a “DCU Batman” that will debut relatively soon in THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD movie. Also, BOF has been told that it is likely that the Supergirl we’ll get in SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW movie that’s part of the first slate of DCU projects from WB/DC Studios.
If this indeed ends up happening, it’s more than fine by me. If you’re a regular reader of BOF and/or listen to my THE BOF SOCIAL HOUR podcast, you know I am a HUGE proponent of the ELSEWORLDS banner. While there will be interconnected DC projects within the DCU, we’re also getting DC projects that stand apart and aren’t part of a shared universe like Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN SAGA (and all that entails) and JOKER: FOLIE à DEUX.
And lest we forget, there were BIG plans for Keaton’s Batman/Bruce Wayne in the new DCU post-THE FLASH — albeit that was before the new DCU became the James Gunn/Peter Safran DCU. While that DCU plan has been scrapped, that doesn’t mean we can’t see more of Keaton’s Batman in future DC projects under that ELSEWORLDS banner. I mean, they created it for a reason, right?
The bottom line is that THE FLASH has to do well enough at the box office to get a sequel. Here’s hoping it is and it puts pressure (good pressure, not bad pressure) on Warner Bros., DC Studios, and James Gunn/Peter Safran to greenlight that follow-up film. AND…
Here’s also hoping that the return of Michael Keaton’s Batman is such a huge success it makes more Keaton Batman a no-brainer. I’ll say it again…
They created the ELSWORLDS banner for a reason, right? – Bill “Jett” Ramey
