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Keaton’s Batman Could Return in THE FLASH Sequel

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.

Michael Keaton as Batman in THE FLASH (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

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

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