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James Gunn Dashes All Hope of Robert Pattinson As DCU Batman

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Who is going to be the DCU’s Batman has been the topic of much speculation and online chatter. Despite announcing three years ago now that the DCU’s Dark Knight would be a different iteration of the character, and played by a new actor, some fans have insisted that Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne from Matt Reeves’ The Batman will get grandfathered in somehow. DC co-head James Gunn has basically said several times that’s probably not going to happ…
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The future of the Knight of the Night within the renewed DC Universe could take an unexpected course. According to specialized journalist Jeff Sneider, James Gunn would be considering directing The Brave and The Bold, a tape that will introduce a new Batman and his son Damian Wayne on the big screen. The information arises after Sneider confirmed that Christina Hodson, screenwriter for Bumblebee and The Flash, will be in charge of writing the sc…

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Nerdist broke the news in on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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