The Courageous and the Daring was introduced at the beginning of 2023 when DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled an formidable “Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters” slate of movies and TV reveals.
The studio turned to The Flash director Andy Muschietti to helm what would basically be an adaptation of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s Batman and Robin, an acclaimed comedian guide run pairing Bruce Wayne up with the 10-year-old son he by no means knew he had, Damian.
The film has since did not take form, which is unlucky when Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II has been equally delayed. Amid continued rumours of private points, the filmmaker is seemingly struggling to complete the screenplay for his long-awaited sequel.
Speaking to (*2*), Gunn broke his silence on the problem of bringing the Caped Crusader again to the large display. “Batman’s my largest concern in all of DC proper now, personally,” the Superman director admitted. “And it’s not — I’m not writing Batman, however I’m working with the author of Batman and making an attempt to get it proper, as a result of he’s extremely necessary to DC, as is Surprise Girl.”
“So outdoors of the stuff that I’m doing within the tasks which might be actively going, our two priorities are ending our Surprise Girl and our Batman scripts,” Gunn confirmed, saying that the film continues to be titled The Courageous and the Daring “proper now.”
“Batman has to have a motive for current, proper? So Batman can’t simply be ‘Oh, we’re making a Batman film as a result of Batman’s the most important character in all of Warner Bros.,’ which he’s,” he continued. “However as a result of there’s a necessity for him within the DCU and a necessity that he’s not precisely the identical as Matt’s Batman.”
“However but he’s not a campy Batman. I’m not all for that. I’m not all for a humorous, campy Batman, actually,” Gunn added, a lot to the reduction of followers frightened the DCU’s Darkish Knight can be the tonal reverse of Reeves’ imaginative and prescient for Gotham Metropolis. “So we’re coping with that. I believe I’ve a method in, by the best way. I believe I actually know what it’s — I simply am coping with the author to make it possible for we are able to make it a actuality.”
“Folks love [Batman] as a result of he’s attention-grabbing, but additionally having a lot of him on the market may make him boring. So how do you create that property that’s enjoyable to observe?”
Gunn revealed that Warner Bros. first approached him about directing a Batman film in 2018 earlier than discuss turned as to if Robert Pattinson’s model of the character may very well be folded into the DCU. Many followers need it to occur, however Gunn continued to principally hedge his bets on that entrance.
“It will be a consideration. We’d have to consider it. We’d have to consider it. It’s not like we’ve by no means mentioned it,” he mused. “I’d by no means say zero [chance], since you simply by no means know. However it’s unlikely. It’s unlikely in any respect.”
“I’ll additionally say Batman Part II isn’t canceled. That’s the opposite factor I hear on a regular basis — that Batman Part II is canceled. It’s not canceled,” Gunn reiterated. “We don’t have a script. Matt’s gradual. Let him take his time. Let him do what he’s doing. God, persons are imply. Let him do his factor, man.”
It seems DC Studios is struggling to determine an strategy to Batman that is not simply extra of the identical. Whereas doing that, Gunn is ready on Reeves to complete The Batman Part II‘s script, an “Elseworlds” story he might most likely reside with out. Because it stands, having two variations of Batman in theaters on the identical time stands an excellent likelihood of complicated audiences.
The sequel is probably going extra of a precedence for Warner Bros. than DC Studios. Nonetheless, quick of Reeves strolling away from the mission totally, it seems like The Batman Part II will occur…ultimately.
One other concern with Robert Pattinson becoming a member of the DCU is that it appears extremely uncertain he’d be prepared to decide to a decade-long stint as Batman, particularly if it requires him to look in a number of DC franchises on a near-yearly foundation. For now, we’ll have to attend and see what occurs.