Now that Superman is out, DC Studios has concurrent live-action Batman and Superman franchises on the big screen. There’s only a slight problem: They live in totally different universes. The Dark Knight\u00a0is being played by Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves’ gritty The Batman world, while\u00a0the Man of Steel is portrayed by David Corenswet in James Gunn’s colorful universe. Despite the distinction between the two, fans have long wanted to see Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne be merged into\u00a0the DCU.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a period when\u00a0that seemed like a real possibility. However, as time has passed, it seems likelier that DC Studios will have its own version of the Caped Crusader existing at the same time as Reeves’ iteration. Yet, as the old, heavily\u00a0paraphrased adage says, hope is the last thing to go. A\u00a0curious thing happened that’s\u00a0led fans to once again wonder if\u00a0there might be a chance that\u00a0Pattinson’s Batman\u00a0will make his way into James Gunn and Peter Safran’s universe.<\/p>\n
DC Studios had a big presence at CCXP in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. Aside from the focus on Craig Gillespie’s upcoming\u00a0Supergirl, the convention also featured two incredible life-size statues of David Corenswet’s Superman and Robert Pattinson’s Batman\u00a0standing side by side. An image of the statues was shared on X:<\/p>\n
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The statues being placed next to each other led eager fans to wonder whether DC Studios was sneakily hinting at the possibility of Matt Reeves’ Dark Knight being folded into the ongoing DC Universe:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would they do this? pic.twitter.com\/OGGjR8dBSV<\/a><\/p>\n
I might be coping but I don\u2019t think this is a coincidence, too many similarities \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n
Unless they\u2019re hinting that Rob is still gonna be Batman \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n
They do this because they exist in the same universe<\/p>\n
Are we back????<\/p>\n
my schizophrenia: pic.twitter.com\/T0y78k48DW<\/a><\/p>\n
Other fans simply shared their excitement about the possibility of seeing Pattinson\u00a0sharing the screen with\u00a0Corenswet’s Clark Kent:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Worlds finest\u2026.. it\u2019s so beautiful pic.twitter.com\/mV27p4yduJ<\/a><\/p>\n
@netflix<\/a> please<\/p>\n
pic.twitter.com\/y5jh1hJiWH<\/a><\/p>\n
Just merge them at this point.<\/p>\n
The more I see them together, the more it makes sense.<\/p>\n
Despite the speculation, it’s unlikely for the statue placement to be signaling anything. The Batman and Superman are highly successful\u00a0ongoing franchises for two of DC’s biggest characters. With no DCU Batman available yet, it makes sense to display the two properties side by side. As such, the placement appears to be a display of DC’s cinematic legacy, rather than a potential merger between\u00a0the two properties.\u00a0<\/p>\n During a 2024 appearance<\/a> on Josh Horowitz’s\u00a0Happy Sad Confused podcast, James Gunn was asked if he had considered Robert Pattinson becoming the Batman of the DCU. The director replied: “I’ve contemplated it. Yeah. We’ve contemplated it. I gotta contemplate everything, Josh. [We have to] talk about everything.”<\/p>\n Then, speaking to Entertainment Tonight<\/a>\u00a0in 2025, Gunn said about merging Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne into the DCU: “We’ve talked about it before, but it’s not what’s happening right now. You know, listen, everything’s in flux. So, we’ll figure out what we’re doing next, yeah.”<\/p>\n With Matt Reeves’ Batman already being well established, his addition to the DCU would aid the franchise with some preset\u00a0world-building. Having said that, odds are DC Studios’ The Brave and the Bold will ultimately introduce a whole new Caped Crusader. During a recent\u00a0interview with Bloomberg, Gunn even addressed his commitment<\/a> to the long-in-development DCU feature, stating:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0“If you’re gonna make a Batman movie, it better be f\u2014ing awesome.”<\/p>\n Superman returns to theaters in Man of Tomorrow, scheduled for release on July 9, 2027. Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne will make his comeback in The Batman Part II, coming out on October 1, 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n What do you think about the speculation sparked by the statues at CCXP? Would you like to see Matt Reeves’ Batman in the DCU? Drop your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n
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