James Gunn reveals new actor for Batman in the DC Universe

Batman is coming to the DC Universe, and James Gunn has confirmed that it won’t be a face we’re used to seeing under the cowl.

We have a lot of Batmen on our screens right now. Robert Pattinson is saving a very dire Gotham City in Matt Reeves’ The Batman saga, Ben Affleck is making his last appearances as the character before the DCEU is wiped from existence in The Flash, and Michael Keaton will also reprise his classic role as the character in that movie.

The Flash will reset the DC Universe, setting the stage for a new Batman to take over in that continuity (while Pattinson’s Dark Knight continues to exist as part of its own). Originally, it seemed like Keaton’s Batman would carry into the new timeline, but now it seems that won’t be the case.

There have been a lot of rumors about who the main Batman will be in the DCU, but James Gunn has officially confirmed that we are getting a new Dark Knight.

A new actor will play Batman in the DC Universe

After a weekend full of rumors about the future of the DCEU’s Caped Crusader, DC Studios’ co-chairman and CEO James Gunn took to social media to not only dispel some of those rumors, but clear them up.

The main rumor that caught people’s attention was the possibility that George Clooney could reprise his role from 1997’s reviled Batman and Robin and become the DC Universe’s main Bruce Wayne. Gunn responded to that rumor when a fan asked him about it on Twitter, simply answering “Absolutely not.” When asked by another fan if the DCU’s Caped Crusader would be a different returning veteran who already played the role, or a new actor, Gunn replied “New actor”.

This seems to rule out future appearances from both Affleck and Keaton (though the latter could still exist in his own universe) and it does confirm that we will be seeing a new, potentially younger Batman on the silver screen when The Brave and the Bold arrives in movie theaters.

The next Batman will certainly have large shoes to fill considering the last four Batmen were Michael Keaton, Robert Pattinson, Ben Affleck, and Christian Bale, but we wish them all the best.

Are you looking forward to seeing the new actor as Batman? Who would you like to see play the role? Let us know in the comments below!