‘The Batman’ Is Getting a TV Spin-Off
By George Robbins
The DC Extended Universe has its hands full as of late due to the number of properties that are currently tied to it. There are releases that haven’t even been able to have definitive release dates yet due to the pandemic that has so many things tied up currently. One of the biggest production that they have available for theaters at the moment is ‘Wonder Woman 1984‘ which has a prolonged release date. On top of that there are a number of other productions for the universe still in the works that haven’t had their chance yet to resume filming. Like most Warner Bros. films, DCEU films just have their hands full given what is happening all over the world.
There has been a lot of news as of late in regards to everything currently going on with the DCEU, including one of the bigger news headlines of Michael Keaton joining the DCEU. Keaton is known by many for his role in the Tim Burton ‘Batman’ films from 30 years ago. This brought many a happy fan joy because not only will he be in a DCEU film, but he will be returning to play the role of the Batman he play in the original films. This news has been welcomed with open arms by the community and has made people excited for ‘The Flash’ in which he will be appearing. Although production on the movie hasn’t really started, there is clear thought and intent going into that movie that will make it interesting.
Other than the fact we will soon be getting the ‘Wonder Woman‘ sequel and Michael Keaton will be Batman again in ‘The Flash,’ it seems ‘The Batman’ may be a title to really look forward to. The Robert Pattinson led movie will be a supposedly standalone film and sees Pattinson playing the titular “Bat” himself. With a variety of villains in the film, it is one we might actually be looking forward to seeing. Not only is the villain variety a bit higher than other films, the movie has been praised by a couple of the actors for its strong script. That being said there is still a lot that must be done for the film before it can even be considered something close to a finished product.
News for the DCEU is something that DC fans look forward to considering the rocky road that it has been presented on thus far. Many of the films in the franchise are not very well loved and some have been received not so well critically. It takes longer to get up and running again for this movie because it is such a large production, but it does show that a lot of effort is going into the making of the film. Production will start up again soon and the movie is meant to release in October of next year. Director Matt Reeves has said that he is already working on a spin-off television show that will air on HBO Max that focuses on Gotham PD in the universe of Pattinson’s ‘Batman.’ This only leads to stoking the flames of hope that the new film will give us something incredible to watch.