James Gunn Will not Have Robert Pattinson Play His DCU Batman

Because the world waits for more Batman to hit the large display, James Gunn desires you to know and internalize that Robert Pattinson gained’t be double dipping.

On Threads, a fan requested if Pattinson may play a DCU variant separate from the model he performs in Matt Reeves’ Bat-movies. Gunn’s reply? A agency “no,” reaffirming previous feedback he’s made about protecting his and Reeves’ continuities separate from each other.

Whereas he’s been open about Batman being a tricky character to include, he stated in 2025 it was “certainly not the plan” to have Pattinson painting two Batmen, regardless of on-line chatter hoping that’d be the case.

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— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) January 28, 2026

That’s the place Andy Muschietti’s Courageous and the Daring is available in. Introduced in the beginning of Gunn’s tenure, that movie just lately bagged a author in Birds of Prey and The Flash’s Christina Hodson. In a separate Threads submit, Gunn got here to her protection, saying anybody holding the latter movie in opposition to her “has virtually actually by no means learn an precise screenplay by Christina. She’s one of many writers who was with us early within the DCU planning levels. I don’t suppose you possibly can choose my writing primarily based on movies others directed, as large liberties are typically taken.”

So for followers hoping to see David Corenswet and Pattinson share the large display collectively, you’ll need to hold ready: a unique actor will placed on the cowl for Courageous and no matter films we get Batman in Gunn’s universe. In the meantime, Pattinson will reprise his Batman in October 2027’s The Batman Part II.

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