Matt Reeves has moved to clear up confusion over the status of his Batman solo film.
With recent reports of not one, but two, Joker movies in the planning stages at Warner Bros., speculation grew that The Batman would not be set in the current DCEU landscape and would instead be standalone, stemming from comments from Reeves earlier in the year.
Reeves previously said;
“Well I have a vision for a way to do something with that character [Batman] that feels like it resonates with me personally, and a perspective that can grow out into other things. When [Warner Bros] approached me, what they said was, ‘Look, it’s a standalone, it’s not part of the extended universe’.”
However, it seems Reeves’ words have been misconstrued, as he has now taken to Twitter to clear things up.
Jeez, what'd I miss, guys…? 😀
Just to be clear: Of COURSE Batman will be part of the D.C. Universe. Batman will be BATMAN…
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) August 24, 2017
In my comments from a while back about not being part of the DCEU, I was talking about The Batman being a story specifically about Batman…
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) August 24, 2017
…not about the others in the Universe. That it wouldn't be filled with cameos servicing other stories — that it would be a BATMAN story.
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) August 24, 2017
While it is pretty easy to see where people got confused, it’s good to have clarification on things.
Despite speculation on his future, Ben Affleck will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the movie.
