Amidst all of the terrible things going on in the world this week, we got a bit of surprising, exciting and somewhat confusing news when we learned that Michael Keaton will be returning to play Batman in the Dceu.
He’ll be suiting up as the Caped Crusader in The Flash and despite his age, Keaton will indeed don the cape and cowl. The extent of his role is unknown, but what is known is that The Flash will ignore the two Batman films that came after Keaton’s departure from the franchise. That means the recently deceased Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and Batman & Robin will be retconned.
Having recently re-watched Batman Forever, Schumacher’s entries in the Batman world feel incredibly dated. At the time, Warner Bros. wanted more fun and campy movies. This ultimately led to both Keaton and director Tim Burton leaving, and Val Kilmer...
He’ll be suiting up as the Caped Crusader in The Flash and despite his age, Keaton will indeed don the cape and cowl. The extent of his role is unknown, but what is known is that The Flash will ignore the two Batman films that came after Keaton’s departure from the franchise. That means the recently deceased Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and Batman & Robin will be retconned.
Having recently re-watched Batman Forever, Schumacher’s entries in the Batman world feel incredibly dated. At the time, Warner Bros. wanted more fun and campy movies. This ultimately led to both Keaton and director Tim Burton leaving, and Val Kilmer...
- 6/28/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
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