When it was announced that Superman would be the start of a new DCU shared universe, the immediate question on everyone’s mind was, of course, when the Batman movie would be released. We know that The Brave and the Bold will introduce Batman to the DCU, but it looks like James Gunn is still waiting for that movie’s script to be completed. But that’s okay because he doesn’t want to overshadow Batman: Part II.
The revelation that director James Gunn is awaiting a completed script for The Brave and the Bold before setting a release date is not unexpected. He had already said that he would not greenlight a film without a polished script. But Batman fans, being Batman fans, got impatient and started asking Batman on social media when The Brave and the Bold would be released. In response to Gunn’s response that he would wait until the script was completed, one fan criticized his commitment to DC Trinity. In the thread, a user said Gunn “underestimates the importance of Bruce Wayne’s involvement in the DCU.”
James Gunn replied, “Absolutely not.” “I think both Batman and[Wonder Woman]are very important. But I also don’t intend to have two Batman movies in the same year.”
In the same message thread, James Gunn said that we shouldn’t expect too much movement on The Brave and the Bold until Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II is released in 2027, saying, “We don’t want to cloud the Batsphere until then.”
Batman: Part II will be released on October 1, 2027. We’ll have to wait until later to find out when Batman will officially join the DCU.
