Could THE DARK KNIGHT Star Christian Bale Return As The DCU's BATMAN?

Could THE DARK KNIGHT Star Christian Bale Return As The DCU's BATMAN?

It's DCU rumor time again, and this one is a doozy! Internet scuttlebutt is suggesting that Christian Bale, who played Batman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, could return in The Flash.

By MarkCassidy - Feb 10, 2023 01:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman

We recently heard that all cameos - including Michael Keaton's Batman - had been removed from the final cut of The Flash (whether that's accurate or not remains to be seen), but could another version of the Caped Crusader show up in order to set up future DCU appearances?

Beyond the Trailer's Grace Randolph - who has posted some solid (and some not so solid) scoops in the past - has heard that a "former Batman" is still set to cameo at the end of The Flash, and "could potentially" stay on as the DCU's Dark Knight for The Brave and The Bold and beyond.

It's assumed she's not referring to Keaton or Ben Affleck (whose involvement has been widely reported), which leaves Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale.

Both Clooney and Kilmer are highly unlikely (in the latter's case, impossible), so by process of elimination, Bale is the most likely candidate.

Could James Gunn and Peter Safran have convinced Bale, who played Batman in Christopher Nolan's trilogy, to don the cape and cowl again? We do know that director Andrés Muschietti recently filmed some additional scenes for the movie, so it's certainly possible.

Even so, we're not putting too much stock in this just yet. Again, Randolph has posted some accurate details before, but she's also been called out by filmmakers - including Gunn - for circulating flat-out nonsense.

Bale is still considered by many to be the best actor to play the iconic vigilante, but if he were to reprise his Dark Knight Rises role and stick around as the DCU's new Batman, we have a feeling it would still be a divisive decision.

What do you guys make of this rumor? Be sure to share your thoughts down below.

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sully
sully - 2/10/2023, 1:21 AM
Doubt it. Bale and Affleck are about the same age.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 2/10/2023, 1:21 AM
No.
dracula
dracula - 2/10/2023, 1:23 AM
Doubt it

Bale said he wouldnt come back without Nolan

Pretty sure Kilmer is in no shape for long term commitments

Clooney…..just no

Cameo maybe, taking over, no way
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/10/2023, 1:25 AM
@dracula -

What Drac said. Hic...

ScaryTerry
ScaryTerry - 2/10/2023, 1:23 AM
I came here to say “No.”
AC1
AC1 - 2/10/2023, 1:27 AM
This is almost certainly bullshit, but IF they did somehow convince Bale to return, I'm pretty sure they'd have to go out of their way to basically show that he's actually playing a different version of Batman and not Nolan's version.

I mean, the fact that it's set to introduce Damien Wayne is already a big factor in that, seeing as Bale/Nolan's Bruce only met Talia during the events of TDKR and she died shortly after so presumably didn't have time to have his child (unless Bruce was actually in Bane's prison for the best part of a year allowing her pregnancy and childbirth to go completely unnoticed)

But even beyond that, there's just the fact that Nolan has always been pretty clear his universe is one where Batman is the only costumed hero, there are no aliens or super powered beings, and of course there's also the ending of TDKR to consider which clearly sets up John Blake to inherit the role of Batman and keep the "legend" alive in Gotham; going back on that and bringing back Bruce from his happy ending kinda defeats the whole point of Nolan's trilogy.
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 2/10/2023, 3:16 AM
@AC1 - 2 old although I loved his batman minus the voice this is straight up bs.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 2/10/2023, 1:28 AM
Yeah I call BS...

tmp3
tmp3 - 2/10/2023, 1:34 AM
cannot see bale returning. clooney would be a fun way to redeem his initial turn, but he’s too old to be batman long-term. just gonna assume the latter is the cameo at the end of flash and has no baring on brave/bold.
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/10/2023, 1:34 AM
ryan gosling would be a great choice for a morrison-esque batman dealing with damien, but i don’t think he’d ever sign a 10 movie contract
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 2/10/2023, 3:23 AM
@tmp3 - I love Gosling, but sadly his face shape doesnt look very good in a batcowl.

abd00bie
abd00bie - 2/10/2023, 5:19 AM
@Spawnnn - potato
tchaka
tchaka - 2/10/2023, 1:39 AM
Maybe it's The Bertman.
I really wish it could be Adam West though
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 2/10/2023, 1:48 AM
GTFO.

All of these ridiculous rumors. People with a social media account trying to make themselves feel important and get attention.

And all that these continuous and pointless rumors do is dilute the product and lessen its impact.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 2/10/2023, 8:01 AM
@TyrantBossMedia -
itzayaboy
itzayaboy - 2/10/2023, 2:08 AM
There’s no way this is happening. Bale said he wouldn't come back without Nolan.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/10/2023, 2:11 AM


Scoop???

ROR, please don't believe everything the guy in the windowless van offering free candy & CBM scoops tells you.
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 2/10/2023, 3:10 AM
assuming she's telling the truth: why the [frick] would you randomly spoil such a cool moment? man, she sucks so much
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