James Gunn Talks BATMAN's DCU Introduction And Skipping The Origin Story; Teases WORLD'S FINEST Plans

James Gunn Talks BATMAN's DCU Introduction And Skipping The Origin Story; Teases WORLD'S FINEST Plans

DC Studios boss and Superman director James Gunn has discussed Batman's introduction in Creature Commandos and teases future plans for the Caped Crusader in the DCU and a possible Superman team-up...

By JoshWilding - Jan 02, 2025 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: The Brave and the Bold

In today's episode of Creature Commandos, Batman makes his DCU debut to take down Doctor Phosphorus. We don't see the hero in action but it's still an exciting glimpse at Gotham City's Dark Knight (which you can take a closer look at here).

The Brave and the Bold doesn't appear to be going anywhere fast and speculation continues to run rampant about The Batman's Bruce Wayne - played by Robert Pattinson - being brought into the DCU. 

In an interview discussing Creature Commandos' penultimate episode, James Gunn talked about the decision to introduce Batman in animation before he gets his own movie. 

"When they first gave it to me, we saw a lot more Batman [Laughs]," the filmmaker revealed. "I would say, 'I'm not ready to commit to that, I'm not ready to commit to that, I'm not ready to commit to that.' So I was like, 'More silhouette!' It's a great way to show that Batman does exist."

"He already exists in this universe just like when we come to the Superman movie and we see that Superman already exists and is already known by the people of Metropolis," Gunn continued. "We don't need to hear the origin story again. That's just the way to introduce that Batman is a part of this universe."

"He's an important part of this universe and he has an impact on it, including defeating such pretty dangerous, scary people like Phopherus who is pretty tough."

Asked specifically which Batman it is we're seeing, Gunn chose his words carefully when he responded, "It's the DCU Batman." Quickly changing the subject, the Superman director and DC Studios executive dropped some World's Finest crumbs by pointing out, "I love Batman. I've loved him since I was a little kid. He's one of my favourite characters...we're going to do great things with him."

"He's the most popular superhero in the world and I can't wait for people to see more of him along with Superman. And together..."

While work isn't progressing on The Brave and the Bold or The Batman 2 as quickly as fans would like, Clayface is being released in theaters next year and that would be the perfect opportunity to introduce the DCU's Bruce Wayne (Batman showing up, even for a cameo, would also increase interest in the project). 

Who do you think should play the DCU's Batman? Let us know in the comments section and check out the full interview with Gunn in the player below.

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Steel86
Steel86 - 1/2/2025, 10:59 AM
Hopefully this puts a nail in the DCU Batman won't have a movie untill Matt Reeves is done.
Sidenote- Can't wait to see a more comicbook Batman with his bat family and a Batman and Superman dynamic were there differences are truly highlighted.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/2/2025, 11:07 AM
@Steel86 - hopefully but likely won’t until it’s definitely shown on screen that they are separate.

I agree completely in that having a more comic booky Batman with somewhat of a Bat Family and having him interact with Superman will be great…

My only hrequest is that don’t have them go against each other but maybe have a misunderstanding if they don’t already know each other but quickly team up.
Ironnick
Ironnick - 1/2/2025, 11:08 AM
@Steel86 - fully agree! I’m excited to see a more fantastical Batman who takes on all kinds of threats. I liked that Snyder was slowly kinda having him do that in his movies, but this feels logical next step for a live action Batman.
Steel86
Steel86 - 1/2/2025, 11:13 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I think Batman-Superman Worlds Finest is the way to go. The cartoon was awesome. Alwaysed loved how they found out each other's secret identities.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/2/2025, 11:19 AM
@Steel86 - agreed though again depends on if they already know each other or not…

If not then using that as a blueprint for their first meeting would be great!!.

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Steel86
Steel86 - 1/2/2025, 11:26 AM
@Ironnick - Yeah I've said for a long time that was a huge disappointment. Snyder had a way better take on Batman than he did Supes. And I liked the already established Batman so we could launch right into his villains and the bat family.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 1/2/2025, 11:29 AM
@Steel86 - And the recent comics have been fantastic for World's Finest. I tell ya the best Batman and Superman stories are when they are friends and they are working together instead of have a fist fight.
Steel86
Steel86 - 1/2/2025, 11:31 AM
@TheVisionary25 - Could be wrong but I think Gunn will give fans a proper Superman-Batman meet up. And Batman being established but have not meet most if not all of the other heroes would make sense because he doesn't know when he wants to add him fully to the picture. He could even add a funny line like
Superman- Yeah the Batman. Have you seen him?
Guy Garden- No, no one's seen him. The criminals in Gotham are crazy.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/2/2025, 11:36 AM
@Steel86 - him being an urban legend could be fun but we’ll see.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 1/2/2025, 11:04 AM
I have a lot of faith in James Gunn to deliver a more fantastical Batman. More akin to the Kevin Conroy version we got in animation. Just hope they don’t resort to stunt casting, because fans asked for it.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/2/2025, 11:21 AM
@ZiggyStarman - one casting I could see happen that fans (including me) have brought up is Alan Ritchson. DCU Batman looks buff, and it wouldn't be the first fancasting come true
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